Gene A. Riddle
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Goldsboro, North Carolina
Riddle & Riddle Injury Lawyers
Practice areas: Personal Injury, Class Action & Mass Torts, Workers' Compensation; view more
Licensed in North Carolina since: 1985
Education: Wake Forest University School of Law
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A personal injury attorney with nearly 40 years of experience, Mr. Gene A. Riddle is the founder and managing partner at Riddle & Riddle Injury Lawyers. He represents clients throughout North Carolina, with office locations including Charlotte, Raleigh, Jacksonville, Kinston, Durham, Fayetteville, Greensboro, Wilmington, Winston-Salem, Garner, Goldsboro, and Greenville (with in-person consultations available at certain locations by appointment only). His practice involves:
- Car accidents
- Bicycle accidents
- Truck accidents
- Motorcycle accidents
- Pedestrian accidents
- Premises liability
- Slip and fall accidents
- Social Security disability
- Workers’ compensation
- Wrongful death
- and more.
A prominent courtroom litigator, Mr. Riddle has recovered millions of dollars in compensation for his plaintiff clients, earning his inclusion in the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Some of his representative results include a $2.5 million settlement in a wrongful death case, a $9,450,000 settlement in a truck accident case and a $2,250,000 settlement in an auto accident case.
Since obtaining his license to practice in North Carolina in 1985, Mr. Riddle has obtained justice and favorable results for hundreds of clients in the state and federal courts. He received his Juris Doctor from the Wake Forest University School of Law in 1985 subsequent to completing his Bachelor of Arts from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1985.
A respected contributor to the legal community, Mr. Riddle holds memberships in the American Bar Association, the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, the North Carolina Bar Association, the Wayne County Bar Association, and the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce. He is a former president of the American Heart Association.
A recipient of numerous awards and recognition, Mr. Riddle has an AV preeminent* rating from Martindale-Hubbell. He was listed among the Top 100 trial lawyers by The National Trial Lawyers. He was the recipient of the Old North State Award and the Goldsboro Jaycees Outstanding Boss and Jaycees Family of the Year. Recently he was recognized as a Top 10 Truck Accident Lawyer in North Carolina by the National Trial Lawyers.
*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Class Action/Mass Torts: Plaintiff, Workers' Compensation: Claimant, Personal Injury - Products: PlaintiffFocus areas
Animal Bites, Asbestos, Brain Injury, Class Actions, Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Pharmaceutical, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Toxic Mold, Toxic Torts, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
- 50% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 20% Class Action/Mass Torts: Plaintiff
- 20% Workers' Compensation: Claimant
- 10% Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 1985, North Carolina
Professional Webpage: https://justicecounts.com/our-attorneys/gene-a-riddle/
Bar / Professional Activity
- American Bar Association - Member; The National Trial Lawyers - Member; North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers - Member; North Carolina Bar Association - Member; Wayne County Bar Association - Member; Wayne County Chamber of Commerce: Military Affairs Committee - American Heart Association, Past-President
- North Carolina since September 1985
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- $2,900,000 Settlement | Motorcycle Accident — Our client, represented by attorneys Gene Riddle and Darren Dawson, was riding his motorcycle and was hit by a passenger vehicle and suffered serious injuries, including a spinal injury, a leg injury, and internal injuries. After lengthy treatment, he had a partial foot amputation and a spinal fusion. He incurred approximately $400,000 in medical expenses. We prepared a day-in-the-life video detailing the difficulties he experienced with simple, everyday tasks. We also prepared and financed a life care plan outlining his future medical care and costs. This complete and thorough preparation allowed us to mediate his case where we were able to secure a settlement of $2.9 million for our client., 2025
- $1,500,000 Settlement | Motorcycle Accident — Represented by attorneys Gene Riddle and Adam Smith, our client suffered a concussion, laceration, and road rash in a collision when his motorcycle was struck by a vehicle driven by an out-of-state driver. Our client incurred approximately $30,000 in medical bills. The driver’s insurance company tendered their $100,000 limits and asked for a release of all claims. As with most of our cases, we don’t just settle right away or after the initial offers. We do our homework. We were able to locate a second insurance policy that covered a business owned by the at-fault driver. As expected, that insurance policy denied coverage. We filed suit. We promptly mediated the case and were able to resolve the claim for an additional payment of $400,000., 2025
- $1,700,000 | Workers' Compensation Trial and Settlement — Attorneys Gene Riddle and Adam Smith represented a laborer in a denied worker’s compensation claim. He claimed that he had sustained an injury to his leg while on the job. The insurance carrier denied that the injury resulted from a work injury. The carrier claimed that there was no workplace injury, and that his injury, which resulted in amputation, was the result of diabetes. The employee did have pre-existing issues with his feet from his diabetes. The parties engaged in a voluntary pre-trial mediation, and the offer of settlement was $5,000. The defense said they would never pay close to six figures. The mediation impassed and we tried the case. Following the trial, the defense asked to re-mediate the claim. We ultimately settled for a combined value of $1,700,000. The settlement involved a lump sum payment, the funding of an annuity, and payment of all outstanding medical bills., 2025
