cgf@goodwingoodwin.com | Charleston, WV

Carrie Goodwin Fenwick

Managing Partner


Carrie’s practice involves civil litigation, with an emphasis on defense of predatory lending claims, WVCCPA claims, and other complex civil cases. Carrie also mediates cases.

Carrie is married to David, who is also a partner at Goodwin. They have three sons, John, Grant and Abe. Carrie enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, cheering on her sons in whatever they are doing, and hanging out with her dogs, Jagger and Piper. Carrie is also the Chairman of the Board for the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center and loves events in Charleston and making the Center a robust economic engine for the city.


Practice Details

Representing clients against claims of predatory lending or unfair debt collection practices

Representing clients facing claims made pursuant to the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act

Serving as mediator in civil cases

Representing clients in varied civil litigation throughout West Virginia’s state and federal courts, with an emphasis on federal court practice

Representing clients in mass and class action litigation

Working with other law firms to represent clients who face litigation in West Virginia

Practice Areas

Litigation

Mediation

Appellate Practice

Professional Affiliations

American Bar Association

West Virginia State Bar

Kanawha County Bar Association

Court Admissions

United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia

United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia

West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals and all lower State courts

Experience

Clerk for the Honorable M. Blane Michael, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1996-1997

Education

B.S., Business magna cum laude, Miami University, Oxford, OH, 1993

J.D., Washington and Lee School of Law, magna cum laude, 1996, Managing Editor of the Washington & Lee Law Review, 1996, authored “Central Bank v. First Interstate Bank: Not Just the End of Aiding and Abetting Under Section 10(b).” 54 Wash. & Lee L. R. 1387 (1995).

Northwestern University School of Professional Studies– Mediation Skills Training