Deborah Godwin - a Memphis, United States ERISA Lawyer

Memphis ERISA Lawyer

Updated: 04/08/2026

Areas of Practice

ERISA
Labor Law
Employment Law
Workers Compensation Law

Attorney Information

Overview

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.

Awards and Honors

Super Lawyers® Selectees

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Honors

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

Other Sources of Feedback About Deborah Godwin

Included on the 2025 Mid-South Super Lawyers list

Past Lists

2024 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
2023 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
2022 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
2021 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
2020 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
2019 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
2018 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
2017 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
2016 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
2015 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
2014 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
2013 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
2012 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
2011 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
2010 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
2009 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
2008 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
2007 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
2006 Mid-South Super Lawyers list

Education

Legal Education
- Boston College Law School, Boston, Massachusetts, 1982
  J.D.
Non Legal Education
- University of Michigan, 1979
  Bachelor of Arts
  Honors: magna cum laude

Current Employment Position(s)

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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

Other Affiliations

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

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Contact

Memphis, TN

80 Monroe, Suite 315
The Brinkley Plaza
Memphis, TN 38103

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Fax: 901-528-0246

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Website: https://www.gmlblaw.com

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