Anne Duvoisin

Anne joined Henson Fuerst in 2003 having litigated complex cases in courts across the state of North Carolina. With nearly 40 years of experience, she focuses on land condemnation, land contamination, and related claims.

A frequent lecturer, Anne teaches continuing education courses for other lawyers. She also educates public groups in-state, nationally, and internationally. Recently, she’s taught courses on fracking, inverse condemnation, and constitutional law related to regulatory takings.

Anne has been active in both state and national legal organizations. She enjoys helping clients throughout North Carolina, including Western North Carolina. She has served in leadership roles as both the District Bar President for the 24th Judicial District of North Carolina (a five-county district in western North Carolina) and as the Watauga County Bar Association President.

Education:

  • B.S.—Duke University
  • J.D.—University of North Carolina School of Law

Practice Areas:

  • Eminent Domain
  • Complex Litigation
  • Land Condemnation

Admissions:

  • North Carolina State Bar Association
  • North Carolina State Court of Appeals
  • North Carolina State Supreme Court
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina

Professional Associations:

  • American Bar Association
    • Litigation Group (Condemnation, Real Property, Environmental, Zoning)
    • Co-Chair of Eminent Domain Subcommittee of the Litigation Committee, 2016-2017
    • Co-Chair of Real Estate, Condemnation and Trust Litigation Committee, 2016-2017
  • American Association for Justice (AAJ)
    • Nursing Home Litigation Section
  • National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals
    • Member, North Carolina Chapter
  • North Carolina Bar Association (NCBA)
    • Dispute Resolution Section, Member and Past Section Council Member
    • Elder Law Section, Member
    • Litigation Section, Member and Section Council Member
    • Medico-Legal Liaison Committee, Past Chair and principal draftsperson of 2001 Major Revision of the Medico-legal Guidelines
    • Zoning and Real Estate Section, Member
  • North Carolina Advocates for Justice (NCAJ)
    • Eminent Domain Section Chair, 2019-2020
    • Land Condemnation Section, Member and Legislative Liason for 2015-2016, CLE Chair, 2016-17
    • Professional Negligence Section, Member
    • Judicial District Bar President, 2016
  • Watauga County Bar Association
    • President, 2014-2015
    • Secretary, 2013

National Recognitions:

  • Selected to Super Lawyers®, 2020
  • North Carolina Certified District Court—Arbitrator
  • North Carolina Superior Courts—DRC Mediator
  • S. District Court, Eastern & Middle Districts of North Carolina—Mediator Panel
  • North Carolina Advocates for Justice—Order of Service

Recent Publications and Professional Activities:

  • “Sabal Trail Pipeline: Will a Circuit Split cause the Supreme Court to scrutinize this project?” (May 2016) practice point article for ABA Litigation Committee
  • Presenter, NCAJ Condemnation Section, “Fracking and Regulatory Takings” (June 2015)
  • Presenter, Access MCLE, “Regulatory Takings: A Subset of Inverse Condemnation Cases” (August 2013)
  • Presenter, Watauga County Bar Association seminar on corporate negligence (March 2013)
  • Presenter, National Webinar (Strafford Publishing) on Corporate negligence, piercing the corporate veil, and punitive damages claims (June 2013)
  • Presenter, American Advocates for Justice Annual Conference, Nursing Home Group “Theories of Liability—Corporate Wrongdoing,” Vancouver, British Columbia (July 2010)
  • Presenter and Workshop Leader, American Advocates for Justice Cost Reports Workshop, Washington, D.C. (June 2010)
  • Presenter, American Advocates for Justice Nursing Home Seminar, Chicago, Ill, “Piercing the Corporate Veil Revisited—A Workable Remedy?” (October 2009)