About Jordan Godwin

Jordan Godwin is an attorney at Henson Fuerst, Attorneys at Law in North Carolina. He joined the firm in 2022, focusing on complex litigation including catastrophic liability, medical malpractice, and nursing home, assisted living, and group home liability cases.

Godwin earned his Bachelor's degree from Methodist University in 2017 and his Juris Doctor from Samford University's Cumberland School of Law. While at Cumberland, he was a member of the American Journal of Trial Advocacy and served as Director of Cumberland's Arbitration and Mediation program.

He is admitted to the North Carolina State Bar and all Federal District Courts sitting in North Carolina.

He is a member of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice, the North Carolina Bar Association, and the Cumberland County Bar Association. He serves as a board member of Methodist University's Legal Studies Department and as Co-Regional Coordinator for the North Carolina High School Mock Trial Program.

He was selected to Super Lawyers Rising Stars in 2025-2026.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Henson Fuerst, Attorneys at Law

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A Franklin County jury returned $40 million against an intoxicated driver and the owner who let her drive, and the Court of Appeals affirmed every dollar in 2024 as the largest drunk driving verdict in state history.

Franklin County Superior Court, NC · 2024Car AccidentsRead the full story →

A North Carolina nursing home placed an 89-year-old man in a room with a resident it knew to be violent, and within three days the roommate beat him to death.

North Carolina (confidential) · 2023Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
~$3 millionVerdict

A federal jury in Raleigh awarded $5.2 million for three residents who died at the Blue Ridge Health Care Center after its operators cut staffing and supplies, an award later limited to about $3 million once North Carolina's punitive cap was applied.

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of NC (Raleigh) · 2017Wrongful DeathRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

Methodist University
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of North Carolina
North Carolina Advocates for Justice
North Carolina Bar Association
Cumberland County Bar Association
American Journal of Trial Advocacy

Awards & recognition

Super Lawyers Rising Star (2025-2026)

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$3.5 million · Paralyzed Tree Cutter Wins $3.5 Million From Insurers After Employee Status Ruling
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Martin & Jones
$31 Million Settlement After Two-Point Lap Belt Paralyzed an 11-Year-Old in a Ford Escort
Brent Adams & Associates
Brent Adams & Associates
$3.41 million · Johnston County Jury Awards $3.41 Million to Family of 23-Year-Old Killed by Sucker Punch at Selma Bar

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.