Filing a Personal Injury Claim in Austin

Client Focused. Results Driven.

An unexpected injury can have devastating effects on your life. When someone else’s negligence causes your injuries, you may be entitled to take legal action. At Howry Breen & Herman, we work tirelessly to protect the rights of injured victims in Austin, Georgetown, and the surrounding areas.

Since 1995, we have been helping clients navigate highly complex personal injury cases. Our team of personal injury attorneys in Austin have extensive trial experience—experience that we are prepared to put to work for you. We offer a compassionate, personalized approach, coupled with aggressive advocacy every step of the way. In every instance, we are focused on securing the best possible outcome for our clients.

If you were injured as a result of another person, company, or entity’s negligence or greed, contact our office at (512) 430-4844 for a free consultation.

Types of Personal Injury Cases We Handle

With nearly 25 years in practice, our firm has successfully handled all types of personal injury claims. We have earned a reputation for aggressively pursuing the best verdicts and settlements and we have the real courtroom experience needed to skillfully handle these cases.

Our firm can assist you with any of the following types of personal injury cases:

If you or your loved one was severely injured due to someone else’s careless or reckless actions, our Austin attorneys can help you fight for the full, fair compensation you are owed. While financial recovery cannot undo the harm you have suffered, it can help with the cost of medical treatment, including immediate care, surgeries, ongoing rehabilitation therapy, and more.

Financial recovery can also help those who have lost wages and/or income as a result of having to take off work and may be used to compensate individuals who are no longer able to return to work at all. Our firm can help you understand your options and help you fight to secure the full and fair recovery you are owed for your pain and suffering.

Reach Out to Our Team Today for a Free Consultation!

At Howry Breen & Herman, we understand the severe, life-altering consequences of an accident. All too often, these accidents are caused by another person or entity’s negligence and, when this is the case, those negligent parties should be held accountable. Our team can act as your legal advocate and guide.

We take the time to listen to your story, understand your goals, and devise the best plan of action for your unique situation. While we strive to help our clients avoid the time and stress of a trial, sometimes a fair settlement simply isn’t possible. When this is the case, we are not afraid to fight for you in the courtroom.

Our Austin lawyers have earned recognition from numerous prestigious organizations and publications, including Top 50 US Verdicts (Sean Breen 2017), Texas Verdicts Hall of Fame, (Sean Breen 2011 and 2016), Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum (Sean Breen 2011), National Top 100 Trial Lawyers Civil Plaintiff (Sean Breen since 2009), 7 Figure Litigators®, 8 Figure Litigators® by America’s High-Stakes Litigators®, (Sean Breen since 2019 and Randy Howry since 2020) and America's Top 100 - High Stakes Litigators by America’s Top 100 Attorneys®, (Randy Howry 2017, 2019, 2020 and 2021 and Sean Breen since 2019).

Contact our firm online or by phone at (512) 430-4844 to discuss your case with a dedicated and experienced attorney.

Our Victories

SUBSTANTIAL AND CONFIDENTIAL
HBH recovered a settlement for the victim’s family for a driver killed by an18 wheeler speeding on the highway. The driver was poorly trained and supervised and his GPS data showed him driving 20 MPH over the speed limit.

Personal Injury
$4 Million
HBH recovered against a major airline and medical group for a client who suffered a heart attack on an international flight yet the airline refused to divert and land the plane to provide essential medical treatment. The pilot and a doctor connected by radio on the ground both refused to divert the plane for treatment, causing massive damage to the client’s heart due to delay in treatment. $2,143,132 net to client; $276,867 case expenses; $1,580,000 attorney’s fees

Personal Injury
$3.2 Million
HBH recovered a settlement for the family of a 19-year-old who drowned in a hotel swimming pool. HBH sued a national hotel brand and prepared the case for trial against multiple law firms, proving that the hotel was negligent in failing to provide a safe pool. $1,756,355 net to client; $164,644 case expenses; $1,280,000 attorney’s fees.

Personal Injury
SUBSTANTIAL AND CONFIDENTIAL
HBH recovered a settlement for a minor child of a victim who was killed while working on a radio tower. The client was working in Indiana on a tower when he was killed due to his employer’s gross negligence. HBH filed suit and the case settled after the deposition of the corporate representative.

Personal Injury
SUBSTANTIAL AND CONFIDENTIAL
HBH secured a settlement for the family of a man run over and killed by a tractor-trailer. The driver of the truck was distracted by his cell phone and ran over the pedestrian. HBH helped set up a trust and payments for the victims’ families.

