The KSAT 12 News Team provides a look at local, regional, statewide and national news events and the latest information on local traffic and weather issues. His bow tie was now undone, hanging from his collar. I know a lot of us parents say that about our children. Lopez, standing off to the side, filmed everything on his phone. You know, you could throw a $50,000 quinceaera or you could throw a $200 quinceaera, he said. AUSTIN, TEXAS - NOVEMBER 09: Evelin Crossland (L) and Thomas J. Henry attend as philanthropist and attorney Thomas J. Henry launches new art and music experience "Austin Elevates" at Austin 360 Amphitheatre on November 09, 2019 in Austin, Texas. Then he bought ads on a public-access TV station that had hours of dead airtime. It was also awash in illegal ambulance chasing. 15 of 32 16 of 32 San Antonio attorney Thomas J. Henry is threw quite possibly one of the most lavish quinceaeras San Antonio has ever seen for his daughter Mya on Feb. 12 even Pitbull and . Really? Have a great night!. A young attorney wearing a paisley tuxedo jacket said that Henry is a serious dude. This is why I came here, he said one day on the stone patio of his Euro-Texan mansion. 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We certainly didnt have two pairs of tennis shoes, Mike told me. Tom realized that there are a lot of good lawyers out there whose names will never be known, Mike Henry, one of Henrys older brothers, who worked with him for two decades, told me. Pitbull and Nick Jonas performed at daughter Maya Henry's party. David Monn, the best of the best when it comes to party planning, was commissioned by the Henry family to organize their daughter's bash. March 12, 2016. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/Getty Images for Lawlor Media Group inc.), AUSTIN, TEXAS - NOVEMBER 08: Thomas J. Henry (L) and Evelin Crossland attend as philanthropist and attorney Thomas J. Henry launches new art and music experience "Austin Elevates" at Sumit Austin on November 08, 2019 in Austin, Texas. For a while, Henry stood off in the wings, shimmying with Azteca as Maroon 5s Adam Levine danced across the stage in brown velour pants. There were no towering shelves of legal books or photographs of Henry with dignitaries. But I was going to give my daughter a big quinceaera, and I dont give a shit what anyone thinks.. This time, it involvesParis Fashion Week. His father, Frank, had been a tough taskmaster, a Korea and Vietnam veteran who expected a lot from his son. So when you represent people that have been working their whole lives, and maybe they dont have an education, and not only did they not do anything wrong, but then theyre being treated like shit? Every time I say Thomas J. Henry, everyone is going to yell el ms chingn, Lopez commanded. In that interview, Maya said the quinceaera was the best night of my life, and that the father-daughter dance was one of the highlights of the event. But Tom does it well.. This is largely a consequence of tort reform laws passed in the Legislature in 1995 and 2003 that severely restrict medical malpractice payouts, place a hard cap on punitive damages, and, through a doctrine known as proportionate liability, shield corporations and their insurance companies from taking on full responsibility for an accident. Thomas moved out of the marital residence he shared with Azteca because he was involved in a public extramarital relationship which he continues to this day, she said in the document. When the family moved to Corpus in 1976, Frank made it clear that Henry would be paying for his own things. A Texas attorney's daughter was featured in the latest music video by rapper Lil Nas X. Maya Henry, daughter of prominent injury attorney Thomas J. Henry, made a small appearance in the official . The two wed in 1999 and divorced in 2005. I will not remember tomorrow what the hell you did. No, Henry replied. By that point, he was a hometown household name. What the Henrys children have to say also could come into play. A lumbar . 78 of 104 79 of 104. South Texas was one of the best places in the country to practice personal-injury law. Her father, according to his website, is "a renowned trial attorney who has been practicing law for over. The pair were first linked in August 2018, but kept the budding romance quiet for nearly a year before making it official on Instagram in September 2019. Partin is what Henry terms a G3 lawyer, in the firms quasi-military parlance. Shes not involved in the Henrys divorce. On the nationally syndicated American Latino TV, Thomas introduced Azteca as my wife., When somebody asked me, you know, youre not Mexican-American, my life and the people I love are Mexican-American, Thomas said on the program. An accident victim. She was playing a little bit too hard to get, made me have to try that much harder, he recalled of their early encounters. Amy Weaver Dorning is an assistant editor at Texas Monthly. On ExpressNews.com: How Thomas J. Henry became mixed up in fight over San Antonio oil