Joseph Hodgin

Raleigh, NC20 years experience

About Joseph Hodgin

Joseph (Joey) S. Hodgin is an attorney at Henson Fuerst, Attorneys at Law in North Carolina, with nearly 20 years of experience representing the state's working men and women. His practice focuses on workers' compensation and personal injury matters, handling common injuries like rotator cuff tears and carpal tunnel syndrome as well as catastrophic injuries such as head trauma and spinal injuries.

Hodgin takes a special interest in representing North Carolina's first responders, including EMS workers, police officers, and firefighters. Beyond courtroom advocacy at all levels of the North Carolina Industrial Commission, he is also active on legislative matters affecting injured workers.

He earned his Bachelor's degree from Campbell University and his Juris Doctor from Ohio Northern University, where he served on the Law Review.

He is admitted to the North Carolina State Bar and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.

Hodgin is a member of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice (Workers' Compensation Section, Auto Torts Section, Legislative Committee 2021-2022) and has received the Top 100 Trial Lawyers Award and NCAJ Award.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Henson Fuerst, Attorneys at Law

These results are credited to Henson Fuerst, Attorneys at Law. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

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

Campbell University
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of North Carolina
North Carolina Advocates for Justice (Workers' Compensation Section, Auto Torts Section, Legislative Committee 2021-2022)

Awards & recognition

Top 100 Trial Lawyers Award
NCAJ Award

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$8.62 Million Settlement After Former UNC Student Drove Wrong-Way on I-85, Killing Three
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$4 million · Ironworker Paralyzed When Mall Demolition Overhang Gave Way Settles for $4 Million
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$3.5 million · Paralyzed Tree Cutter Wins $3.5 Million From Insurers After Employee Status Ruling
Martin & Jones
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.