Attorney Profile

R. Denise Henning

Denise Henning

The Henning Law Firm, P.C.
1044 Main Street, Suite 500
Kansas City, MO 64105
Contact Contact R. Denise Henning
T: 816-221-8442
F: 816-221-8449

Visit: www.henninglawpc.com
Practice areas: Personal Injury Plaintiff: General (90%), Consumer Law (10%)

Profile

Denise Henning represents plaintiffs who have been victims of personal injury, wrongful death, and transportation-related injuries such as tractor-trailer accidents and highway defects. Denise was awarded the Thomas J. Conway Trial Lawyer Award and named a "Legal Leader" by the Daily Record in 2006. The Kansas City Business Journal named Denise "Best of the Bar" in Kansas City in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. Denise was recognized with the Women Who Mean Business Award in 2003 and the Lon O. Hocker Award in 2002, which is given in recognition of outstanding trial skills.

Selected to:

Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers 2009
Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers 2008
Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers 2007
Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers 2006
Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers 2005

About Denise Henning

Admitted: 1992, Missouri

Professional Webpage: www.henninglawpc.com/profiles.html

Honors and Awards: "Top 25 Under 25" selected by Kansas City Small Business Monthly, 2009; "Most Influential Women" selected by Midwest CEO, 2009; "Top 50 Women Lawyers in Missouri," Super Lawyers, 2007 and 2008; "Legal Leader," Daily Record, 2006; Thomas J. Conway Trial Lawyer Award, KCMBA, 2006; Association for Women Lawyers "Woman of the Year" Award, 2004; "Best of the Bar," Kansas City Business Journal, 2002, 2003,2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008; Women Who Mean Business Award, June 2003; Lon O. Hocker Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy, Missouri Bar, September 2002; Association for Women Lawyers President's Award, 2000 and 2002; Midwest Regional Leadership Recognition Award, Midwest Regional Leadership Conference for Women in the Law, April 2000; Up and Coming Lawyers in Missouri, Missouri Lawyers Weekly, 1999
Bar/Professional Activity: Association for Women Lawyers; Association for Women Lawyers Foundation; KC Metropolitan Bar Association, Strategic Vision Committee, Women in the Profession, Rulesof Lawyering Committee, LEAP Planning Committee, Nominating Committee; Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association Foundation; Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys; 16th Circuit Judicial Performance Evaluation Committee; Missouri Institute for Justice; United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri, Federal Practice Committee; Missouri Bar, Tort Law Committee, Legislative Committee; Legal Aid of Western Missouri's Justice For All Campaign, Committee; Kansas Bar, Member; American Association for Justice, Member; National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Midwest Regional Trial Skills Program; Ross T. Roberts Inn of Court Program, Master, 2008
Pro bono/Community Service: Sheffield Place; Central Exchange; Habitat for Humanity; Blanket Project; Compassion Program; Neighbors 4 Neighbors; Heifer International; MATA Food Bank Project; AWL/Harvesters Food Bank Project; Women's Intersport Network for KC, Board Member; Platte Woods United Methodist Church, Staff Parish Relations Committee; Women at the Leading Edge, The Central Exchange
Verdicts and Settlements: Confidential Case, $10,000,000; Taliaferro, et al. v. Green Valley Transportation, $8,000,000; Harrison v. Missouri Department of Transportation, $6,000,000; Fisher v. Triumph Foods, et al., $2,250,000; Hentzen, et al. v. Fordyce Concrete Company, $2,000,000; Brandt v. Missouri Department of Transportation, $1,875,000; Welch v. Transportech, et al., $1,600,000; Spellman v. MODOT, et al., $1,400,000; Sparks v. Jack Herschend, $1,200,000; Hartgrave, et al. v. O & S Trucking, et al., $1,100,000
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