About Nic Coward

Nicholas J. "Nic" Coward is an attorney at Shamieh Law in Dallas, where he focuses on personal injury, car accidents, and truck-accident litigation. A lifelong resident of the DFW area and graduate of Cedar Hill High School, Nic spent 14 years in business development with Fortune 50 companies before attending law school. He joined Shamieh Law in 2023 after practicing at a well-regarded DFW plaintiff's personal injury firm and has helped numerous Texas clients obtain millions in settlements and verdicts. At Texas A&M University School of Law he served as president of the Black Law Students Association and contributed to a successful executive clemency petition through the school's Criminal Defense Clinic.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Shamieh Law

These results are credited to Shamieh Law. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

$8 millionSettlementTop 20 in New Mexico · #12

Shamieh Law and co-counsel secured an $8 million settlement for two former New Mexico State University basketball players who were sexually assaulted by teammates while coaches and administrators failed to act.

Doña Ana County, NM (Third Judicial District Court) · 2023Premises LiabilityRead the full story →
$1.2 millionSettlement

Shamieh Law secured a $1.2 million settlement for Bomani Barton, who suffered seven facial surgeries after an Austin police officer fired three beanbag rounds at him during May 2020 racial-justice protests.

Travis County, TX, W.D. Texas (civil rights claim) · 2023Premises LiabilityRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

Texas A&M University School of Law
J.D.; B.A. Communications and MBA from UT Arlington
University of Texas at Arlington
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Texas
State Bar of U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
State Bar of U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
State Bar of U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
State Bar of U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys
L. Clifford Davis Legal Association
Dallas Trial Lawyers Association
Tarrant County Trial Lawyers Association
Texas Aggie Bar Association
J.L. Turner Legal Association

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$296 Million Verdict Against Koch Industries for Butane Pipeline Deaths in Kaufman County
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$360.01 million · $860 Million Verdict in Dallas Crane Collapse Death, Entered as $360 Million Judgment After Exemplary Cap

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.