About Thomas W. Henson
Thomas W. Henson Jr. graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, earning a B.A. in 1986 and a J.D. in 1989. Those years in Chapel Hill set a steady course. He moved quickly from law school into practice and has remained in litigation ever since.
He joined Henson Fuerst, P.A. in 1989 and has practiced there for decades. That long tenure has given him sustained exposure to the kinds of cases that define the firm. He is admitted to practice in North Carolina and has maintained membership in the North Carolina State Bar from 1989 to the present.
Over the years Henson has taken part in several professional groups that map closely to the work he handles. He is a member of the American Association for Justice Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group and the National Citizens Coalition for Nursing Home Reform. He belongs to the Wake County Bar Association and serves on the Board of Directors for the Brain Injury Association of North Carolina, a role he has held since 2011. He also has been involved with Friends of Residents in Long Term Care and has served as past chairman of the Nursing Home Litigation Group of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice.
Colleagues describe Henson as a practitioner who has built familiarity with complex personal injury and long-term care cases through steady courtroom experience. He has represented clients in matters involving brain injury and alleged nursing home neglect and has worked on cases that require coordination with medical experts and long-term care advocates. He has also moved through roles in professional organizations that deal with policy and practice in nursing home reform and resident advocacy.
Henson’s approach to litigation is practical and procedural. He has tended to take cases that require careful fact development and medical investigation. His board service and association memberships indicate ongoing engagement with the communities concerned about brain injury and nursing home care. That engagement includes both litigation groups and advocacy organizations that address standards of care and resident rights.
He continues to practice at Henson Fuerst, where his work centers on cases arising from long-term care settings and serious personal injuries, including traumatic brain injury and nursing home litigation. His current practice focuses on nursing home litigation and brain injury representation.
