Mr. Zachary Howerton is a Milberg Partner representing clients in the areas of personal injury, medical malpractice, toxic tort, and environmental litigation.

In his diverse civil practice, Mr. Howerton is driven by a desire to advocate on behalf of victims to fight for their right to recover for harms they have suffered.

Mr. Howerton has represented hundreds of clients through some of the most challenging times in their lives, helping them obtain considerable compensation for their serious injuries and catastrophic losses. He advocates for clients whose properties have been contaminated, securing financial recovery for the loss of property value and use, and the effects on his clients’ health and wellbeing. Similarly, he advises and represents cities affected by widespread contamination by pursuing significant financial recovery on behalf of his municipal clients.

Mr. Howerton believes in building strong client relationships, and enjoys the challenges associated with finding creative solutions for each individual client’s case to secure the best possible result.

Mr. Howerton graduated magna cum laude from Vermont Law School, the nation’s top-ranked environmental law program at the time. Prior, he attended Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, where he earned a Master of Science in Ocean and Earth Sciences. Mr. Howerton focused his advanced studies in chemical oceanography under the tutelage of his advisor, Professor and Eminent Scholar, Dr. David Burdige. Mr. Howerton’s thesis, titled Phosphorus Cycling in Calcium Carbonate Sediment-Seagrass Systems, focused on the fate and transport of the limiting nutrient for growth in key ecosystems. His experience allows him to view environmental issues holistically, from both a legal and a scientific perspective.

In 2025, Mr. Howerton was recognized by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star and by the National Trial Lawyers as a Top 40 Under 40 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyer.

Outside the office, Mr. Howerton enjoys time with his family, sports, live music, golf, and traveling.