Top best Personal Injury Lawyers in ZIP 27612 | 5 available

Rachel Fuerst, the youngest daughter of Robert L. Fuerst, was born and raised in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. After graduating from Rocky Mount Senior High, Attorney Fuerst received the prestigious Morehead Scholarship to attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She graduated with honors in 1998 and went on to earn her Juris Doctorate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law in 2001.. After graduation, Rachel practiced law in Atlanta, Georgia for ten years, focusing her practice on catastrophic liability cases, as well as litigating and managing cases in Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina and Virginia.. Attorney Fuerst’s practice has been shaped in large part by her close relationship with her grandfather, Dr. Herbert Fuerst, and her concern for the rights and needs of elders and those who live with disabilities related to old age. She continues to work with families of individuals living with Alzheimer’s, dementia and other disabilities.. Through her work, she become involved in Disability Rights NC, North Carolina’s federally mandated non-profit organization charged with protecting the rights of children and adults living with disabilities in North Carolina.. Attorney Fuerst is passionate about making sure her clients have the opportunity to be heard and to receive a fair chance to live the lives they choose. She and her family are staunch advocates for improving the lives of everyone in their community.. Outside of work, she enjoys traveling, especially to Spanish-speaking countries. Rachel and her husband, Kepler D. Knott, lived in Costa Rica for two years, where Rachel learned most of her conversational Spanish. Rachel and her husband have two children, Sylvie and Madeleine, as well as an Australian Cattle dog named Bullet.. She and her family spend their summers swimming at Atlantic Beach and hike through Blue Ridge Parkway in the fall. Rachel enjoys baking and is almost always in the middle of a mystery novel and a new home improvement project.

Hunt joined Martin & Jones in 2013.  His practice focuses on representing people injured by the negligence of others, including product liability, fraud, bad faith and deceptive trade practices.. Hunt graduated from Campbell University School of Law, cum laude in 2013.  While in law school, he was managing editor of the Campbell Law Review and a member of the national moot court team.  Hunt also served as an extern to the Honorable Rick Elmore of the North Carolina Court of Appeals.  Upon graduation, he was inducted into the Order of Barristers and awarded the Safran Moot Court Award for outstanding contribution to the school’s appellate advocacy program.. After receiving his undergraduate degree from Appalachian State University in 2005, Hunt was commissioned as an officer in the United States Army, where he served as a captain.  He is a former intelligence officer and veteran of the Iraq War.. Hunt lives in Raleigh with his wife.  In their free time, they love traveling, fitness and the outdoors.. Publications. Huntington M. Willis, Medicare Subrogation of Third Party Liability Claims–An Evolving (and Elusive) Effort, 35 Campbell L. Rev. 173 (2012)

Donald J. Dunn is a Goldsboro personal injury lawyer with more than three decades of experience. Donny is based in our Goldsboro, NC office. However, he handles personal injury claims, including medical malpractice, workers' compensation and wrongful death, all over North Carolina.. Born in New Bern, NC, Donny grew up in Pamlico County—in the small farming community of Olympia. He graduated from New Bern Senior High School before attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.. Education and Professional Experience. After obtaining his undergraduate degree, Donny attended Cumberland School of Law of Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. He graduated in 1979 and went on to earn his bar admission that same year. He is licensed to practice in the U.S. District Court of North Carolina, Eastern District, as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.. As the Senior Litigation Attorney at Riddle & Brantley, Donny handles a broad range of personal injury claims. He has experience with wrongful death and medical malpractice lawsuits as well as class actions. Over the course of his career, which spans more than 30 years, he has handled thousands of cases from beginning to end.. With a proven track record of success, Donny has tried to verdict more than 60 cases, including both jury and non-jury cases. These include more than 15 cases in the appellate courts of North Carolina.. Family and Free Time. Donny and Terry Cox Dunn, his wife and partner of 40 years, have lived near the sailing village of Oriental in Pamlico County for more than 25 years. Together, they have four grown children as well as four (soon to be five!) grandchildren.. Donny holds a black belt in Taekwondo through the American Taekwondo Association. He taught kickboxing for more than 15 years and continues to maintain his fitness by participating in a boot camp program in New Bern.

David Henson joined Henson Fuerst in 1998. He received his bachelor’s degree with academic distinction from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1995. He then received his Juris Doctor from University of North Carolina School of Law in 1998.. Prior to becoming a lawyer, David worked as a certified emergency medical technician. Being a first responder to accidents involving catastrophic injuries, he saw how the negligence of one person can drastically and dramatically change someone else’s life. After joining the firm in 1998, David went on to lead and manage the injury, disability, and mass tort sections of the firm for 15 years.. David currently focuses his professional time in the area of eminent domain and land condemnation. David is passionate about representing individuals, businesses, and churches confronted with having land taken from them by the government.. David feels personally connected to his clients and always tries to put himself in your shoes. David gives his clients the same advice he would give to his own father, mother, sister, or brother if they needed legal advice.. David's spare time is all about family. On weekends, David and his wife, Carma Henson, spend as much time as possible with their two sons.. David is a firm believer in giving back to the community, and many of his family's activities involve community service. Says David: "We have so much to be thankful for in our lives that it’s important for us to feel that we’re sharing some of ourselves."

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