Deborah Godwin

Partner

Location:

Memphis, Tennessee

Phone:

901-236-0578
888-508-7939 (Toll Free)

Fax:

901-528-0246

E-mail:

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DEBORAH GODWIN received her Bachelor of Arts degree magna cum laude from the University of Michigan in 1979, and her Doctorate of Jurisprudence from Boston College Law School in 1982. She received her Tennessee license to practice law in 1982, and she is admitted to the U.S. District Courts for the Western and Middle Districts of Tennessee, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth and Sixth Circuits. Listed in Best Lawyers of America, Deborah is a member of the Memphis Bar Association (Employment Law Section) and American Bar Association (Labor and Employment Law Section; Committee on Developing Labor Law). She is director of the firm's ERISA law section, and her practice includes ERISA, labor law, employment law, and workers compensation law. In addition, she loves to fish.

Areas of Practice

ERISA
Labor Law
Employment Law
Workers Compensation Law

Bar Admissions

Tennessee, 1982
U.S. District Court Western District of Tennessee
U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee
U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit

Education

Boston College Law School, Boston, Massachusetts
- J.D. - 1982
University of Michigan
- Bachelor of Arts (Magna Cum Laude) - 1979

Honors and Awards

Listed in Best Lawyers of America since 1995
MidSouth Super Lawyers and Memphis Business Quarterly "Power Players"

Professional Associations and Memberships

Memphis Bar Association, Employment Law Section, Member
American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, Member, Committee on Developing Labor Law
ERISA, Law Section, Director

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Godwin, Morris, Laurenzi & Bloomfield, P.C.
50 North Front Street, Suite 800
Memphis, TN 38103

Phone: 901-236-0578
Toll Free: 888-508-7939
Fax: 901-528-0246

At Godwin, Morris, Laurenzi & Bloomfield, P.C., we serve clients in the states of Tennessee, Indiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Texas, and Missouri, along the Mississippi River, Tennessee River, Cumberland River, Arkansas River, and Tombigbee River. Our practice including the cities of Memphis, Nashville, Knoxville, Jackson, Chattanooga, and Tennessee Ridge; the counties of Shelby County, Davidson County, Tipton County, Fayette County, Hardin County, Madison County, Knox County, and Houston County in Tennessee; Marion County and Crittenden County in Arkansas; and Tate County, Marshall County, Tunica County, DeSoto County in Mississippi.

(Free consultations are not available for labor and ERISA claims.)