Profile

Steven D. Henry is the founder and senior attorney of The Henry Law Firm, P.A. Mr. Henry specifically created the firm in 2008 as a means of further building on his reputation and experience of providing the highest level of commitment and dedication to his clients’ various legal matters.

Prior to founding the firm, Mr. Henry worked as a senior attorney in Kansas City, Kansas for a state-wide non-profit, public interest law firm dedicated to assisting low income Kansans with essential legal services in the area of family law, bankruptcy law, and social security disability law. Mr. Henry’s extensive case load required his representation of clients before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Kansas, the Social Security Administration, and in various Kansas state district courts, including those courts located in the counties of Johnson, Wyandotte, Leavenworth, Franklin, Miami, and Linn. Mr. Henry supervised the legal work of pro bono attorneys, and took special delight in mentoring the work of law school students serving in an internship/externship capacity.

Mr. Henry’s experience also includes work with a trial and appellate law firm in Topeka, Kansas, concentrating in civil rights, contract law, insurance defense, and personal injury.

Mr. Henry is a graduate of Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, where he served as a teaching assistant for Legal Analysis, Research, and Writing I and II classes and was a student editor to the Family Law Quarterly. He is listed in Who’s Who Among American Law Students and was a student member of The Honorable Sam A. Crow American Inn of Court. During law school, Mr. Henry distinguished himself as the first place winner of a Washburn Law School Negotiation Competition, was a member of the law school’s Honor Code Committee, and actively participated as an officer in the law school’s Student Bar Association.

Mr. Henry’s earlier education includes a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Kansas, in which he is listed in The National Dean’s List, 1999-2000, an award limited to ½ of 1% of the nation’s top college students. Mr. Henry also holds a Master of Divinity degree from Central Baptist Theological Seminary.

Education

• Central Bible College, Bachelor of Arts (1980)
• Central Baptist Theological Seminary, Master of Divinity (1991)
• University of Kansas, Bachelor of Science (2000)
  • Golden Key National Honor Society
  • The National Dean’s List, 1999-2000
• Washburn University School of Law, Juris Doctor (2004)
  • Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity
  • Who’s Who Among American Law Students, 2001-02, 2002-03, and 2003-04

Bar Admissions

• Supreme Court of Kansas
• U.S. District Court, District of Kansas

Professional Activities

• Johnson County Bar Association (2005-present)
  • Bench-Bar Family Law Committee (2008-present)
    • Division of Property Subcommittee (2009-2010)
• The Earl E. O’Connor American Inn of Court (2009-present)
• Kansas Bar Association (2005-present)
• Olathe Chamber of Commerce (2008-present)
• Executive Women International (2009-2010)
• American Bar Association (2010-present)
• Family Law Section (2010-present)
• Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (2010-present)