field services company, Drew Crossland submitted a court exhibit containing photos that Henry and Evelin, 30, posted to their Instagram accounts. His shirt was unbuttoned to mid-chest. The Henry family hadnt been destitute. When Henry started his own firm, in Corpus Christi in 1993, he was 31 years old, basically unknown, and faced the question that all new lawyers face: How do you get clients? Attorney Thomas J. Henry is seen with his new flame, Evelin Crossland, at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin in this photo from last November. Henry nodded. Pulling into the dealership behind him in other Henry-owned Ferraris were Henrys wife, Azteca, and their two children, seventeen-year-old Maya and eighteen-year-old Thomas Jr. (Henry has five older children bytwo previous marriages.) Every year, he spent more on marketing than he did the previous year. Court records show a Nueces County jury found defendant Weatherford U.S., a provider of oil well drilling equipment and services, negligent. Henry was sitting at his glass desk in a low-rise building in an office park in northwest San Antonio. It was submitted June 29 as part of a court exhibit in litigation unfolding in San Antonio. When I asked him about his Learjet-and-Rolls-Royce Super Bowl commercial, he told me that it implied, Im not a poor boy handling your case against the biggest corporations and insurance companies. He said that it was kind of a subliminal message, and I think it hits pretty clearly.. It was 1:20 a.m., and the party seemed as if it might never end. As Henry and I sat on his patio, I was still wondering about the sheer audacity of his spending. Hilliard, the Corpus attorney and sometimes-colleague of Henrys, marvels at the scale of the marketing effort and how famous its made Henry in South Texas. The way society has developed, [young lawyers] have been coached to have a work-life balance, he told another visitor. Henry delivering a turkey at his annual giveaway. When a young lawyer named Claire Partin entered Henrys office to discuss a car-wreck case that she was preparing for trial, she knew shed be getting a grilling. My car, my clothes, everything, Henry recalled. Thomas J. Henry is rich. Lots of rich people throw expensive private parties, but Henry makes his expensive parties into public marketing opportunities. The case surfaced last month when Thomas J. Henrys role in a court battle involving his new flame, Evelin Crossland, landed him in the spotlight. The first season, which debuted in December 2017, tracked the Henrys as they planned Thomas Jr.s $4 million eighteenth birthday party (a central drama was the headache of booking the rap group Migos). His law firm originally began in 1993 as a auto, trucking, and on-the-job injury firm. However, according to a July 27 court filing by Azteca, the pair lived together at the time of their 2005 divorce and continued to live together until he moved out last summer. Wedding bells are in the near future for the Thomas J. Henry family. Mr. While in San Antonio for one of the biggest shows of the year, Edward A. Ornelas /San Antonio Express-News, In most places, zoo outings take a backseat during winter months, but that wasn't the case for actress, Even though she's a big-time star, Fifth Harmony singer, Mendoza, Madalyn S/Twitter.com/Instagram.com. People became familiar with the sight of the brash attorney buying rounds of drinks at the Tom Foolery bar. Leave them blank to get signed up. The tuxedo-clad personal-injury attorney was bobbing up and down like a shadowboxing prizefighter. No detail had been overlooked. Henry is a model from San Antonio and is the daughter of attorney Thomas J Henry Instagram/liampayne It's official - Maya Henry and Liam Payne of One Direction are engaged, according to. He placed an ad on the cover of the Corpus phone book. Thomas and Azteca met at a gym in the early 1990s. When he came to San Antonio, he made it a point to swallow this market. He hasrecently opened offices in Austin and El Paso, and he wants to swallow those markets too. Afterward, a publicist issued a news release sharing details of Thomas birthday blowout that was attended by 75 of his close friends and family, and featured such artists Cardi B and DJ Khaled. An accident victim who suffers a much less severe injury after being rear-ended by an eighteen-wheeler owned by a large corporationthats a G4 case, a potential multimillion-dollar suit. For example, Aztecas lawyers indicated they wish to dig into Thomas finances because they want him to pay her monthly support, attorneys fees and other expenses, as well as ensure she has continued access to the Boerne home and vehicles. Thomas J. Henry is known for his ubiquitous ads on television and billboards heralding the huge personal injury awards won on behalf of his law firms clients. And I think that their culture, their heritage and everything thats beautiful about their background is part of me now.. The next day, Coldwell is slated to depose Thomas. He never clerked for a judge and never worked at a white-shoe firm. Most of the contents relate to her fathers criminal case and the rest belong to her, Coldwell wrote. Partins client had been hit by a drunk driver, and the injured woman was slated to go into surgery. Lucky for the Henrys and for us daughter Maya offers a shining beacon of light in . That might be one for the G1s. