Introduction
Maginnis Howard has recovered over $100 million for clients, a figure that spans the firm’s dual practice in personal injury and consumer protection law. With 14 attorneys working from offices in Raleigh, Charlotte, and Fayetteville, the firm handles individual injury claims across North Carolina and class action lawsuits on a national scale. The combination of personal injury litigation and consumer law under one roof allows the firm to pursue accountability against negligent parties, insurance companies, corporations, and creditors who deprive individuals of their rights.
Practice Areas
Maginnis Howard operates across two broad categories of law, each containing numerous specialized subcategories.
Personal Injury
The personal injury practice represents individuals harmed by negligence throughout North Carolina. The firm handles automobile accidents, bicycle accidents, motorcycle accidents, pedestrian accidents, and tractor-trailer collisions, each involving different liability considerations and insurance structures. Medical malpractice claims address harm caused by healthcare providers who fail to meet the standard of care. Wrongful death cases are pursued on behalf of families who have lost loved ones to negligence.
Dog bite cases, premises liability claims, and product liability actions address injuries caused by animal attacks, unsafe property conditions, and defective consumer products. Sexual abuse cases hold perpetrators and enabling institutions accountable. Workplace accidents, drunk driving accidents, and serious or permanent injury cases round out the injury practice. The firm also handles daycare negligence, where children are harmed due to inadequate supervision or unsafe conditions, and boating accidents on North Carolina’s waterways.
Consumer Law
The consumer law practice addresses corporate and institutional misconduct that affects individuals’ financial lives. Background check errors can cost a person a job opportunity or housing application. Credit reporting issues involve inaccurate information on consumer reports that affects creditworthiness. Debt collection harassment occurs when collectors violate the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act through abusive, deceptive, or unfair practices.
Data breach cases address the exposure of personal information through corporate security failures. Harassing phone calls, identity theft, and unauthorized charges all represent situations where consumers suffer financial harm from misconduct. The firm handles class action lawsuits involving bankruptcy discharge violations, construction defects, insurance fraud, mortgage fraud, and unpaid wages. Whistleblower cases protect individuals who report fraud against government programs. Business litigation addresses commercial disputes between companies or between businesses and their customers.
Attorney Profiles
Maginnis Howard employs 14 attorneys: Christopher Bagley, Gibson Bass, John Britton, Rebecca Britton, Andrew Cioffi, Karl Gwaltney, Shawn Howard, Vic Macam, Ed Maginnis, Charles Monnett, Rachel Mosser, Randall Phillips, Jarrod Summey, and Ian Vance. This substantial roster allows the firm to handle high-volume personal injury caseloads while simultaneously pursuing complex class action litigation that can span years and involve thousands of class members.
The firm combines the talents, experience, and success of leading law firms across North Carolina. The breadth of the attorney roster means different attorneys can focus on different practice areas, developing deep expertise in personal injury, medical malpractice, consumer protection, or class action litigation.
Location and Service Area
Maginnis Howard operates from three offices in North Carolina:
Raleigh serves clients in the Triangle region and eastern North Carolina.
Charlotte covers the state’s largest city and the surrounding Piedmont area.
Fayetteville provides access to clients in the southeastern part of the state and the Fort Liberty (formerly Fort Bragg) military community.
The firm can be contacted by email at info@carolinalaw.com.
For personal injury and consumer law cases, the firm serves clients throughout North Carolina. Class action lawsuits are handled on a nationwide basis, allowing the firm to represent classes of plaintiffs affected by corporate misconduct regardless of their state of residence.
Client Focus
Maginnis Howard positions itself as a firm that goes up against insurance companies, corporations, creditors, and anyone seeking to deprive clients of their rights. This adversarial stance is necessary in both personal injury cases, where insurance companies routinely undervalue claims, and consumer law cases, where large corporations may engage in systematic misconduct affecting thousands of individuals.
The personal injury practice holds negligent parties accountable for severe injuries, protecting individuals who have been harmed by carelessness, recklessness, or deliberate misconduct. The consumer law practice fights for employee rights when wages or commissions are denied, protects individuals from systematic failures by large corporations, and assists businesses navigating civil litigation.
The three-office structure across North Carolina reduces geographic barriers for clients who need in-person meetings or consultations. For class action matters, the firm’s national reach means individuals anywhere in the country can participate in cases addressing corporate misconduct that crosses state lines.
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of personal injury cases does Maginnis Howard handle?
The firm handles auto, bicycle, motorcycle, pedestrian, and tractor-trailer accidents, medical malpractice, wrongful death, dog bites, sexual abuse, workplace accidents, drunk driving accidents, premises liability, product liability, daycare negligence, and boating accidents.
Does the firm handle class action lawsuits?
Yes. The firm handles class action lawsuits nationwide in areas including bankruptcy discharge violations, construction defects, insurance fraud, mortgage fraud, unpaid wages, and other corporate misconduct.
How much has the firm recovered for clients?
Maginnis Howard has recovered over $100 million for clients across its personal injury and consumer law practices.
Where are the offices located?
The firm has offices in Raleigh, Charlotte, and Fayetteville, North Carolina. Contact the firm at info@carolinalaw.com.
What consumer law issues does the firm address?
The firm handles background check errors, credit reporting issues, debt collection harassment, data breaches, harassing phone calls, identity theft, unauthorized charges, whistleblower cases, unpaid wages, and business litigation.
Closing
With over $100 million in client recoveries, 14 attorneys, and offices spanning Raleigh, Charlotte, and Fayetteville, Maginnis Howard operates at a scale that allows it to take on both individual injury claims and nationwide class actions. The firm’s dual focus on personal injury and consumer protection creates a practice capable of holding negligent parties and corporate wrongdoers accountable across North Carolina and beyond. Contact the firm at info@carolinalaw.com or visit carolinalaw.com to learn more.