Mr. Howard is the founder and managing partner of the firm. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology with an emphasis in Social Psychology from the University of Nevada-Reno where he graduated with Distinction. He earned his Juris Doctor degree from Western State University College of Law where he graduated Deans Scholar. Mr. Howard proudly served in the United States Army as a military police officer (1988-92). He was Honorably Discharged in 1992 as an E-4 Specialist. The highlight of his military police career was when he provided security for former Vice President James Danforth Quayle and then Secretary of Defense Richard Bruce Cheney during their visits to Seoul, South Korea. He received the Army Good Conduct Medal; Overseas Medal; National Defense Ribbon; and Marksmanship Medal (pistol, rifle). Mr. Howard also served during Operation Desert Storm. Before founding Howard Rowlands & Nassiri, Mr. Howard worked with the Riverside County District Attorneys Office where he prosecuted several criminal trials. He went on to work for the prestigious Newport Beach, California law firm of Lopez Hodes Restaino Milman & Skikos, where he concentrated his practice on plaintiff's personal injury, mass tort, and pharmaceutical litigation. In addition to these practice areas, Mr. Howard also focuses on employment law and criminal defense. He has worked on several complex litigations including Guidant, Mifeprex (RU-486), Ortho Evra, and the Wal-Mart Gender Bias case. Mr. Howard was also instrumental in litigating several cases against military defense contractor Halliburton Company. He was liaison to Representative Henry Waxman’s office where he prepared information regarding the Fisher v. Halliburton litigation to Congressman Waxman and his staff in Washington, D.C. to educate his office about the need for a formal Congressional inquiry. He has also given interviews to LA Times reporter T. Christian Miller, as well as Inside Edition, FOX News 10 and WKRG News 5 (Alabama), CorpWatch, Army Times, and Bloomberg News regarding the Fisher v. Halliburton litigation. In addition, Mr. Howard has a published opinion regarding the case (Fisher vs. Halliburton, 390 F.Supp.2d 610 (S.D. Tex. 2005). During Mr. Howard’s career, he has tried several cases and assisted in the recovery of several hundreds of thousands of dollars for the good people of California and across the nation. He attributes his success and the success of the attorney’s at Howard Rowlands & Nassiri to their hard work and their ardent belief that “people choose us because we’re your favorite lawyer’s favorite lawyer.” Mr. Howard is a member of the State Bar of California and is admitted to practice in all the Courts of the State of California. He has also been admitted pro hac vice in several jurisdictions. He is a member and serves on the Board of Directors for the Orange County Trial Lawyers Association (OCTLA) and the Robert Banyard Inn of Court. He is a member of the Orange County Bar Association, Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC), and the American Association for Justice (AAJ). He is frequently invited to speak at law schools and student events on various topics about the law. Mr. Howard is also a certified Arbitrator for the Better Business Bureau’s Auto Line program.