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Media & recognition.

Press coverage, interviews, and recognition of Shawn Barnett's work in personal injury law, the Running Down a Dream nonprofit, and the broader community impact of the firm across Texas and New Mexico.

Shawn Barnett's personal story — a near-fatal car accident in college, a long road of recovery, marathons that started as therapy and became advocacy, and the founding of Running Down a Dream and Dreamers Run Club — has been covered by local and national media. These features explore the personal injury attorney behind the firm, the community-building work that runs alongside the legal practice, and the principles that shape how The Longhorn Law Firm approaches every case.

Featured coverage.

In-depth interviews and profile pieces from the publications that have covered Shawn's work most substantively.

Voyage San Antonio

Meet Shawn Barnett: building a law firm on personal experience.

Interview · Profile Feature

An extended interview about the personal injury that put Shawn through years of recovery, how that experience shaped his approach to representing injury victims, and the founding of the Running Down a Dream nonprofit that emerged from his marathon journey.

Read on Voyage SA →
St. Mary's University

Alumni in Action: law and community impact.

Alumni Spotlight

St. Mary's University's coverage of Texas Co-Counsel Jonathan Perez's career path from St. Mary's Law to building a San Antonio trial practice — and the partnership with The Longhorn Law Firm serving South Texas injury victims.

Read on StMaryTX.edu →
KENS 5 News (CBS)

San Antonio attorney runs marathons for purpose.

Television News Feature

KENS 5's feature on Shawn's 11 marathon finishes — and how Running Down a Dream uses marathon training as a framework for mentoring at-risk youth and supporting injury survivors in their recovery journeys.

Watch on KENS 5 →
KSAT 12 (ABC)

From injury survivor to injury advocate.

Television News Feature

KSAT 12's coverage of Shawn's personal injury survival story — and how that experience informs both his legal practice and the work of Dreamwell, his initiative supporting injury victims navigating long recoveries.

Watch on KSAT 12 →
MySA (Hearst)

The lawyer who runs the city for charity.

Lifestyle Feature

MySA's profile of Shawn's marathon journey across Texas and New Mexico — connecting the running to the legal work, the community-building, and the firm's identity as one that "doesn't stop until you get everything you're owed."

Read on MySA →
SATX Today

Personal injury attorney's community impact.

Local Profile

SATX Today's coverage of the Dreamers Run Club, the youth mentoring component of Running Down a Dream, and how the legal practice and the nonprofit work intersect in San Antonio and across the Hill Country.

Read on SATX Today →
San Antonio Report

A different kind of personal injury practice.

Long-form Profile

San Antonio Report's in-depth look at the principles that distinguish The Longhorn Law Firm — bilingual representation, dual-state coverage of Texas and New Mexico, and the integration of legal advocacy with community-based recovery support.

Read on San Antonio Report →
News4 San Antonio (NBC/CW)

Marathon attorney fights for accident victims.

Television News Feature

News4's coverage of Shawn's transition from injury survivor to plaintiff's trial attorney — and his ongoing work with marathon training as a recovery framework for clients dealing with the physical and mental toll of serious injuries.

Watch on News4 →

As featured in:

Selected publications and broadcast outlets that have covered The Longhorn Law Firm and its attorneys.

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