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About Shaw Cowart

Shaw Cowart Attorneys at Law LLP is an Austin-based personal injury and civil litigation firm founded by trial attorneys Ethan Shaw and John Cowart. The firm has handled hundreds of trials across Texas and nationally, recovering significant verdicts and settlements for injury victims in motor-vehicle accidents, medical malpractice, wrongful death, premises liability, and business disputes.

Proven verdicts and settlements won by Shaw Cowart

$2 millionVerdict

A Tarrant County jury awarded Lionel Telfort and Katiria Nunez more than $2 million on their underinsured motorist claim against State Farm after the at-fault driver's policy limits left their damages unsatisfied; State Farm's subsequent appeal was dismissed in 2024.

348th Judicial District Court, Tarrant County, Texas · 2023Car AccidentsRead the full story →
$151,210 (plus attorney's fees and future proceeds)Verdict

A Travis County jury sided with two commission-paid roofing salesmen who sued their employer for unpaid commissions, awarding them a combined $151,210.61 in damages plus attorney's fees and a share of future project proceeds; the Texas Third Court of Appeals later affirmed the judgment while modifying the attorney's fee award, and enforcement ultimately required a court-appointed receiver.

53rd District Court, Travis County, Texas (appeal: Texas 3rd COA) · 2023Workplace InjuryRead the full story →
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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Proven verdicts and settlements from other Austin firms

Slack Davis Sanger
Slack Davis Sanger
$52 million · Texas Policyholders Win $52 Million Settlement After Farmers Insurance Charged Loyal Customers More Than New Ones
National Trial Law
National Trial Law
$144.5 million (settled by the Justice Department in 2023; $230 million judgment) · Federal Court Awards $230 Million Against U.S. Air Force for Sutherland Springs Church Shooting
Byrd Davis Alden & Henrichson, LLP
Byrd Davis Alden & Henrichson, LLP
$112.9 million · Austin Jury Awards $112.9 Million in Dram Shop Case Over Crash That Left a Six-Year-Old With a Brain Injury
DJC Law
DJC Law
$4,507,000 · Travis County Jury Awards $4.5 Million After Construction Worker Is Struck by Falling Logs at Highway Project
FVF Law Firm
FVF Law Firm
$2 million · Broken Jaw, $2 Million: Anthony Evans Settles Civil-Rights Claim Against City of Austin Over 2020 BLM Protest Shooting

Attorneys at Shaw Cowart

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