Stephen D. Henninger
Stephen D. Henninger
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972-860-0361
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Practice Areas:
- Civil Tort Defense
- Commercial Litigation
- Constitutional and Civil Rights
- Construction Litigation
- Defense of Local Government Entities, Public Officials, and Law Enforcement Officials
- Employment Law
- Premises Liability Litigation
- Professional Liability Litigation
- School Law and Education Law
- Sexual Abuse Litigation
Stephen Henninger rejoined Fanning Harper Martinson Brandt & Kutchin, P.C. in 2013, having previously worked at the firm from 1999 – 2007. His practice areas include governmental liability, constitutional and civil rights law, employment law, construction litigation, and professional liability.
Stephen Henninger rejoined Fanning Harper Martinson Brandt & Kutchin, P.C. in 2013, having previously worked at the firm from 1999 – 2007. His practice areas include governmental liability, constitutional and civil rights law, employment law, construction litigation, and professional liability.
Representative Cases/Reported Cases
Texas Dep’t of Transp. v. Hathorn, 2012 WL 2989235 (Tex.App.– Austin July 18, 2012)
Dallas, Garland & Northeastern Railroad v. Hunt County, 195 S.W.3d 818 (Tex.App.-Dallas 2006)
Coffey v. Johnson, 142 S.W.3d 414 (Tex.App.-Eastland 2004)
Taylor v. Wood County, 133 S.W.3d 811 (Tex.App.-Texarkana 2004)
Choctaw Properties v. Aledo I.S.D., 127 S.W.3d 235 (Tex.App.-Waco 2003)
Eastland County Cooperative Dispatch v. Poyner, 64 S.W.3d 182 (Tex.App.-Eastland 2001)
Court Admittances
State Bar of Texas
Supreme Court of the United States
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
United States District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas
Bar Admissions
Education
Texas Tech University School of Law, May 1992 – Doctor of Jurisprudence (Honors: Board of Regents Full Scholarship)
The University of Texas at Austin, May 1989 – Bachelor of Arts, Slavic Studies (Honors: College of Liberal Arts, College Scholars Award)
Professional Affiliations
State Bar of Texas
Recent Presentations and Publications
06/01/16 Co presented with Thomas P. Brandt and Nichole Plagens a Live Webcast through the Texas Bar CLE focused on Police Excessive Force Litigation and Issues Post Ferguson, focused on, among other things, the challenges law enforcement officers and their defense counsel face in trying to obtain a fair trial.
7/12-13/07 Presented speech to State Bar of Texas Annual Suing and Defending Governmental Entities Course on Immunity for Individuals.
7/13-14/06 Presented speech to State Bar of Texas Annual Suing and Defending Governmental Entities Course, Federal Immunity for Individuals.
2006 Presented speech to Texas Municipal League Attorney Workshop, Individual Immunity-Federal.
07/28-29/05 Presented speech to State Bar of Texas Annual Suing and Defending Governmental Entities Course, “The First Amendment and Local Government Regulations.”
10/2003 Presented at FHM’s 2nd Annual Texas Legal Update for the Claims Professional, “Tort Reform Effects on Governmental Entities.”
7/26-27/01 Presented speech to the State Bar of Texas Suing and Defending Governmental Entities Course, “The Fair House Act – An Overview”
