About Sean
Sean Breen is trial attorney and a partner at Howry, Breen & Herman LLP. Sean has won several Hall of Fame and Record setting verdicts and secured hundreds of millions of dollars in settlements. Sean has extensive litigation and trial experience aggressively handling and winning a broad range of cases. Mr. Breen is licensed in Texas and Colorado has over 25 years of experience representing individuals and businesses as a trial lawyer. He is recognized as one of the top trial attorneys in the United States and has been named by his peers as a Super Lawyer (Texas Monthly Magazine) each year since 2004. He was selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America (copyright by Woodward/White Inc.) in the fields of ‘Commercial Litigation’ and ‘Personal Injury.’ Mr. Breen was also named Best of the Bar by the Austin Business Journal and extensive experience in representing victims who have suffered traumatic brain injuries, paralysis and/or serious burns.Practice AreasCatastrophic Personal Injury Commercial Litigation including Construction DefectsGeneral LitigationBet the Company LitigationMr. Breen has extensive experience in handling cases involving:• business torts• catastrophic injury/wrongful death• class action suits• construction litigation• employment litigation• environmental litigation• insurance litigation• media law• medical/professional malpractice• product liability• real estate litigation• transportation litigationLicenses/AdmissionsState Bar of TexasColorado Supreme CourtUnited States District Court for the District of ColoradoU.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth CircuitU.S. Federal District Courts: Southern and Western DistrictsEducationJ.D., South Texas College of Law, 1992Bachelor of Arts, University of Texas, 1988Professional Affiliations/OrganizationsAmerican Bar AssociationAustin Bar AssociationAustin Bar Foundation (Founding Fellow)Texas Bar Foundation (Fellow)Texas Young Lawyers AssociationCommunity OrganizationsEagle ScoutsTexas Supreme Court Historical SocietySean Breen Media Mentions and Articles
Sean Breen is trial attorney and a partner at Howry, Breen & Herman LLP. Sean has won several Hall of Fame and Record setting verdicts and secured hundreds of millions of dollars in settlements. Sean has extensive litigation and trial experience aggressively handling and winning a broad range of cases. Mr. Breen is licensed in Texas and Colorado has over 25 years of experience representing individuals and businesses as a trial lawyer. He is recognized as one of the top trial attorneys in the United States and has been named by his peers as a Super Lawyer (Texas Monthly Magazine) each year since 2004. He was selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America (copyright by Woodward/White Inc.) in the fields of ‘Commercial Litigation’ and ‘Personal Injury.’ Mr. Breen was also named Best of the Bar by the Austin Business Journal and extensive experience in representing victims who have suffered traumatic brain injuries, paralysis and/or serious burns.
Practice Areas
Catastrophic Personal Injury Commercial Litigation including Construction DefectsGeneral LitigationBet the Company Litigation
Mr. Breen has extensive experience in handling cases involving:
• business torts• catastrophic injury/wrongful death• class action suits• construction litigation• employment litigation• environmental litigation• insurance litigation• media law• medical/professional malpractice• product liability• real estate litigation• transportation litigation
Licenses/Admissions
Education
J.D., South Texas College of Law, 1992Bachelor of Arts, University of Texas, 1988
Professional Affiliations/Organizations
American Bar AssociationAustin Bar AssociationAustin Bar Foundation (Founding Fellow)Texas Bar Foundation (Fellow)Texas Young Lawyers Association
Community Organizations
Eagle ScoutsTexas Supreme Court Historical Society
Sean Breen Media Mentions and Articles
Practice Areas
Education
Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Construction Law, Austin (2022)
- Lawyer of the Year: Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Austin (2020)
- Lawyer of the Year: Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Austin (2017)
- Recognized: Commercial Litigation
- Recognized: Construction Law
- Recognized: Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Recognized: Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Practice Area: Personal Injury Litigation
- Special Focus: Aviation Litigation
- Special Focus: Brain Injury
- Special Focus: Catastrophic Injury
- Special Focus: Civil Litigation
- Special Focus: Fire and Casualty
- Special Focus: Litigation
- Special Focus: Product Liability
- Special Focus: Trusts and Estates
- Special Focus: Warehousing
- Special Focus: Will Contests
- Special Focus: Wrongful Death