About Jacob A
Jacob A Goad studied at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, beginning his undergraduate studies in 2001 and earning a Bachelor of Arts in 2005. He pursued coursework in Romance languages and in social and economic justice during his time at Chapel Hill. The combination of language study and social justice coursework helped shape the practical approach he brings to law: careful attention to detail and an eye for the human side of legal problems.
Goad’s legal career traces a steady progression through several plaintiff-side firms and into his own practice. In 2010 he worked at Lanier Law Group. He later spent time at the Law Offices of James Scott Farrin in 2013. By 2018 he was a lawyer at Kornbluth Ginsberg Law Group. Those positions exposed him to high-volume personal injury and workers’ compensation caseloads and to the mechanics of managing client expectations and litigation calendars. In 2021 he opened the Law Office of Jacob Goad, a move that placed him in sole charge of case selection and strategy.
Outside the office, Goad has taken on roles that connect law and community service. He serves as secretary of the board of directors for Urban Ministries of Durham. He also holds a standing role in the North Carolina Bar Association, where he has been the legislative chair on workers’ compensation since 2020. Those positions have put him in conversations about policy and service delivery, and they have kept him linked to community leaders and statewide legal discussions.
Colleagues and local practitioners describe Goad as methodical. He spent years handling injury files where documentation, timely filings and careful negotiation matter most. His prior employers handle many such matters, and the work required shifting between detailed file preparation and courtroom appearances. That background informs how he structures intake, investigates claims and prepares for hearings.
Since opening his own office in 2021, Goad has managed a range of cases on behalf of claimants. He handles administrative proceedings, settlement negotiations and trial preparation. The office operates as a small firm, where clients speak directly with the attorney handling their matter rather than through multiple layers of intake staff.
He is licensed to practice in North Carolina and remains active in local legal circles. His current practice represents workers in workers’ compensation claims and other workplace-injury matters.
