T. Shawn Howard

Raleigh Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Auto Accident, Insurance Coverage Attorney

Representative Matters:

$2,930,952 settlement on behalf of the family of a 6 year old girl killed by a UNC student who drove the wrong direction along I-85 in 2015 and killed three people. The settlement was recovered from the drunk driver, as well as multiple defendants who were involved in providing the underage defendant access to alcohol and marijuana.
$2,000,000 jury verdict along with Maginnis Law attorney Edward Maginnis in Southern District of California case involving fraud, misappropriation of trade secrets, unauthorized computer access, and intentional interference with economic advantage.
$1,550,000 recovered for injured motorist.
$1,360,000 recovered for family of 14-year-old who was killed while crossing the street to board her school bus.
$1,300,000 limits of insurance recovered for the family of a man tragically killed by a wrong way drunk driver. The majority of the funds were paid by the restaurant that overserved the drunk driver.
$1,086,000 recovered for a child sexually abused at a Day Care Center.
$1,000,000 policy limit settlement for injured motorist.
$730,000 recovered for motor vehicle accident victim.
$650,000 recovered for a Wake County client who suffered persistent post-concussive syndrome and non-surgical neck & back injuries after being rear-ended by a logging truck.
$625,000 confidential settlement on behalf of injured North Carolina worker.
$599,500 mediated settlement on behalf of the Estate of a 31 year old killed in a crane collision. The defendants denied liability for the man’s death and refused to make any settlement offer for over 3 ½ years before settlement was reached shortly before trial. A full published report by North Carolina Lawyers Weekly on the case is available here.
$501,000 confidential settlement for client who sustained stroke/brain injury following motor vehicle collision.
$425,000 limits of insurance coverage recovered for wife and children of Brunswick County pedestrian killed by drunk driver.
$380,000 mediated settlement for family of Fayetteville man who was hit and killed by a pizza delivery driver. The case was highly contested, as the defendants contended that the man was wearing dark clothes and in the roadway at nighttime.
$350,000 for Hoke County clients injured by leased commercial vehicle.
$333,333.33 recovered for the family of an Apex woman after a catastrophic car wreck involving two deaths. This amount was 2/3 of the $500,000 available insurance coverage. The remainder went to the family of the second victim (represented by another law firm).
$300,000 limits of insurance obtained for husband and wife attacked by two dogs in their Wake County community. The husband was knocked down and suffered a fractured hip that required surgical replacement.
$300,000 limits of insurance litigation settlement for Hoke County child bitten on the ear and face by a pit bull.
$280,769.53 policy limits settlement (bodily injury and property damage) for Burlington woman who suffered fractures to her leg, wrist, and ankle as a result of a drunk driver.
$250,000 limits of insurance paid to Durham County man who suffered bilateral leg fractures as a result of a drunk driver.
$250,000 for client who sustained facial injuries in a serious automobile crash
$250,000 pre-suit settlement on behalf of Wake County boy bitten by his best friend’s dog. The boy sustained two facial lacerations that resulted in permanent scars.
$225,000 litigation settlement on behalf of business owner who sustained a mild traumatic brain injury due to a third-party’s negligence
$223,924.55 for a Fort Bragg soldier after she was seriously injured by another motorist. The claim was initially denied because the at-fault driver and his insurance carrier blamed our client.
$205,000 total recovery from liability and Underinsured Motorist coverage for Fayetteville client who suffered a wrist and toe fracture after being hit by a car while riding his bicycle.
$200,000 limits of liability and underinsured motorist coverage for Fayetteville man who sustained mild traumatic brain injury in motorcycle accident.
$200,000 limits of insurance recovered for Sampson County teenager who sustained internal injuries in serious motor vehicle wreck.
$200,000 recovered for a Fort Bragg paratrooper who had cervical fusion surgery after a car accident.
$200,000 settlement for a Raleigh boy who was bitten by pit bull. The boy suffered scaring on his face near his lip. It was the dog's third bite.
$200,000 resolution on behalf of client against a motorcycle dealership that had failed to fully torque a bolt on his bike’s front caliper, causing the motorcycle to suddenly seize during operation, resulting in multiple fractured ribs, two collapsed lungs, and shoulder fractures
$200,000 wrongful death settlement for family of victim of head-on motor vehicle collision in Cartaret County. The settlement included payment of all available insurance policies, including $50,000 liability policy held by the negligent driver and the Underinsured Motorist (UIM) coverage available through two policies issued to the victim and her adult son.
$200,000 mediated settlement agreement for truck driver who sustained permanent hand injury while on the job
$200,000 tender of limits of available Liability and Underinsured (UIM) motorist coverage for Estate of Wake County man who was killed in a single vehicle crash. He was the passenger of the drunk driver.
$200,000 for Raleigh woman who suffered neck injury when trailer detached from truck and struck her car.
$200,000 recovered for a Randolph County man who suffered cervical spine injury.
$200,000 limit of available insurance recovered on behalf of two men who were killed in an Alamance County drunk driving automobile crash.
$197,500 for a Raleigh woman who suffered a left wrist fracture and required surgery after a head on car accident.
$175,000 litigated settlement for Raleigh woman who required low back surgery following rear end wreck with security van.
$175,000 settlement obtained in product-liability case for North Carolina Client.
$175,000 for a Wake County pedestrian struck by a vehicle who sustained degloving of forearm skin.
$150,000 recovered for a catastrophically injured client involved in drunk driving crash in Pender County.
$150,000 settlement obtained for Cumberland County man who suffered a mild traumatic brain injury in a motor vehicle wreck.
$150,000 limit of available insurance recovered on behalf of family of man killed in Iredell County automobile crash.
$150,000 limit of available insurance recovered for woman who received orthopedic injuries in drunk driving car crash.
$150,000 for the estate of a Wake Forest man in a denied liability wrongful death case arising out of an automobile collision. The man was a passenger of a drunk driver who he had witnessed consume alcohol prior to getting in the car. The young man’s parents were turned down by other well-known Raleigh injury lawyers due to concern that North Carolina’s contributory negligence rule would bar any recovery at all
