David Henson

Background

David S. Henson is a partner at Henson Fuerst, Attorneys at Law in North Carolina, where he has been a partner since 1998. His practice focuses on eminent domain, land condemnation, and complex litigation matters. Henson earned his Bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his Juris Doctor from the University of North Carolina School of Law. He is admitted to the North Carolina State Bar and the U.S. District Courts for the Middle and Eastern Districts of North Carolina. He is a member of the American Association for Justice (Co-Chair of the Land Condemnation Litigation Group, 2025-2026), the North Carolina Advocates for Justice (former President, 2020-2021; NCAJ Eminent Domain Section Legislative Co-Chair), and the North Carolina Bar Association. He has been selected to Super Lawyers from 2019 to 2026, holds an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell and a 10/10 Avvo rating. He was named to Best Lawyers in America in 2012 and 2017, and received the North Carolina Advocates for Justice Henson McCabe Miller Leadership Award in 2024. He has led more than 100 Map Act litigation cases challenging DOT corridor designations and recovered client damages exceeding $55 million across multiple bypass projects, including the Hampstead, Greenville, Shelby, and Southern Wake Expressway projects.

Notable cases

• —$55M

  Led 100+ Map Act litigation cases recovering $55M+ in client damages across Hampstead, Greenville, Shelby, and Southern Wake Expressway bypass projects

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