T. Shawn Howard - Raleigh, NC

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of North Carolina School of Law, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
    J.D.
    Honors: With High Honors

• Non Legal Education

  • University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
    B.A.
    Honors: With High Honors

Current Employment Position(s)

• Attorney

Classes and Seminars

• 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

Representative Cases

• 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).
• 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)
• 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)

Bar Admissions

• North Carolina
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina
• U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina

Other Affiliations

• North Carolina State Bar
• North Carolina Advocates for Justice, Legal Affairs Committee
• North Carolina Advocates for Justice, Auto Torts Section
• North Carolina Advocates for Justice, Order of Service
• North Carolina Bar Association, Vice Editor of Young Lawyers Division Newsletter