In Memoriam: Thomas Walters Henson

Thomas Walters Henson died Saturday, June 28, 2025. He was 82.

Henson was a graduate of the Universitys of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and earned his law degree from the UNC School of Law. In 1976 he founded Henson Fuerst with his lifelong friend and partner Bob Fuerst. His sons Thomas Henson and David Henson joined the firm as did Fuerst’s daughter Rachel Fuerst.

According to his obituary, Henson had extensive knowledge and experience in catastrophic injury cases, including a groundbreaking nursing home verdict which changed the procedure of administering pain medication for patients with intractable pain. As a result of this verdict, which was recognized nationwide, nursing home patients are now more likely to receive proper and appropriate pain medication to ease their suffering.

Henson was a member of NCAJ from 1970 to 2015.

Find his obituary here.