Lawyer Bio : Howell A. Burkhalter
Howell A. Burkhalter
Winston-Salem
Howie is a member of the Case Management Facility Practice Team. His practice focuses on the defense of both individual and class action consumer and products liability cases and the prosecution and defense of other complex commercial cases.
In his role at CMF, Howie supports numerous clients and their outside counsel firms across the United States. A seasoned litigator with a broad range of experience beyond the practice of law, Howie has tried jury and non-jury cases before North Carolina trial courts, argued before the North Carolina and 4th Circuit Courts of Appeals, defended and taken depositions in numerous jurisdictions, and handled the full range of pre-trial and dispositive motions in cases ranging from personal injury to complex environmental matters.
He is also an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church in America who has started a new church, helped found a new presbytery, and has trained and encouraged leaders throughout the Piedmont Triad region.
In his role at CMF, Howie supports numerous clients and their outside counsel firms across the United States. A seasoned litigator with a broad range of experience beyond the practice of law, Howie has tried jury and non-jury cases before North Carolina trial courts, argued before the North Carolina and 4th Circuit Courts of Appeals, defended and taken depositions in numerous jurisdictions, and handled the full range of pre-trial and dispositive motions in cases ranging from personal injury to complex environmental matters.
He is also an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church in America who has started a new church, helped found a new presbytery, and has trained and encouraged leaders throughout the Piedmont Triad region.
Contact
- 336-728-7064
- 336-733-8314
Professional Activities
Admitted to the bar: 1991, North Carolina.
Member: Forsyth County Bar Association and North Carolina Bar Association – Labor & Employment Law Section. Former member, N.C. Bar Association sub-committee on Professionalism.
Civic Activities
Standing Judicial Commission of the Presbyterian Church in America, 2004-present; Church Growth Coordinator, Piedmont Triad Presbytery, 2009-2010; Organizing Pastor, Summer Oaks Presbyterian Church, 2003-2009; Presbytery Coordinator, Piedmont Triad Presbytery, 2001-2003; Executive Pastor, Redeemer Presbyterian Church, 1998-2001.
Education
B.A., Religion, 1981, Wake Forest University.
J.D., 1991; Wake Forest University School of Law, cum laude; Editorial Staff, Wake Forest Law Review; Order of Barristers.
M.A.T.S., 2002, Reformed Theological Seminary.
Prior Legal Experience
Solo Practitioner; 2010; Associate, Bell, Davis & Pitt, P.A., 1991-1998.
Publications
Advertorial Advertising and the Commercial Speech Doctrine, 25 WAKE FOREST. L. REV. 861 (1990)
Liability for CERCLA Cleanup Costs — Are Insurers the Victims of Judicial Activism?, 26 WAKE FOREST L. REV. 221 (1991)
Areas of Proficiency
- Product Liability