m. shane henry
1630 S. Main Street
Tulsa, OK 74119
FryElder.com
M. Shane Henry is an AV Preeminent Rated Trial Lawyer by Martindale Hubbell. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and Juris Doctorate from the University of Tulsa College of Law in 2006. Mr. Henry’s practice is focused on Trial Advocacy. He is certified to practice law by the Supreme Court of Oklahoma and is a member of the Oklahoma Bar Association, Tulsa County Bar Association, Creek County Bar Association and the American Bar Association.
Mr. Henry is a section member of the Family Law Division of the Oklahoma Bar Association and serves as a committee member for Continuing Legal Education and Social. Mr. Henry was the 2013 Oklahoma Bar Association Family Law Section CLE Chair and Chair Elect. He is the 2014 Chair of the OBA Family Law Section. He is also a member of the OBA Young Lawyers Division, ABA Family Law Section, ABA Young Lawyers Division and section member of the Tulsa County Bar Association Family Law Division.
Mr. Henry completed the 2010 American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) introductory seminar for Family Law Associates and the 2012 AAML Advanced Training Seminar on Negotiations taught by the faculty at Harvard Law School. He was a seminar presenter of Continuing Legal Education on Social Media Discovery at the 2011 Oklahoma Bar Annual Meeting and has been named as an expert witness on the topic of attorney’s fees. In 2012, Mr. Henry successfully completed the ABA/NITA Family Law Trial Advocacy Institute in Boulder, CO. In 2013, Mr. Henry successfully completed the Houston Family Law Trial Institute. He successfully completed the Roger Dodd Trial Skills training on advanced cross-examination in 2014. He has presented CLE courses on numerous topics related to Family Law. Mr. Henry was a co-founder, teacher and presenter at the inaugural Oklahoma Bar Association Family Law Section Trial Advocacy Institute.
He is proud to be with the Fry & Elder Law Firm. Robert G “Hap” Fry, Jr. and James R. Elder along with their team bring over 50 years of combined experience to their practice. Fry & Elder is one of the premier law firms in the State of Oklahoma focusing their practice on Family Law issues. Mr. Fry describes their trial philosophy very simply as, “Shoot all the bullets you have and then throw the empty gun at them.” Their hard work, skill and knowledge have enabled Fry & Elder to earn the reputation as the “best of the best.”
Experience
Solo Practitioner M. S. Henry Law Office, PLLC 2007 – 2010
Trial Lawyer, Associate Fry & Elder 2010 – 2013
Trial Lawyer, Partner Fry & Elder 2013 – Present
Education
Langston University, Tulsa, OK Bachelors in Accounting, 1997
University of Tulsa College of Law, Tulsa, OK Juris Doctorate, 2006
Admitted
United States District Court 2014 – Current Eastern District of Oklahoma Member
United States District Court 2014 – Current Western District of Oklahoma Member United States District Court 2014 – Current Northern District of Oklahoma Member
Memberships
American Bar Association 2010 – Current Family Law Section
Oklahoma Bar Association 2010 – Current Family Law Section
Litigation Section
Appellate Section
Leadership Committee
Practice Manual
2013 CLE Chair
2014 Chair of Family Law
Tulsa County Bar Association 2013 – Current General Member
Creek County Bar Association 2013 – Current General Member
Oklahoma Association for Justice 2014 – Current General Member
Training
AAML Introductory Training Seminar; Chicago, IL; 2011
AAML Advanced Training Seminar (Negations); Chicago, IL, 2012
ABA/NITA Family Law Trial Advocacy Institute; Boulder, CO, June 2012.
Houston Family Law Trial Institute; Houston, Texas, May 2013.
National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Trial Advocacy Teaching Skills; San Francisco, California. November 2013.
Roger Dodd Trial Skills; Advanced Cross Examination; February 2014.
Houston Family Law Trial Institute, Advanced Child Custody Program; Houston, Texas, May 2014.
Bar Involvement
2013 Continuing Legal Education Chair for OBA Family Law Section
2014 Oklahoma Bar Association Family Law Section Chair
2014 Founding Member and Instructor of the Oklahoma Bar Association Family Law Section Trial Advocacy Institute
Honors and Awards
Tulsa 40 Honoree: Tulsa Business & Legal News 2014 Class.