- $2,750,000 Settlement | Truck AccidentA 46-year-old male was severely injured by a tractor-trailer in a construction zone while working for his employer, a construction company. The defendant, driver of the tractor trailer, ran off the road and struck the employee in the work zone. Represented by attorneys Gene Riddle and Adam Smith, our client suffered fractures in his ribs and 2 in his spine but lost his right leg just below the knee. His average weekly wage was approximately $650. The tractor-trailer company denied the claim, so a suit was filed. The workers' compensation carrier agreed at mediation to pay $2,000,000 plus all total disability wage losses from the date of the accident and all medical bills. The carrier also waived its lien, so no money was reimbursed to his workers' compensation carrier from the settlement with the truck company. After filing suit and some discovery the truck company, at mediation, agreed to pay its limits of $750,000 for a total recovery of $2,750,000., 2024
- $1,500,000 Settlement | Wrongful Death - Auto AccidentOur client, represented by attorneys Gene Riddle and Adam Smith, died when a pickup truck tried to pass her sedan and caused a wreck. The defendants denied liability and claimed that our client's vehicle’s turn signal light did not work or she did not use it to signal a turn. We hired an accident re-constructionist to help us refute allegations that the vehicle’s turn signal was not functioning correctly, and also demonstrated that the defendant vehicle was traveling faster than his speedometer would have indicated because he had utilized after-market tires and a lift kit. Our client’s family was in dire financial need so we made demand for immediate mediation under the threat of filing a lawsuit. Despite the denial of liability by the insurance company we were able to secure a settlement less than 8 months after the collision. The first offer was only $500,000 but our persistence and our hard work on the accident reconstruction was vital to securing the $1,500,000 settlement for the family who was without any life insurance., 2024
- $1,500,000 Settlement | Motorcycle AccidentOur client suffered a concussion, laceration, and road rash in a collision when his motorcycle was struck by a vehicle driven by an out-of-state driver. Represented by attorneys Gene Riddle and Adam Smith, our client incurred approximately $30,000 in medical bills. The driver’s insurance company tendered their $100,000 limits and asked for a release of all claims. As with most of our cases, we don’t just settle right away or after the initial offers. We do our homework. We were able to locate a second insurance policy that covered a business owned by the at-fault driver. As expected, that insurance policy denied coverage. We filed suit. We promptly mediated the case and were able to resolve the claim for an additional payment of $400,000., 2024
- $9,450,000 Settlement | Truck Accident & Wrongful Death - Attorneys Gene Riddle and Kurt Dixon represented the surviving loved ones of a family of four who were tragically killed in a major tractor-trailer accident on a busy North Carolina highway. Our firm hired accident reconstructionists and expert witnesses to prove liability and even subpoenaed Google Maps for traffic data. Through extensive mediations, we ultimately secured more than $9 million in total compensation from the insurance companies involved.*** Disclaimer: The results mentioned are intended to illustrate the type of cases handled by the firm. These results do not guarantee a similar outcome, and they should not be construed to constitute a promise or guarantee of a particular result in any particular case. Every case is different, and the outcome of any case depends upon a variety of factors unique to that case., 2020
- $2,000,000 Settlement | Wrongful Death & Tractor-Trailer Accident - Attorney Gene Riddle, along with attorney Jonathan Smith, fought for justice when a 68-year-old woman ultimately succumbed and passed away due to injuries sustained in a crash involving an 18-wheel tractor-trailer. Our firm hired outside experts to prove liability in the case and after months of negotiations with defense counsel, ultimately obtained a $2 million settlement.*** Disclaimer: The results mentioned are intended to illustrate the type of cases handled by the firm. These results do not guarantee a similar outcome, and they should not be construed to constitute a promise or guarantee of a particular result in any particular case. Every case is different, and the outcome of any case depends upon a variety of factors unique to that case., 2020
Videos
- A past client shares her experience working with attorney Gene Riddle in a wrongful death / tractor-trailer accident case., Client Testimonial - Wrongful Death / Truck Accident, 2020
Honors
- Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2025
- "The Power List," Personal Injury Law, North Carolina Lawyers Weekly, 2025
- National Trial Lawyers Top 100, The National Trial Lawyers, 2025
- National Association of Distinguished Counsel, National Association of Distinguished Counsel, 2025
- A "Best Family-Run Law Firm", North Carolina Lawyers Weekly, 2025
- AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale-Hubbell, 2025
- Litigator Award, 2014
- Old North State Award, Governor, State of North Carolina, 2009
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2017 - 2026