$150,000 limit of insurance recovered for Chatham County man who sustained brain and shoulder injuries in automobile collision.
$147,000 for Chatham County boy who fractured his wrist in automobile collision.
$130,000 limits of liability and underinsured motorist coverage for wrongful death claim arising out of a single vehicle accident in Columbus County.
$127,500 for Sampson County road construction worker who suffered a shoulder injury after being hit by a negligent driver.
$125,000 for Raleigh man who suffered neck injury in wreck caused by a drunk driver.
$125,000 for Forsyth County woman who sustained a mild traumatic brain injury after being rear-ended on Interstate 85.
$120,000 for bus passenger against town for a torn quadriceps muscle caused by the negligent operation of the bus
$115,000 recovered for Franklin County woman who sustained hip labrum tear in motor vehicle accident.
$110,000 for mother and her son in a case where the 3 year old boy was attacked by a Pit Bull, causing permanent scarring to the child’s upper right thigh. A full published report by North Carolina Lawyers Weekly on the case is available here
$109,753.42 arbitration award for Raleigh woman who sustained torn retina in a motor vehicle accident. The insurance company’s highest offer prior to arbitration was $55,000.
$109,750 of owed Hospital Indemnity Policy funds for client. Her claim under a policy purchased by her father had originally been completely denied. All owed benefits were paid.
$100,000 limits of insurance for Southern Pines man who underwent leg surgery following car accident.
$100,000 limits of insurance coverage for local client intentionally struck by motor vehicle
$105,000 for Apex boy struck while crossing the street to board his school bus in 2014. More about this public case can be read here.
$100,000 limits of insurance recovered for Fayetteville woman who suffered knee injuries in a motor vehicle wreck.
$100,000 litigated settlement for Sampson County woman who suffered burn injury to foot as a result of landlord's negligence.
$100,000 limits of available uninsured motorist coverage for military veteran injured by negligent driver.
$100,000 for Wake County man sexually abused by a neighbor as a child. The settlement was limited as there was no insurance coverage, and the defendant had insufficient assets to pay greater amounts.
$100,000 limits of homeowner’s insurance coverage obtained for Sanford man attacked by neighbor’s pitbull. The client sustained permanent scarring to his left elbow and was hospitalized with infection
$100,000 limits of insurance coverage in Wake County wrongful death case. The claim was initially denied, with the insurance carrier indicating the deceased was responsible for the car wreck. News articles can be found here. After the defendant was deposed under oath, and an accident reconstruction engineer retained, his insurance carrier reversed their position and paid the full limits of their coverage to the family.
$100,000 mediated settlement for electrician’s assistant who suffered neck injury on the job while using a scissor lift. The claim was asserted against the general contractor and others for failing to cordon off a hole on the work site.
$97,500 for victims of dog attack at Charlotte apartment complex.
$94,000 pre-litigation settlement obtained for a client injured at a Raleigh hotel after a defective aquastat sent a burst of scalding water into her shoulder which left her with serious burns.
$90,000 for Wake County man intentionally injured by another motorist
$85,000 recovery against a teenage driver who had driven onto the sidewalk and struck client, causing a lumbar disc herniation
$83,000 for Cumberland County client who sustained concussion following a tractor-trailer collision.
$83,000 recovered for Rockingham County resdient who broke sternum and scapula in automobile crash.
$81,000 recovered for Wake County man with neck injury. The final settlement was nearly three times the insurance company's first offer.
$80,000 for Raleigh man who sustained permanent tinnitus as a result of airbag explosion.
$80,000 for a driver who suffered an aggravation of preexisting lower back and neck injuries when her car was hit and flipped in a wreck near Rolesville. Insurers initially offered roughly a quarter of our final settlement amount.
$80,000 resolution for Raleigh cab driver struck by drunk driver who sustained lower back injuries
$80,000 limits of Uninsured Motorist (UM) coverage recovered in arbitration action for motorist who suffered permanent neck injury while assisting stranded motorist
$75,000 limits of all available insurance, including bodily injury liability, property damage liability, and bodily injury UIM for Raleigh pedestrian struck by a teenage driver going in excess of 80 MPH. The property damage limits were obtained primarily as compensation for punitive damages.
$65,000 recovered against propane company for Scotland County couple in denied liability mediated settlement.
$62,000 recovered for client who suffered facial laceration in crash.
$60,000 for a U.S. Army Major who sustained traumatic brain injury and several broken bones following a motorcycle crash. The amount was the full available insurance coverage
$57,950.11 for client following jury trial victory in Chatham County. The client suffered injuries in a motor vehicle crash. The highest offer by the insurance carrier, State Farm, prior to trial was $25,000
$55,000 for Sampson County woman who was attacked by a pit bull and its puppies. She sustained multiple bite wounds resulting in permanent scaring as well as some loss of sensation in her lower leg
$50,000 mediated settlement for Wake County man with shoulder injury.
$50,000 for Raleigh woman hit by drunk driver. Nearly the entire recovery was for “punitive damages,” as the client had only $1,500 in admissible medical expenses
$50,000 litigation settlement for Raleigh teenager who suffered a concussion when a driver negligently pulled out in front of her. The settlement came after the firm obtained Summary Judgment on the Defendant’s affirmative defense of contributory negligence and successfully had the Court deny a defense medical examination of the Plaintiff.
$50,000 for Durham woman who sustained permanent facial scarring following a serious T-Bone crash. The amount was the full available insurance coverage
$50,000 for client who sustained a herniated cervical disc in a rear end automobile collision. The amount was the full available insurance coverage
$50,000 for client with approximately $1,000 in medical bills injured by drunk driver
$50,000 for client who suffered traumatically induced carpal tunnel and other injuries as a result of a motor vehicle crash
$50,000 the limits of available insurance coverage, for a 5 year old Johnston County boy who was on his bicycle when he was ran off the road by a motorist who had crossed the centerline. The boy fell into a culvert and broke both wrists
$50,000 recovery for a local mother who sustained concussion and neck sprain in an automobile crash