10 Best Client Satisfaction Award: American Institute of Family Law Attorneys 2014.
Press
Contributor to CNN Money as Authority on Oklahoma Matrimonial Law: http://money.cnn.com/2014/08/12/news/harold-hamm-divorce/index.html?category=home
Publications
Article: “Child Tax Exemptions Related to a Decree of Dissolution of Marriage”,
Oklahoma Bar Journal, Volume 83, August 11, 2012.
Continuing Legal Education Presentations
CLE Presentation Oklahoma Bar Association Modern Day Slavery: Members Take Action, September 19, 2014; Representing Human Trafficking Victims in Family Law.
CLE Presentation Oklahoma Bar Association, September 18th, 2014; Family Law Openings in Trial – Tell Them Where You Are Going.
CLE Presentation Oklahoma Bar Association Solo and Small Firm Conference, June 21, 2014; Social Media, Internet and E-mail Evidence at Trial – Admissibility of Electronic Evidence.
CLE Presentation Tulsa County Bar Association, December 2013; Social Media, Internet and E-mail Evidence at Trial – Admissibility of Electronic Evidence.
CLE Moderator for Oklahoma Bar Association FLS on December 19, 2013 and
December 20, 2013 on Dealing with difficult Family Law Issues.
CLE Moderator for Oklahoma Bar Association FLS on September 19, 2013 and
September 20, 2013 on Family Law Case Issues.
CLE Moderator for Oklahoma Bar Association FLS, May 8, 2013 and May 9, 2013
on Business Valuations.
CLE Presentation Tulsa County Bar Association, 2012; Deviating from the Child
Support Guidelines.
CLE Presentation Oklahoma Bar Association, September 6 & 7, 2012;
UCCJEA and UIFSA Jurisdiction in Custody and Support Actions.
CLE Presentation Delaware County Bar Association, 2011;
Social Media Discovery.
CLE Presentation Oklahoma Paralegal Association Summer Seminar, August 9, 2014; Preparing for & Presenting Motion Hearings.
CLE Presentation Oklahoma Paralegal Association Summer Seminar, August 9, 2014; The Essentials of Preparing Evidence for Trial.
CLE Presentation Washington County Bar Association, 2011;
Social Media Discovery.
CLE Presentation Tulsa County Bar Association, 2011; Social Media Discovery.
CLE Presentation Oklahoma Bar Association Annual Meeting, 2011; Social Media
Discovery.
Tulsa, OK 74119
FryElder.com
M. Shane Henry is an AV Preeminent Rated Trial Lawyer by Martindale Hubbell. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and Juris Doctorate from the University of Tulsa College of Law in 2006. Mr. Henry’s practice is focused on Trial Advocacy. He is certified to practice law by the Supreme Court of Oklahoma and is a member of the Oklahoma Bar Association, Tulsa County Bar Association, Creek County Bar Association and the American Bar Association.
Mr. Henry is a section member of the Family Law Division of the Oklahoma Bar Association and serves as a committee member for Continuing Legal Education and Social. Mr. Henry was the 2013 Oklahoma Bar Association Family Law Section CLE Chair and Chair Elect. He is the 2014 Chair of the OBA Family Law Section. He is also a member of the OBA Young Lawyers Division, ABA Family Law Section, ABA Young Lawyers Division and section member of the Tulsa County Bar Association Family Law Division.
Mr. Henry completed the 2010 American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) introductory seminar for Family Law Associates and the 2012 AAML Advanced Training Seminar on Negotiations taught by the faculty at Harvard Law School. He was a seminar presenter of Continuing Legal Education on Social Media Discovery at the 2011 Oklahoma Bar Annual Meeting and has been named as an expert witness on the topic of attorney’s fees. In 2012, Mr. Henry successfully completed the ABA/NITA Family Law Trial Advocacy Institute in Boulder, CO. In 2013, Mr. Henry successfully completed the Houston Family Law Trial Institute. He successfully completed the Roger Dodd Trial Skills training on advanced cross-examination in 2014. He has presented CLE courses on numerous topics related to Family Law. Mr. Henry was a co-founder, teacher and presenter at the inaugural Oklahoma Bar Association Family Law Section Trial Advocacy Institute.
He is proud to be with the Fry & Elder Law Firm. Robert G “Hap” Fry, Jr. and James R. Elder along with their team bring over 50 years of combined experience to their practice. Fry & Elder is one of the premier law firms in the State of Oklahoma focusing their practice on Family Law issues. Mr. Fry describes their trial philosophy very simply as, “Shoot all the bullets you have and then throw the empty gun at them.” Their hard work, skill and knowledge have enabled Fry & Elder to earn the reputation as the “best of the best.”
