Sheila Ford Henderson Email & Phone Number

Child Support Division

• Practice focuses on family law and consumer matters:· Draft pleadings in divorces, child custody, adoptions and guardianships,· Counsel clients on separation agreement terms, domestic abuse, and estates and wills,· Conduct legal research and prepared domestic relations cases for hearings and trial in court.

• Constitutional Law and Criminal Procedure• Sociology• Family Law

• Conducted all pre-trial litigation in personal injury claims:· Supervised two departments and personnel,· Advised clients of case value and negotiated appropriate settlements,· Carried out vigorous discovery on resistant defendants, requiring multiple motions and hearings,· Achieved favorable resolution of complex, difficult cases.

• Supervised five associate attorneys for time, expenses and quality of work.• Performed all aspects of trial preparation for this personal injury litigation firm: · Wrote motions, responses, client advice letters, and memoranda, · Investigated plaintiff’s and witnesses’ backgrounds; conducted extensive legal research and responded to discovery, · Interpreted and defended previously agreed-upon settlement agreements.

• Served as legal resource first to state sales tax department, then to actuarial and benefit audit groups:· Advised and rendered opinions on a variety of tax and benefit-related issues,· Provided information to clients regarding recent legislation and regulations, · Defended companies in audits and requested refunds where appropriate.

• Assistant to lead trial attorney for complex personal injury cases:· Administered legal advice to clients from various educational and social backgrounds,· Prepared clients for and defended depositions,· Interviewed potential witnesses and evaluated cases for trial,· Authored and edited discovery responses for several Texas counties.

• Provided support to attorneys in various legal operations relating to subrogation claims:· Researched and wrote memoranda,· Drafted pleadings and wrote briefs,· Documented and analyzed internal legal resources, developed electronic database to organize legal articles and information.

• Provided support to prosecutors for cases involving consumer fraud:· Screened and evaluated economic crime cases,· Reviewed complaints, interviewed victims, gathered evidence,· Prepared cases for prosecution and assisted prosecutors during court procedures.

• Gained valuable exposure to the law regarding criminal narcotics, racketeering, and illegal gun-use matters: · Analyzed proposed legislation,· Wrote legal memoranda,· Helped organize community education programs and wrote letters explaining the law to citizens, schoolteachers and school administrators.

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Activities and Societies: Trained and Certified as a Mediator through the Mediation Clinic, Member of Phi Delta Phi and International Law.

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Activities and Societies: Elected member of Student Government