Our Attorneys Make the Positive Difference in Your Case

At the Law Offices of Henderson, Henderson & Staples, LC, we respond to our clients’ needs with speed and compassion. As experienced attorneys, we believe in aggressively defending our clients’ rights.

We work with determination and resolve to achieve the best outcome possible for you. In every case, we believe in your cause and your future. We provide a full range of services for clients throughout the Tri-State area.

Areas of Speciality

  • Personal injury
  • Family law
  • Criminal law
  • Workers’ Compensation
  • Social Security
  • Discrimination
  • Real Estate
  • Business litigation
  • Estate
  • Employment Law
  • Child Abuse and Neglect
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Cheryl Lynne Henderson Esq.

Partner

Law Firm of Henderson, Henderson, and Staples,
711 Fifth Ave., Huntington, WV

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Fisk University 1976
Juris Doctorate, West Virginia University 1980

Areas of Speciality

  • Family Law
  • Divorce
  • Custody
  • Child Support
  • Personal Injury
  • Real Estate Matters
  • General practice

Organizations 

  • West Virginia State Bar Association
  • American Trial Lawyers Association; WV Trial Lawyers Association
  • American Bar Association
  • National Bar Association
  • Mountain State Bar Association
  • (Treasurer 1988 – 1994) (2008-Present)
  • (President 1996 – 1998)
  • Vice President Cabell County Bar Association 1987 – 1988
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Gail Henderson-Staples, Esq

Partner

Law Firm of Henderson, Henderson, and Staples,
711 Fifth Ave., Huntington, WV

Education

Huntington High School, Huntington, WV
Chatham College, Pittsburgh, PA, B.A. Political Science, 1981
West Virginia University College of Law, Morgantown, WV, Doctor of Jurisprudence 1984

Areas of Speciality 

  • Personal Injury
  • Wrongful Death
  • Social Security
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Research
  • Automobile (Lemon Law)
  • Real Estate
  • General Practice

Organizations 

  • West Virginia State Bar Association
  • National Bar Association
  • Mountain State Bar Association, former President and Treasurer
  • American Association of Justice
  • West Virginia Association of Justice, and Affiliation with various Civic, Charitable and Professional Organizations.
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Dwight Staples, Esq

Partner

Law Firm of Henderson, Henderson, and Staples,
711 Fifth Ave., Huntington, WV

Education

Woodrow Wilson High School, Beckley, WV
West Virginia State College, Institute, WV, B.S. Education, 1974
West Virginia College of Graduate Studies, M.A., Education Administration, 1981
West Virginia University College of Law, Morgantown, WV, Doctor of Jurisprudence, 1985

Areas of Specialty 

  • Personal Injury
  • Car Accidents
  • Wrongful Death
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Employment Discrimination
  • Employment Disability Discrimination
  • Workers Compensation
  • Landlord Tenant Law
  • State and Federal Criminal Defense
  • Medical Malpractice
  • State Employee Grievance
  • Numerous Other Areas

Practiced Previously 

The Circuit Courts of West Virginia
The West Virginia Supreme Court
The West Virginia Federal District Courts
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
The Magistrate Courts of West Virginia
The West Virginia Human Rights commission
The Board Review
The Division of Motor Vehicles
West Virginia Public Employee Grievance Board

Organizations 

  • West Virginia State Bar Association
  • National Bar Association
  • Mountain State Bar Association, President and former Vice President and Treasurer
  • American Association of Justice
  • West Virginia Association of Justice, Board of Governors
  • Kappa Alph Psi Fraternity
  • Legal Advisor, Huntington NAACP
  • Member and Trustee of Mount Zion Baptist Church, Beckley, West Virginia
  • Affiliation with various Civic, Chartable and Professional Organizations.
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Sherri Henderson, Esq

Law Firm of Henderson, Henderson, and Staples,

711 Fifth Ave., Huntington, WV

Education

Huntington High School, Huntington, WV
Marshall University, Huntington, WV, Bachelor of Business Administration, 1982
University of Toledo, College of Law, Toledo, OH Juris Doctorate, 1998
Tax Auditor, City of Toledo, 1987- 1997

Areas of Specialty

  • General
  • Child Abuse and Neglect

Organizations 

  • West Virginia State Bar Association
  • Mountain State Bar Association
  • Member Ebenezer United Methodist Church, Kairos Prison Ministry
  • Board Member Ebenezer Outreach Community Center
  • Former Board Member West Virginia United Methodist Foundation
  • Various Other Organizations