Personal Injury
$1.25 Million
Attorneys Sean Breen and Chris Lavorato, along with California co-counsel Ara Jabagchourian, secured one of California’s Top 100 Settlements for 2019 (awarded by The Recorder in conjunction with VerdictSearch) after representing a client who was seriously injured on a motorcycle, when he was struck by a vehicle on the Pacific Coast Highway in Sunset Beach, California. Our client sustained a broken leg, wrist, nose, and fractured vertebrae at C7 and sought damages for economic and non-economic losses. Liability in the case was hotly contested, and while aggressively and efficiently prosecuting the case in discovery, the case settled for the full policy limits of $1,250,000. (Net to client $744,785.54; Costs 5214.47; Attorney fees 500,000).

Personal Injury
$1.2 Million
HBH recovered a settlement for a Good Samaritan helping at an accident site on the highway that was hit and killed by another truck. The client had stopped and was assisting with an accident when another truck lost control and crashed into the first accident scene. $886,000 net to client; $21,000 case expenses; $313,000 attorney’s fees

Personal Injury
SUBSTANTIAL AND CONFIDENTIAL
HBH recovered a settlement for an injured victim and his family after he was struck by an off-duty ambulance. The driver was unqualified and should have been fired previously but was allowed to keep working. HBH secured the settlement that included his termination and safeguards for hiring and retention in the future.

Personal Injury
$1 Million
HBH won a settlement in a workplace accident with a tractor, where a ranch hand was run over by an inattentive worker. Net to Client $580,000; expenses $22,200; attorney fees $400,000

Personal Injury
SUBSTANTIAL AND CONFIDENTIAL
HBH secured a recovery for the customer of a family entertainment venue that was dropped from a climbing rock wall severely injuring his feet and his ankle. The defendant failed to provide safe equipment and training and also claimed it had a release that waived liability. HBH proved otherwise and the case settled shortly before trial.

Personal Injury
SUBSTANTIAL AND CONFIDENTIAL
HBH recovered for a client that suffered significant injuries after being hit by a drunk driver. Injuries included a traumatic brain injury with short-term memory problems.

Personal Injury
SUBSTANTIAL AND CONFIDENTIAL
HBH secured a recovery against a Bar for overserving alcohol to a person who was obviously intoxicated and then drove an automobile, crashing and killing another driver. HBH represented the victim’s family, filed suit and recovered video and other evidence that proved the case. The bar and its owners attempted to stay the case because criminal charges were pending, but HBH defeated the attempts and the case settled.

Personal Injury
SUBSTANTIAL AND CONFIDENTIAL
HBH recovered policy limits for injuries suffered by a pedestrian struck by a drunk driver. The insurance company claimed the HBH client was at fault and walking in the road. HBH proved otherwise and the case settled.

Personal Injury
SUBSTANTIAL AND CONFIDENTIAL
HBH recovered for a minor injury in a hunting accident. A hunter negligently handled his rifle at the back of a truck, causing the child to be shot when it went off. HBH recovered for damages and future medical care, including an annuity.

