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Michael S. Henderson

Location:

Santa Rosa, California

Phone:

866-878-5267 (Toll Free)
707-284-0050
916-596-2716

Fax:

707-544-1388

E-mail:

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Before representing individuals in the courts, Michael Henderson spent many years litigating on behalf of corporations and insurance companies. This experience gives him exceptional insight into the tactics and defenses that are now commonly used against his clients. He also has extensive knowledge about the insurance industry which he uses to win cases for clients who have been wrongly denied insurance benefits. He is a dedicated advocate, skilled trial lawyer and passionate representative for his clients.

Areas of Practice

Insurance Disputes
Personal Injury
Disability Denials
Wrongful Death

Bar Admissions

California, 1995
U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1995
U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1995

Education

McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, Sacramento, California
- J.D. (Magna Cum Laude) - 1994
- Honors: Order of the Coif, 1994
- Honors: Best Brief and Top Oralist Finalist, Moot Court Competition, 1993
- Honors: Traynor Society for Excellence in Oral Advocacy, 1994

Professional Associations and Memberships

California Bar Association, Member
Sonoma County Bar Association, Member
American Bar Association, Member
Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Member
Consumer Attorneys of California, Member
Consumer Attorneys of Sonoma County, Member
National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Minnesota, Member, 1997

Wrongful Death - $2,500,000
A tragic motorcycle versus truck collision occurred in Sonoma, California, causing the death of the motorcyclist.
Mobile Fire - $3,100,000
A fire to a mobile home, started by faulty wiring, caused catastrophic injury to a one year old who was rescued from the fire.
Product Liability - $2,500,000
Plaintiff was a 25 year old woman who took a supplement that was advertised as a health aid.

Bad Faith Denial - $1,800,000
Defendant insurance carrier, a nationwide provider of longterm disability insurance, refused to pay a disability claim.
Wrongful Death - $1,750,000
The father of four adult children was killed on Old Redwood Highway, just north of Santa Rosa.
Medical Malpractice - $1,500,000
Plaintiff was a 47 year old woman, who suffered from advanced stage breast cancer.

Kaiser Malpractice - $1,426,000
Kaiser failed to diagnose and treat our client's high blood pressure.
Medical Malpractice - $1,050,000
Plaintiff was an ex-pro football player who underwent shoulder surgery.
Medical Malpractice - $1,400,000
Defendant hospital and physician's failure to properly monitor or detect fetal distress during labor.

Fen-Phen Diet Drug - $1,000,000
We represented an individual claimant in a case for injuries arising out of the use of the diet drug popularly referred to as "Fen-Phen."
Medical Malpractice - $1,000,000
Defendant hospital and physician's failure to properly monitor or detect fetal distress during labor.
Medical Malpractice - $900,000
Plaintiff suffered post-partem complications after giving birth.

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Santa Rosa, CA 95402
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