J. B. (Trey) Henderson III
Partner
Doyle, Restrepo, Harvin & Robbins, L.L.P.
600 Travis, Suite 4700, Houston, Texas 77002
Phone: 713-228-5100
Fax: 713-228-6138
E-mail: thenderson@drhrlaw.com
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Practice Description
Trey Henderson has extensive litigation experience, including jury trials, trials to the Court, and arbitrations, in the following areas:
Contractual disputes
Covenants not to compete
Defamation, libel, and slander
Fiduciary duties
Insurance bad faith
Leasing disputes
Property damage
Securities sales practices and regulations
Trade secrets
Representative Matters
Trey Henderson has tried cases in Texas state courts and before the National Association of Securities Dealers. Representative clients and cases include the following:
- For a gas cylinder company: Co-counsel for successful trial recovery of damages on a breach-of-contract claim against a gas cylinder distribution company -- jury verdict for plaintiff leading to a judgment in excess of $1.5 million.
- For a manufacturer of PVC pipe: Successful recovery on claims for a plant power outage due to defendants' negligence. Recovery included business interruption expenses, damage to equipment, and lost profits.
- For a national brokerage firm: Successfully obtained an arbitration award against a broker who breached her contractual obligations with the firm.
- For a national insurance carrier: Successful trial defense from claims by the plaintiff for breach of contract for underinsured motorist coverage -- jury verdict for the defense.
- For a national brokerage firm: Successful defense against charges of corporate raiding and theft of trade secrets and confidential information. The plaintiff sought damages in excess of $5 million. After a six-day arbitration, the Panel rejected all of the plaintiff' s claims.
- For a national insurance carrier: Defended a docket of first-party insurance cases involving coverage for mold and water-related events.
Additionally, as a former legislative assistant to a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1997-1999 and as a former counsel to a United States House of Representatives subcommittee from 1999-2001, Mr. Henderson has extensive experience in dealing with state and federal legislative bodies and administrative entities.
Trey Henderson earned a bachelor of arts degree with special honors from the University of Texas at Austin in 1993. He earned a doctor of jurisprudence degree from South Texas College of Law in 1996, where he was a member of ATLA and National Mock Trial Teams. He is licensed and admitted to practice before the courts of the state of Texas and the United States District Court, Southern District of Texas.
Activities and Affiliations
- Member, State Bar of Texas
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Texas Young Lawyers Association
- Member, Houston Young Lawyers Association
- 2006 Committee Co-Chair, Special Olympics Auction
- Member, Houston Bar Association
- Member, Kiwanis Club of Houston
- Director, SIRE - Houston's Therapeutic Equestrian Centers
Personal
- Born, Fayetteville, North Carolina, 1971
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