virginia henson
Curriculum Vitae
Virginia Henson
Address: 314 E. Comanche
Suite 102
Norman, OK 73069
Telephone: (405) 329-3307 work
(405) 329-5002 fax
Education:
BA in Journalism, 1977, Oklahoma University
J.D., 1979, Oklahoma University
At General Examination stage (A.B.D.) of course work toward a Ph.D. in Educational Studies at the University of Oklahoma with a research interest in the ethical education of lawyers.
Licenses:
Oklahoma Bar Association, No. 4123
Western District of Oklahoma
United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
Licensed Mediator – Oklahoma Supreme Court since 1995.
Work Experience:
April, 1980 to July, 2000 -- sole general practitioner in Shawnee, Oklahoma.
July, 2000 to March, 2001 – sole practitioner in Norman, Oklahoma.
March, 2001 - January, 2002 – Petersen Associates, Inc., Norman, Oklahoma.
January 2002 to August, 2007 – partner, Petersen, Henson and Meadows, Norman, Oklahoma.
August, 2007 to May, 2009 – Assistant Professor and Director of Legal Studies, East Central University. Of counsel, Petersen, Henson, Meadows, Pecore & Peot, P.C.
May, 2009 to present – partner, Petersen, Henson, Meadows, Pecore & Peot, P.C.
Professional Activities:
1998 chair of the Family Law Section of the Oklahoma Bar Association. 1996 and 2010 Outstanding Family Lawyer for the State of Oklahoma; 1996 Secretary of the Family Law Section of the Oklahoma Bar Association; 1999 Ethics Committee, Oklahoma Bar Association; 2006 to present, Editor of the Family Law Section of the Oklahoma Bar Association Practice Manual; Martindale-Hubbell AV rated; American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Publications:
1996, 1997 co-author of the Oklahoma Juvenile Law Benchbook; 1996, 1997
2002 and 2005 Editor of the Oklahoma Family Law Journal
2002 to present – editorial board for OBA Family Law Section Oklahoma Family Law Benchbook
2002-present – author of Evidence, adoption, ethics and property division chapters for Oklahoma Family Law Practice Manual.
2006 – editor of the Oklahoma Bar Association Family Law Section Practice Manual
“The Oklahoma Children’s Code”, Oklahoma Family Law Journal, March, 1997; “The New Oklahoma Adoption Code,” Oklahoma Family Law Journal, September, 1997.
“Ethics in the Reel World”, Oklahoma Family Law Journal, Spring, 1998.
“The Aviary – Dealing with the Difficult Client,” Oklahoma Family Law Journal, November, 2003.
2008 Presenter at the First Educating Women conference at Hull House in Chicago, Illinois, with paper “Educating Lawyers.”
2009 Presenter at American Bar Association Family Law Section meeting in Baltimore, Maryland on “Ethics of Artificial Reproductive Technology.”
2010 Keynote Speaker, Oklahoma Bar Association, Family Law Section annual meeting, on “Even Lawyers Get the Blues.”
2011 Speaker, Adoption Symposium, “Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea: The duty of adoption attorneys to third parties” March 21, 2011
2011 Presenter at ABA, Family Law Section midyear meeting October 27-29, 2011. “Drafting Pitfalls for Military Retirement Orders”
2012 OBAJ Article – 83 OBAJ 1719 “Drafting Military Orders,” August 11, 2012.
Numerous other CLE presentations and papers including Ethics, trial evidence in family law cases, Paternity, division of property. Also numerous conference presentations related to my Ph.D. work.
Virginia Henson
Address: 314 E. Comanche
Suite 102
Norman, OK 73069
Telephone: (405) 329-3307 work
(405) 329-5002 fax
Education:
BA in Journalism, 1977, Oklahoma University
J.D., 1979, Oklahoma University
At General Examination stage (A.B.D.) of course work toward a Ph.D. in Educational Studies at the University of Oklahoma with a research interest in the ethical education of lawyers.
Licenses:
Oklahoma Bar Association, No. 4123
Western District of Oklahoma
United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
Licensed Mediator – Oklahoma Supreme Court since 1995.
Work Experience:
April, 1980 to July, 2000 -- sole general practitioner in Shawnee, Oklahoma.
July, 2000 to March, 2001 – sole practitioner in Norman, Oklahoma.
March, 2001 - January, 2002 – Petersen Associates, Inc., Norman, Oklahoma.
January 2002 to August, 2007 – partner, Petersen, Henson and Meadows, Norman, Oklahoma.
August, 2007 to May, 2009 – Assistant Professor and Director of Legal Studies, East Central University. Of counsel, Petersen, Henson, Meadows, Pecore & Peot, P.C.
May, 2009 to present – partner, Petersen, Henson, Meadows, Pecore & Peot, P.C.
Professional Activities:
1998 chair of the Family Law Section of the Oklahoma Bar Association. 1996 and 2010 Outstanding Family Lawyer for the State of Oklahoma; 1996 Secretary of the Family Law Section of the Oklahoma Bar Association; 1999 Ethics Committee, Oklahoma Bar Association; 2006 to present, Editor of the Family Law Section of the Oklahoma Bar Association Practice Manual; Martindale-Hubbell AV rated; American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Publications:
1996, 1997 co-author of the Oklahoma Juvenile Law Benchbook; 1996, 1997
2002 and 2005 Editor of the Oklahoma Family Law Journal
2002 to present – editorial board for OBA Family Law Section Oklahoma Family Law Benchbook
2002-present – author of Evidence, adoption, ethics and property division chapters for Oklahoma Family Law Practice Manual.
2006 – editor of the Oklahoma Bar Association Family Law Section Practice Manual
“The Oklahoma Children’s Code”, Oklahoma Family Law Journal, March, 1997; “The New Oklahoma Adoption Code,” Oklahoma Family Law Journal, September, 1997.
“Ethics in the Reel World”, Oklahoma Family Law Journal, Spring, 1998.
“The Aviary – Dealing with the Difficult Client,” Oklahoma Family Law Journal, November, 2003.
2008 Presenter at the First Educating Women conference at Hull House in Chicago, Illinois, with paper “Educating Lawyers.”
2009 Presenter at American Bar Association Family Law Section meeting in Baltimore, Maryland on “Ethics of Artificial Reproductive Technology.”
2010 Keynote Speaker, Oklahoma Bar Association, Family Law Section annual meeting, on “Even Lawyers Get the Blues.”
2011 Speaker, Adoption Symposium, “Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea: The duty of adoption attorneys to third parties” March 21, 2011
2011 Presenter at ABA, Family Law Section midyear meeting October 27-29, 2011. “Drafting Pitfalls for Military Retirement Orders”
2012 OBAJ Article – 83 OBAJ 1719 “Drafting Military Orders,” August 11, 2012.
Numerous other CLE presentations and papers including Ethics, trial evidence in family law cases, Paternity, division of property. Also numerous conference presentations related to my Ph.D. work.