Personal Injury

Our Attorneys

Howry, Breen & Herman is proud to have been named a Tier 1, 2 and 3 Austin “Best Law Firm” in 9 practice areas by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® (“U.S. News” and BL Rankings, LLC). Law firms are selected for inclusion in this prestigious ranking based on a series of quantitative and qualitative criteria. Our specialty and tiers are listed here: https://bestlawfirms.usnews.com/profile/howry-breen-herman-llp/overview/36628
Howry Breen & Herman, LLP was selected the Top Personal Injury Law Firm in Austin by Texas Lawyer, “Best of 2020”. The annual special supplement contains the results of Texas Lawyer readers’ poll, wherein readers cast their votes for the best providers of services and goods to the legal profession.
Attorney Sean Breen and Attorney Chris Lavorato placed in California’s Top 100 Settlements for 2019, as tracked by The Recorder and VerdictSearch.
Our law firm is proud to have been recognized in the Texas Verdicts Hall of Fame. Texas Lawyer in conjunction with VerdictSearch, recognize attorneys and law firms for their verdicts of $10 million or more. In 2011 Sean Breen was a Hall of Fame Award Recipient for the #1 Premises Liability Top Texas Verdict, awarded by Texas Lawyer, for the jury verdict award in the case VanDusen v. Aspen Square Management. In 2016 Sean Breen was inducted into the Texas Verdicts Hall of Fame, awarded by Texas Lawyer, for an outstanding verdict in Nester v. Textron.
Selection to America’s Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys® is by invitation only and is reserved to identity the nation’s most exceptional litigators for high-value personal injury, catastrophic injury, wrongful death, product liability, and medical malpractice matters. HBH is proud that Sean Breen has been selected for this award. Less than one-half percent (0.5%) of active attorneys in the United States will receive this honor — truly the most exclusive and elite level of attorneys in the community. (2017-2022)
Howry, Breen & Herman is proud to have been named a Tier 1, 2 and 3 Austin “Best Law Firm” in 7 practice areas by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® (“U.S. News” and BL Rankings, LLC). Law firms are selected for inclusion in this prestigious ranking based on a series of quantitative and qualitative criteria. Our specialty and tiers are listed here: https://bestlawfirms.usnews.com/profile/howry-breen-herman-llp/overview/36628
Best Lawyers - Lawyer of the Year | Litigation - Trusts & Estates (by BL Rankings, LLC d/b/a Best Lawyers and Co., LLC)
Best Lawyers - Lawyer of the Year | Personal Injury - Plaintiffs (by BL Rankings, LLC d/b/a Best Lawyers and Co., LLC)
Lifetime Achievement selection to America’s Top 100 Attorneys® is by invitation only and is reserved to identify the nation’s most exceptional attorneys whose accomplishments and impact on the legal profession merit a Lifetime Achievement award. Selection is not achieved based on a single accomplishment or a single great year of success, but rather on a lifetime of hard work, ethical standards, and community enriching accomplishments that are inspiring among the legal profession. Both Sean Breen (2017) and Randy Howry (2018) are honored to receive this award.
America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators® is reserved to identify the nation’s most exceptional trial attorneys in high value, high stakes legal matters. To be considered for selection, an attorney must have litigated (for either plaintiff or defendant) a matter (1) with at least $2,000,000 in alleged damages at stake or (2) with the fate of a business worth at least $2,000,000 at stake. These minimum qualifications are required for initial consideration. Thereafter, candidates are carefully screened through comprehensive Qualitative Comparative Analysis based on a broad array of criteria, including the candidate’s professional experience, litigation experience, significant case results, representative high stakes matters, peer reputation, and community impact in order to rank the candidates throughout the state. HBH is privileged to honor Partners Sean Breen (2017- 2021) and Randy Howry 2017, 2019, 2020 and 2021 for selection of this award.
Expertise - Howry Breen & Herman was recognized and featured in an article by expertisecommunity.com as one of the Best Real Estate Lawyers in Austin. 2020
America’s Premier High-Stakes Trial Lawyers®” – 7 Figure Litigators®, 8 Figure Litigators®, is meant to recognize the nation’s most respected and preeminent high-stakes trial lawyers based on their verifiable verdicts and/or settlements. It is a tremendous honor for Sean Breen (2019) and Randy Howry (2020) to be recognized among this elite group.
America’s Premier High-Stakes Trial Lawyers®” – 7 Figure Litigators®, 8 Figure Litigators®, is meant to recognize the nation’s most respected and preeminent high-stakes trial lawyers based on their verifiable verdicts and/or settlements. It is a tremendous honor for Sean Breen (2019) and Randy Howry (2020) to be recognized among this elite group.
The National Trial Lawyers – Top 100, a highly respected legal organization that limits its members to premier trial attorneys who demonstrate superior qualifications of leadership, reputation, influence, stature and public profile measured by strict qualification requirements. Sean Breen Top 100 Civil Plaintiff, 2009 – 2020.
Top 10 Business Tort Trial Lawyers by the National Trial Lawyers. Randy Howry 2012-2013; Sean Breen since 2016.
The Best Lawyers in America® recognizes the top 5% of the most skilled attorneys in the nation. The robust selection process requires attorneys to nominate and review fellow lawyers based on their ethics, skill, knowledge, and ability to obtain results for their clients. The Best Lawyers in America® list is a way for plaintiffs to identify the leading attorneys in their region, known for their ability to get results with honesty, strength, and skill. Tim Herman, Sean Breen & Randy Howry have been featured by The Best Lawyers in America® (2006-2020) running alongside some of the most qualified firms in the nation. More info here.
Top Attorneys As Published In Texas Monthly
Sean Breen was honored by TopVerdict.com for recovering one of the Top 50 Verdicts in Texas in 2017. This is an honorable distinction, reserved for those attorneys that achieve the highest settlements and verdicts in the state.
Sean Breen is a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, a renowned legal organization whose membership is restricted to trial attorneys who have achieved seven-figured settlements and/or jury verdicts. 2011.
We are proud to have Sean Breen who is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. In order to become a member, an attorney must demonstrate that he or she has successfully achieved at least one six-figure settlement or jury verdict. 2011.
Martindale-Hubbell® is widely regarded as one of the most renowned peer-review rating organizations in the legal field. Randy Howry (2018), Sean Breen (2001), Tim Herman (1998), Glen Wilkerson (2014) and Chris Lavorato (2014) at Howry, Breen & Herman have achieved the organization’s highest distinction of AV Preeminent®.
Each year, Super Lawyers® magazine publishes its list of peer-nominated/evaluated and independently reviewed attorneys. We are proud to have attorneys who have been selected for inclusion in the prestigious Texas Super Lawyers® List, by Thomas Reuters since 2003, running through 2020.
Membership in Top American Lawyers is limited to only 1% of all attorneys in the United States. Randy Howry is proud to be honored with a Lifetime Charter Membership in this exclusive organization (2017).

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