Robert H. Howerton
Partner & Trial Attorney
Areas of Practice
- Plaintiff's Personal Injury
- Workers' Compensation
- Insurance Bad Faith
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1968
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Education
- Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois
- J.D. - 1968
- Southern Illinois University
- B.A. - 1965
Published Works
- Civil Trial Guide, Matthew Bender, 1991
- "Show and Tell", Litigation Magazine, 1986
- "Capstar", Litigation Magazine, 1987
Representative Cases
- Darwin Baggett v. Marion Community School District No. 2, 775 N.E.2d 908 (Supreme Court of Illinois 2002)
- Bonnie Owen Realty, Inc. v. Cincinnati Insurance Company, 283 Ill. App. 3d 812, 670 N.E. 2d 1182 (Ill. App. 5 Dist. 1996)
- McKenzie v. S K Hand Tool Corporation, 272 Ill. App. 3d 1, 650 N.E. 2d 612 (Ill. App. 5 Dist., 1995)
- Coriasco v. Hutchcraft, 245 Ill. App. 3d 969, 615 N.E. 2d 64 (Ill. App. 5 Dist 1993)
- Garrison v. Gould Inc., 36 F.3d 588 (7th Circuit 1994)
- Pasquino v. Prather, 13 F.3d 1049 (7th Circuit 1994)
Classes/Seminars
- Instructor, Southern Illinois University School of Law, 1985 - 1996
- Instructor, Trial Advocacy Program, Emory University School of Law, 1992 - 1997
- Instructor, State's Attorney's Legal Training Commission, 1978 - 1991
Honors and Awards
- Fellow, Ford Foundation
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Williamson County Bar Association, Member
- Illinois State Bar Association, Member
- Illinois Judges Association, Member
- The American Association for Justice, Member
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Member, Board of Managers
- National Institute of Trial Advocacy-National Session, Boulder, Colorado, Member
- National Institute of Trial Advocacy-Midwest Regional, Member
- National Institute of Trial Advocacy-Northwestern University Central Regional, St. Paul, Minnesota, Member
- Laborers' International Union, Lifetime Member
- Who's Who, Lifetime Member
- Leading Lawyers of America, Lifetime Member
- Southern Illinois Inns of Court, Master Lawyer
Past Employment Positions
- Williamson County, Williamson County State's Attorney, 1972 - 1979
- First Circuit, Trial Judge, 1979 - 1988
- Illinois Appellate Court, Fifth District, Justice, 1988 - 1992
Fraternities/Sororities
- Phi Eta Sigma
