Practice Areas

Business/Corporate Law

The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are, first,
hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness;
third, common sense.

-Thomas Edison

Attorneys at Goodwin & Hinson understand that your business is important to you, and we put our knowledge, experience, and common-sense approach to work for you and your bottom line.  Our lawyers handle a range of corporate law matters, including complex asset purchases, buy-sell agreements, incorporations, contract preparation and review, mergers and acquisitions, litigation of business disputes, collections, and employment matters.

Real Estate

Success is not built on
what we accomplish for ourselves. Its
foundation lies in
what we do for others."

-Danny Thomas

Goodwin & Hinson , P.A. provides vertical and horizontal representation to the building and development community, from property identification, feasibility studies, title examinations, acquisition and development, document preparation, document review, real estate closings, entitlement establishment with local, state and federal authorities, political consulting, subcontractor representation with contractual drafting, liens, and construction litigation regarding residential, commercial and resort loan closings.

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Estate Planning and Administration

We are here to add what
we can to life, not to get what we can from it."

-William Osler

Planning for the orderly administration of your estate is a gift that will bear its fruit for your loved ones after you are gone.  Additionally, with recent changes in the North Carolina law about a person’s right to self determination regarding end of life decisions, the attorneys at Goodwin & Hinson can make that often difficult conversation easier because of our knowledge and experience advising clients in this area over the years.  Sadly, there are times when the necessity to challenge the probate of a will becomes necessary to carry out the proper intentions of a departed loved one.  The staff and attorneys at Goodwin & Hinson have successfully handled numerous caveat proceedings, both challenging and defending the estate.

Attorneys at Goodwin & Hinson, P.A. provide comprehensive estate planning and estate administration services.  At Goodwin & Hinson, we understand that decisions surrounding the distribution of estate assets are among the most important made in a person’s lifetime.   Our attorneys are focused on helping our clients develop and execute the estate plan that best meets their needs, providing broad experience in the following estate administration services:

Criminal Law

I consider trial by jury
as the only anchor ever
yet imagined by man,
by which a government can be held to the principles
of its constitution."

- Thomas Jefferson,
(in a letter to Thomas Paine, 1789)

Attorneys at Goodwin & Hinson have experience in representing clients charged with all levels of felonies and misdemeanors. Punishment for criminal convictions can have a wide range of consequences from costs and fines up to imprisonment. Those individuals charged with a crime need the professional knowledge and experience to help navigate the treacherous waters of the legal system. The most dangerous thing an individual can do is attempt to resolve their situation alone. The firm’s trial lawyers are zealous advocates for clients, with experience in all phases of the trial process – from preliminary investigations, through trial, to the appellate process. There are always options available you. Let us help you protect your rights.

Our criminal defense attorneys provide representation in the following areas:

Social Security Disability

Detailed description coming soon.

Personal Injury / Civil Litigation

"Don’t you realize that
you are in the ring with
a man who would
rather die than lose?"

- Muhammad Ali to George Foreman

Attorneys at Goodwin & Hinson, P.A. have experience in representing clients in a wide range of civil actions.  If the actions of another have injured you, then you may be entitled to relief.  The attorneys have experience in all facets of civil litigation and will put their knowledge and experience to use in order to secure that relief for you.  The firm represents both plaintiffs and defendants.  Every effort is made to settle the matter without the necessity of litigation; however, Goodwin & Hinson, P.A. is prepared to handle the case at all levels including trial and appellate courts.   

Our litigation attorneys provide representation in the following areas:

The social purpose of Tort Law is accident and injury prevention.  It is only when we fail in our initial purpose that we move to the secondary purpose, compensation for the injured person.

Family Law

"We do not in the least wish that our particular law-suit should pour its energy into our barrister's games with his children, or rides on his bicycle, or meditations on the morning star.  But we do, as a matter of fact, desire that his games with his children, and his rides on his bicycle, and his meditations on the morning star should pour something of their energy into our law-suit.  We do desire that if he has gained any special lung development from the bicycle, or any bright and pleasing metaphors from the morning star, that they should be placed at our disposal in that particular forensic controversy.  In a word, we are glad that he is an ordinary man, since that may help him to be an exceptional lawyer."

-G.K. Chesterton

At a time when emotions can span from sadness to anger, from despair to elation, choosing the attorney to represent your interests in a domestic dispute, negotiation or trial, as important as choosing a family doctor, or baby-sitter for your kids.  Assessing an attorney’s ability to talk to you and your family about what you are experiencing and how that affects your future is extremely important.  Choosing an attorney that, not only has a broad range of professional experiences, but one that cares for you and your case, means that once your case resolves, you know that you made great choices to resolve your matter, fairly and efficiently.  Our attorneys have experience in the all aspects of family law, serving clients in a broad range of matters.  Our attorneys provide competent, results-oriented representation, with a commitment to being responsive to the client’s concerns throughout the entire process.  Our attorneys understand the emotional toll these actions often have on the parties involved, and we strive to relieve the client of the pressures attendant to the legal aspects of these matters.
Our lawyers handle the following types of cases in the family law area: