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Preston E. Henrichson

Preston Henrichson

Law Offices of Preston Henrichson, P.C.

222 West Cano Street
Edinburg, TX 78539

Edinburg

Texas (TX)

T: 956-383-3535

F: 956-383-3585

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Industry Groups: City And County Government, Construction, Consumer, Debt Collection, Insurance, Medical, Oil & Gas, Probate, Real Estate

Practice Areas

Business Litigation

Personal Injury Plaintiff: General

General Litigation

Selected To

• Texas Super Lawyers 2011
• Texas Super Lawyers 2010
• Texas Super Lawyers 2009
• Texas Super Lawyers 2008

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Attorney Preston E. Henrichson started his South Texas practice in 1973. Today, he is a respected and successful trial and appellate lawyer. He is board-certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in civil trial law and in personal injury trial law. He has also attained a prestigious AV Preeminent* peer rating.

Located in Edinburg, Texas, Mr. Preston’s firm represents those who have suffered severe financial or physical injuries through the wrongful actions of another. In addition, Mr. Preston represents Hidalgo County and other entities in litigation, both as plaintiffs and as defendants. He also serves as a mediator in complex multiparty litigation and as lead and local counsel.

Some of Mr. Preston’s notable cases have involved business disparagement, sexual harassment, tortious interference, wrongful denial of insurance coverage, commercial collections, wrongful discharge, professional malpractice and wrongful death by drunk drivers.

Mr. Preston is a member of the American Association of Justice and a director emeritus of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association. He is admitted to practice in all the Texas state courts and all the federal courts of the Southern District of Texas.

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Admitted: 1969, Texas

Professional Webpage: www.henrichsonlaw.com/profilesa.html

Honors and Awards:

Highest (AV)* rating in the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory for his legal capabilities and devotion to professional ethics
Meritorious Service Medal, U.S. Army, 1972, Outstanding Young Men of America, 1974, State Bar of Texas Outstanding Third-Year Director (1992-1993)

Special Licenses/Certifications:

Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law and in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization

Bar/Professional Activity:

Director Emeritus, Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Texas Bar Foundation Fellow, (Since 1989)
President, Rio Grande Valley Trial Lawyers Association (1984 - 1985)
Advisory Commission on Civil Trial Law Texas Board of Legal Specialization (1985 - 1994)
Director, State Bar of Texas (1993 - 1996)
State Bar of Texas (1994 - 1995)
Chair, Texas Commission on Lawyer Discipline
Texas, 1973

Pro bono/Community Service:

Director, Easter Seal Foundation for Crippled Children and Adults of Hidalgo County (1975 - 1976)
President, Edinburg Rotary Club (1973 - 1978)
Director, Edinburg Chamber of Commerce (1974 - 1977)
South Texas Community College (2000 - 2001)
Curriculum Advisory Board, Texas State Technological Institute (1989 - 1990)
Advisory Board, School of Nursing, Pan American University (now University of Texas - Pan American) (1983 - 1988)
South Texas Regional Alliance of Community MHMR Services (1997 - 1999)
Chair/Trustee, Board of Trustees, Tropical Texas Center for Mental Health and Mental Retardation (1996 - 2001)
Criminal District Attorney, Pro-Tem, Hidalgo County (1978 - 1979)

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

Taught, University of Hawaii, Kwaj., Marshall Islands (1970 - 1971)
Taught, Reynaldo G. Garza School of Law in Edinburg
Lecturer, Law Related Topics
Lecturer, Continuing Legal Education Programs for Lawyers

Verdicts and Settlements:

VERDICTS: Alaniz, et al vs. Zamora-Quezada, M.D., et al - Employer Sexual Harassment - Verdict: $844,006 plus Attorneys' Fees Award of $124,000; 591 F.3d 761 C.A.5 (Tex.) 2009; David Garza vs. Southwestern Bell Telephone Company - Wrongful Termination - Verdict: $2,470,746; 164 S.W. 3d 607 (Tex. 2004). Senovio Ramirez, Jr., et al vs. Elizabeth Krishnan, M.D. - Medical Malpractice Death of Fetus in Utero - Verdict: $250,000.00; 42 S.W.3d 205 (Tex. App.-Corpus Christi 2001) pet. denied. SETTLEMENTS: Hidalgo County vs. Texas Association of Counties - Insurance Policy Liability Coverage Dispute - Settlement: $5,500,000; Tropical Texas Center for Mental Health & Mental Retardation vs. Texas Council Risk Management Fund - First Party Insurance Property Damage Coverage Dispute - Settlement: $3,000,000; Hooten, et al vs. Lorentson Manufacturing, et al - Wrongful Death, Drunk Driver, Gross Negligent Entrustment - Settlement: $4,750,000; Daniel Rivera vs. Melhart Music Co., et al - Breach of Contract, Slander - Settlements: $925,000 and Confidential Amount; Oscar Ozuna, Guardian/Executor Robert C. East - Will Contest Settlement: Confidential Amount; Fen-Phen Litigation (23 clients) - Diet Drug Litigation - $17,600,000; Mary Corona vs. Valley Condominiums, Inc. - Defamation and Employment Dispute - Settlement: Confidential Amount; Correa vs. Rio Grande Regional Hospital - Nursing Malpractice Bedsores: Confidential Amount.

Representative Clients:

Everyday People, Small Businesses, Edinburg Housing Authority, and the County of Hidalgo

Educational Background:

University of Texas at Austin, B.A. in Political Science, 1966

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