Anne Duvoisin
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA PERSONAL INJURY LAWYER
E-mail Address: aduvoisin@lawmed.com
With more than 30 years of trial experience, Anne Duvoisin joined HensonFuerst in September 2003. She has extensive experience litigating a wide variety of personal injury cases and now focuses primarily on nursing home litigation and reform. As an affiliate of several organizations that focus on nursing home residents' rights, Anne knows and understands the needs of those who live in nursing homes, and she works diligently to protect their rights.
Before joining HensonFuerst, she was the managing attorney and lead trial attorney for the North Carolina office of the Nursing Home Abuse Law Center. She also works as a mediator and arbitrator resolving many different types of lawsuits.
She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Duke University in 1973 and her Juris Doctorate in 1978 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Professional Associations
- American Association for Justice, Nursing Home Litigation Section
- North Carolina Bar Association, Dispute Resolution, Elder Law, and Litigation Sections
- Past Chair of NCBA Medicolegal Liaison Committee
- Architect of the 2001 overhaul of the NC Medicolegal Guidelines
- The North Carolina Association for Justice
- Professional Negligence Section
- Vice Chair, CLE Chair, and Legislative Chair for the Nursing Home Litigation Group
- Durham County Mandatory Bar
- Wake County Bar Association
- Federal Bar, Middle District of North Carolina
Speaking Engagements & Publications
- 2009 - Program Planner and Moderator, NC Bar Association Seminar, 2009 Nursing Home Litigation (February 6, 2009)
- 2009 - Presenter, NC Advocates for Justice annual Nursing Home Litigation Seminar, 93Case Law Update94 (January 6, 2009)
- 2008 - Secretary, NC Advocates for Justice Nursing Home Litigation Group
- 2007 - Presenter, NC Bar Association Seminar on Basics of Elder Law, “Personal Injury on Behalf of Older Persons” (October 12, 2007)
- 2007 - Co-presenter with Carma Henson, NC Conference on Aging, “What Triggers Lawsuits Against Nursing Homes?” (September 11, 2007)
- 2007 - Presenter, NC Academy of Trial Lawyers seminar on Nursing Home Litigation
- “Corporate Neglect: An Alternative Approach to Litigation Nursing Home Neglect
- Case” (February, 2007)
- 2006 - Author, “Choosing a Skilled Nursing Facility in North Carolina,” Elder
- Law, Volume 10, No. 3 (March 2006), a publication of the North Carolina Bar Association
- 2006 - Author, “Wake Forest School of Law” - seminar on North Carolina Tort Law, Tort Liability of Nursing Homes (2006)
- 2006 - Presenter, NC Academy of Trial Lawyers seminar on Nursing Home Litigation, “Common Defenses and How to Overcome Them,” (February 17, 2006)
- 2005 - Presenter, Wake Forest School of Law Seminar on Representing the Elderly, “Tort Liability of Nursing Homes.”
- 2005 - Presenter, NC Academy of Trial Lawyers. Nursing Home Litigation Seminar, “Building Your Case: What Makes a ‘Good’ Nursing Home Case a ‘Great’ Nursing Home Case” (February 4, 2005)
Certifications
- Mediator Panel, Eastern District Federal Court
- Mediator Panel, Middle District Federal Court
- DRC Certification as Mediator in Superior Courts statewide
