About Nancy Henderson
Nancy Henderson is an award-winning journalist who has published hundreds of articles in Smithsonian, The New York Times, Parade, The Wall Street Journal and other publications. The author of Sewing Hope and Able! How One Company’s Extraordinary Workforce Changed the Way We Look at Disability Today, she enjoys breaking stereotypes and often writes about people who are making a difference through their work. Over the years, she’s enjoyed listening to family stories about her grandfather, who prosecuted cases as a solicitor general in North Carolina long before she was born.
Articles written by Nancy Henderson
'I Didn't Give Up'
For more than two decades, Richard Eymann fought the U.S. government on behalf of Hanford downwindersPersonal injury attorney Richard Eymann’s past lives as a a police officer, an Army intelligence officer and a consumer investigator for the D.C. government steeled him for just about anything. That includes a 43-year legal career that has seen more than 80 jury trials, with 10 verdicts topping $1 million; and three settlements topping $10 million. But Eymann, founding partner at Eymann Allison Hunter Jones in Spokane, says the Hanford radiation litigation was in a category of its own: …
Tax Break
Sacramento attorney Carley Roberts finds respite on her horse ranchCarley Roberts and her six siblings couldn’t resist taking in stray cats and dogs. But when all five girls begged for horses, their father put his foot down. “Because he didn’t know if we would take care of them, he got us all motorcycles,” says Roberts, a state and local tax attorney with Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman in Sacramento. It wasn’t until college, when Roberts took an equestrian course to fulfill her PE requirements, that she finally got to spend quality time with …
International Business Contracts
The American practice of drawing up detailed contracts has seeped into the global marketplace. However, there can be vast differences in how international contracts work. There are differences in enforcement, choice of laws, and dispute resolution. An international business lawyer can help your company understand how contract law works in global markets. Understanding international business contracts can help your business avoid costly disputes and reputational harm. For legal advice about …
Through the Fire
How Cyrus Rajabi’s firefighting and EMT training helped save his daughter’s lifeCyrus Rajabi was a young teenager when he found his mom at home, struggling to breathe and turning blue from a severe allergic reaction to an antibiotic. When South Metro firefighters arrived on the scene, they handed him her jewelry—“a brief but horrifying moment,” says Rajabi. “I remember wishing so hard I could do something, anything, to help, and not wanting to ever again feel powerless to help people, especially my loved ones.” The moment changed the course of his life. Inspired …
Theater Major
Joyce Gist Lewis uses her acting background to connect with juriesOn a shelf in Joyce Gist Lewis’ office, next to framed photos of her teenage children, stand two small action figures: Michelle Obama, one of Lewis’ heroes; and Darth Vader, one of cinema’s great villains, who—at the push of a button—intones one of his most famous lines: “Impressive. Most impressive. But you are not a Jedi yet.” A gift from her former partner George Shingler, it symbolizes a memorable courtroom win as well as a nod to the impact her words had on, of all people, …
The Proactive Side
How Deborah Daniels set new athlete-protection standards for USA GymnasticsIn late 2016, Deborah Daniels was attending a public event when the then-president of USA Gymnastics, Steve Penny, approached her. On Sept. 12, The Indianapolis Star had published its explosive report chronicling the abuse allegations against national team doctor Larry Nassar, and more athletes were coming forward every day. Penny’s question for Daniels: Would she help the organization improve its practices? She had one condition: “I specifically did not want to get involved in the lawsuits …
The Duty to Be a Voice
Alfredo Estrada fights for those born into challenging situationsAs the son of a Mexican immigrant, Alfredo Estrada grew up with an awareness of those seeking asylum and better economic conditions in the U.S., but the topic never dominated dinner table conversation. “We really didn’t talk about it,” says Estrada, a partner at Burke Costanza & Carberry in Merrillville, where he co-chairs the firm’s immigration practice group. “When you live in it, you don’t know what you don’t know. My father was a good father and shielded us from his …
Illinois Cannabis Business: Laws To Know for Startups
The Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, legalizing adult-use of recreational marijuana statewide, went into effect January 1, but cannabis attorney Bryna Dahlin has a word of caution for those considering opening a cannabis business: “Be prepared to expect the unexpected.” “This is an industry that is changing fast, day by day, week by week,” says Dahlin, a partner at Chicago’s Benesch Law. “So if you are someone that is more comfortable with certainties and with issues being …
Class in Court
Educating law students—and juries—sharpens Ed Walters’ courtroom skillsIn 1979, three years into his career, Edward J. Walters Jr. was serving as second chair in a lawsuit against a Baton Rouge utility company when senior partner Charles Moore allowed him to deliver the most crucial evidence in the case. Their 18-year-old client had sustained brain damage when the long-poled aluminum rake he was using to groove the pavement on Greenwell Springs Road accidentally touched a power line. His injuries included intention tremors that flared when he concentrated on even …
The A-Plus Team
James Waide is a liberal Vietnam vet, Rachel Waide is a Reagan-loving conservative; together, they are Mississippi's most dynamic legal coupleAs the air conditioning struggles to keep up with a 93-degree summer afternoon in Tupelo, 72-year-old Jim Waide and his wife and legal partner, Rachel Pierce Waide, 43, head into the conference room of their unimposing law firm. Jim wears khakis and a casual shirt, which goes with his laidback demeanor and a drawl so deeply Southern even folks from Dixie struggle to understand. Rachel is dressed in a crisp business suit, black hair perfectly styled and a beauty-queen-worthy smile lighting up …
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