Shawn B. Deery

Shawn B. Deery

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McGowan, Hood, Felder & Phillips, LLC

Personal Injury Lawyers in Anderson, SC in Anderson, SC

Anderson, SC803-999-4120
Personal InjuryMedical MalpracticeClass ActionsConstruction AccidentsProduct Liability

About Shawn B. Deery

Shawn Deery practices primarily in the area of product liability litigation. He has experience managing cases for automotive, automotive component, motorcycle, and ATV manufacturers. He has also defended clients in premises liability litigation. In the course of defending his motor vehicle related clients, Shawn has handled matters involving seatbelts and belt buckles, airbags, motorcycles, and ATVs. Some claims alleged in these cases have been the inertial unlatch of seat belt buckles, recalled seat belt buckles, airbag failure to deploy, defective transmissions, and defective helmets, among others. Prior to private practice, Shawn served as a staff attorney to the S.C. Court of Appeals and as a research assistant to Professor F. Patrick Hubbard at the University of South Carolina School of Law. He also served in the U.S. Air Force as a crash fire rescue man from 1991-1997.

Education

Legal Education

  • University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina, 2003
  • J.D.
  • Honors: cum laude
  • Honors: Order of the Coif
  • Honors: Order of Wig and Robe
  • Honors: CALI (American Jurisprudence) awards in Torts I and II
  • Honors: CALI (American Jurisprudence)award,Civil Procedure I and Criminal Procedure
  • Law Review: South Carolina Law Review, Associate Student Works Editor

Non Legal Education

  • Clemson University, 2000
  • B.A.
  • Honors: summa cum laude
  • Major: English
  • Minor: Legal Studies

Current Employment Position(s)

  • Associate

Past Positions

  • Honorable H. Bruce Williams, associate judge for the S.C. Court of Appeals, Law Clerk
  • S.C. Court of Appeals, Staff Attorney
  • Professor F. Patrick Hubbard at the University of South Carolina School of Law, Research Assistant
  • U.S. Air Force, Crash Fire Rescueman, 1991 - 1997

Published Works

Articles

  • "Do Owners Have a Fair Chance of Prevailing Under the Ad Hoc Regulatory Takings Test of Penn Central Transportation Company?"

Bar Admissions

  • South Carolina, 2003
  • U.S. District Court District of South Carolina, 2006

Other Affiliations

  • American Bar Association (Member)
  • South Carolina Bar (Member)

Attorney Details

Full NameShawn B. Deery
FirmMcGowan, Hood, Felder & Phillips, LLC
Address408 Shannon Drive, Anderson, SC 29621
Phone803-999-4120
Phone864-231-9011
Websitewww.mcgowanhood.com
Websitewww.mcgowanhood.com/blog
New Clients Currently accepting
Consultation Free initial consultation