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

$4.25 millionSettlement

A North Carolina woman died after a series of falls during a roughly two-month nursing home stay, and her family settled wrongful-death claims against the facility's corporate operators for $4.25 million.

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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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