Experience
Solo Practitioner M. S. Henry Law Office, PLLC 2007 – 2010
Trial Lawyer, Associate Fry & Elder 2010 – 2013
Trial Lawyer, Partner Fry & Elder 2013 – Present
Education
Langston University, Tulsa, OK Bachelors in Accounting, 1997
University of Tulsa College of Law, Tulsa, OK Juris Doctorate, 2006
Admitted
United States District Court 2014 – Current Eastern District of Oklahoma Member
United States District Court 2014 – Current Western District of Oklahoma Member United States District Court 2014 – Current Northern District of Oklahoma Member
Memberships
American Bar Association 2010 – Current Family Law Section
Oklahoma Bar Association 2010 – Current Family Law Section
Litigation Section
Appellate Section
Leadership Committee
Practice Manual
2013 CLE Chair
2014 Chair of Family Law
Tulsa County Bar Association 2013 – Current General Member
Creek County Bar Association 2013 – Current General Member
Oklahoma Association for Justice 2014 – Current General Member
Training
AAML Introductory Training Seminar; Chicago, IL; 2011
AAML Advanced Training Seminar (Negations); Chicago, IL, 2012
ABA/NITA Family Law Trial Advocacy Institute; Boulder, CO, June 2012.
Houston Family Law Trial Institute; Houston, Texas, May 2013.
National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Trial Advocacy Teaching Skills; San Francisco, California. November 2013.
Roger Dodd Trial Skills; Advanced Cross Examination; February 2014.
Houston Family Law Trial Institute, Advanced Child Custody Program; Houston, Texas, May 2014.
Bar Involvement
2013 Continuing Legal Education Chair for OBA Family Law Section
2014 Oklahoma Bar Association Family Law Section Chair
2014 Founding Member and Instructor of the Oklahoma Bar Association Family Law Section Trial Advocacy Institute
Honors and Awards
Tulsa 40 Honoree: Tulsa Business & Legal News 2014 Class.
10 Best Client Satisfaction Award: American Institute of Family Law Attorneys 2014.
Press
Contributor to CNN Money as Authority on Oklahoma Matrimonial Law: http://money.cnn.com/2014/08/12/news/harold-hamm-divorce/index.html?category=home
Publications
Article: “Child Tax Exemptions Related to a Decree of Dissolution of Marriage”,
Oklahoma Bar Journal, Volume 83, August 11, 2012.
Continuing Legal Education Presentations
CLE Presentation Oklahoma Bar Association Modern Day Slavery: Members Take Action, September 19, 2014; Representing Human Trafficking Victims in Family Law.
CLE Presentation Oklahoma Bar Association, September 18th, 2014; Family Law Openings in Trial – Tell Them Where You Are Going.
CLE Presentation Oklahoma Bar Association Solo and Small Firm Conference, June 21, 2014; Social Media, Internet and E-mail Evidence at Trial – Admissibility of Electronic Evidence.
CLE Presentation Tulsa County Bar Association, December 2013; Social Media, Internet and E-mail Evidence at Trial – Admissibility of Electronic Evidence.
CLE Moderator for Oklahoma Bar Association FLS on December 19, 2013 and
December 20, 2013 on Dealing with difficult Family Law Issues.
CLE Moderator for Oklahoma Bar Association FLS on September 19, 2013 and
September 20, 2013 on Family Law Case Issues.
CLE Moderator for Oklahoma Bar Association FLS, May 8, 2013 and May 9, 2013
on Business Valuations.
CLE Presentation Tulsa County Bar Association, 2012; Deviating from the Child
Support Guidelines.
CLE Presentation Oklahoma Bar Association, September 6 & 7, 2012;
UCCJEA and UIFSA Jurisdiction in Custody and Support Actions.
CLE Presentation Delaware County Bar Association, 2011;
Social Media Discovery.
CLE Presentation Oklahoma Paralegal Association Summer Seminar, August 9, 2014; Preparing for & Presenting Motion Hearings.
CLE Presentation Oklahoma Paralegal Association Summer Seminar, August 9, 2014; The Essentials of Preparing Evidence for Trial.
CLE Presentation Washington County Bar Association, 2011;
Social Media Discovery.
CLE Presentation Tulsa County Bar Association, 2011; Social Media Discovery.
CLE Presentation Oklahoma Bar Association Annual Meeting, 2011; Social Media
Discovery.