Shawn Howard earned his undergraduate and law degrees at the University of North Carolina, graduating with honors. He represents North Carolinians throughout the state who have been seriously injured due to another person’s negligence or intentional wrongdoing.

Shawn was named a Super Lawyer Rising Star from 2016-2020. He has been rated as a Super Lawyer from 2021-2023.

He is a member of both the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, organizations with membership restricted to those attorneys who have won million and multi-million dollar settlements or verdicts for their clients.

Shawn lives in Raleigh with his wife Samantha, son Evan, and daughter Quinn.

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Represented local company in front of North Carolina Court of Appeals in the case Buckner v. TigerSwan, Inc. (2015)and obtained reversal of trial court order for summary judgment
Represented North Carolina Advocates for Justice, as amicus curiae, in front of North Carolina Court of Appeals in the case Peterson v. Dillman (2016). The plaintiff was a catastrophically injured North Carolinian who had been wrongfully denied insurance benefits by her employer’s automobile insurance company. The Court of Appeals dismissed the insurance company’s appeal, finding that the Order of the trial court was “interlocutory” and, therefore, not immediately appealable
Represented North Carolina Advocates for Justice, as amicus curiae, in front of North Carolina Supreme Court in the case Prouse v. Bituminous Casualty Corporation (2012). The case involved a denied Uninsured Motorist claim. The plaintiffs were two men that had been seriously injured following a tire flying out of the bed of an unidentified truck and coming through their front windshield. They attempted to recover their medical expenses through their own insurance policies but were wrongfully denied. The claim settled after the amicus curiae brief was filed and before oral argument was heard
Represented North Carolina Advocates for Justice, as amicus curiae, in front of North Carolina Court of Appeals in the case North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company v. Paschal (2014). The plaintiff was a young girl who was permanently injured in a tragic automobile collision. At the time, she was living in a home owned and paid for by her grandfather and was also receiving nearly all of her financial support from her grandfather. The insurer denied that the girl was entitled to UIM coverage under her grandfather’s policy, but the North Carolina Court of Appeals disagreed. The matter was appealed to the North Carolina Supreme Court where, as requested by the amicus curiae brief, it left intact the decision of the North Carolina Court of Appeals

North Carolina State Bar
North Carolina Advocates for Justice, Legal Affairs Committee
North Carolina Advocates for Justice, Autotorts Section
North Carolina Advocates for Justice, Order of Service
North Carolina Bar Association, Vice Editor of Young Lawyers Division Newsletter
Author and presenter “Automobile Liability Coverage: The Insurance Agreement and Common Exclusions,” North Carolina Advocates for Justice, 2016.
Author and presenter “Preserving Last Closing Argument,” North Carolina Advocates for Justice, 2018

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