Gedney M. Howe IV is a Charleston personal injury lawyer who
leads the Law Offices of Gedney M. Howe, IV, LLC, a plaintiffs’ firm that has
fought for injured South Carolinians since 1937. A third-generation trial
attorney, he took the helm of the family practice in 2025 and concentrates on
catastrophic injury claims and complex civil litigation, including wrongful
death, products liability, federal whistleblower and False Claims Act cases,
civil rights litigation, and traumatic brain injury. He is admitted to practice
in South Carolina, the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina,
the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the
United States.
Since joining the bar in 2020, Mr. Howe has helped secure
over $200 million in combined verdicts and settlements. His most notable
results include participation in the $88 million Mother Emanuel AME Church
settlement against the U.S. Department of Justice, the largest individual civil
rights settlement in American history, a $63 million jury verdict against
Dominion Energy in a workplace injury case, and a $10 million settlement for a
client catastrophically hurt on a defective roller coaster in Myrtle Beach, and
many more. He routinely takes on government agencies, Fortune 500 corporations,
and institutional defendants that most firms will not challenge.
Before law school, Mr. Howe worked as a professional hunting
guide in Michigan and New Zealand, an experience that sharpened the tenacity
and preparation he now brings to every case. He earned his B.A. in Political
Science from Winthrop University and his J.D. from the University of South
Carolina School of Law. Prior to joining the firm, he clerked for Senator
Richard A. Harpootlian, P.A., and served at the insurance defense firm Hall
Booth Smith, P.C., giving him firsthand insight into how defendants and their
insurers evaluate claims.
Mr. Howe has been recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star
every year from 2023 through 2026, was named Young Lawyer of the Year by the
Charleston County Bar Association, and received the Star of the Quarter award
from the South Carolina Bar Young Lawyers Division. He is a member of the
American Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association, the South Carolina
Association for Justice, and the American Association for Justice. His office
is located in a restored historic firehouse on Chalmers Street in downtown
Charleston, where he offers free consultations to individuals and families
dealing with serious injuries caused by negligence, defective products, or
institutional misconduct.