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage). If somebody is out there on the airwaves saying, This is my wife, that seems to be an indication of what your state of mind is at that time, Myres said. Azteca continues to draw a paycheck from the Henry law firm, even though shes not working, Anderson added. The second element relates to whether the couple agreed to live together as husband and wife. By the time Henry took the stage, Lopez had gotten el ms chingn chants going for Azteca and that pinche loquito Thomas Jr. and declared his intention to marry Aztecas mom, Teresa. If the G1s cant resolve the case through negotiation, it will advance to the G2s and the G3s, mid-level lawyers who will then put the case on the path to a trial. verity. In 2002, his television commercials ran for five-and-a-half minutes during the Corpus-area Super Bowl broadcast. Soon Henry was in the VIP section, swaying to the music, and after Enrique Iglesias left the stage following an exuberant greatest-hits set, Lopez called, Every time I say Thomas J. Henry, everyone is going to yell , By the time Henry took the stage, Lopez had gotten , For a while, Henry stood off in the wings, shimmying with Azteca as Maroon 5s Adam Levine danced across the stage in brown velour pants. He thinks that personal-injury lawyers who promote themselves in that manner are comical, trashy, and embarrassing to the legal profession.. And Henry can sound like Ralph Nader when he talks about how plaintiffs lawyers can not only hold companies accountable but force them to adopt safer practices. I just think that its almost kind of rude to do that. He relishes waking up every day to insurance companies and lawyers telling me to screw myself. He tells his attorneys that they need to understand that they work for their clients. Henry is not getting any support, Coldwell said at the July 27 hearing. An hour later, he was back in his Ferrari, roaring toward his house near Boerne, still talking about the value of hard work. And as Henry held court at the Shops at La Cantera, he wanted to make sure everyone stopping by knew just what kind of grit he valued. However, according to a July 27 court filing by Azteca, the. . San Antonio attorney Thomas J. Henry threw quite possibly one of the most lavish quinceaeras San Antonio has ever seen for his daughter Maya on Feb. 12 even Pitbull and Nick Jonas showed up. Inside Edition reports the celebration,. Sometimes Henry would show up to school with pig feces smeared on his jeans, and the kids from fancier homes would laugh at him. Azteca, 42, says they are. Henrys earlier parties had topped out at 200 guests. South Texas in the early nineties was one of the best places in the country to practice personal-injury law. Hangin with Los Henrys may have been a byproduct of the wide notoriety Thomas achieved for throwing extravagant parties. In 2019, Azteca filed for divorce to end her 20-year marriage. SUGAR LAND, TX - FEBRUARY 04: (L-R) Azteca Henry, Thomas J. Henry, and Maya Henry attend the 2017 Maxim Super Bowl Party at Smart Financial Centre on February 4, 2017 in Sugar Land, Texas. . Patrick Danner Patrick Danner covers banking, insurance, business litigation and bankruptcies. But it didnt matter. It was Thomas third marriage. Sweat glistened on his brow. At what was ostensibly a work party, almost no employees of Henrys firm were mentioned from stage by name. Generator vs power station: Which one is right for you? Theres a whole generation of folks in this area where hes the default guy to call if they dont know a lawyer., Thomas J. Henry says hes ready to fight for you. Corporate lawyers who help structure mergers and acquisitions can drum up business by belonging to the same country clubs and nonprofit boards as their potential clients. (As one Houston personal-injury attorney colorfully put it, How many wealthy white people do you know whove lost a leg at their job?) Whats more, accident victims usually havent thought about legal representation before their accidents, and they often need to find someone to take their cases quickly. Let me tell you, Henry began, this is the biggest party I have ever thrown because youre the biggest family I know. He called for Azteca to come onstage to stand beside him. Azteca, 42, says they are. His reputation precedes him. A Corpus Christi office manager in a multicolored sequined dress told me that Henry does so much for his firm and his people., Henrys driver, Greg Ahlas, a hulking Gulf War veteran and former security contractor who told me that he was part of the hunt for Bin Laden, said that hed worked with General David Petraeus, yet Henry was the best boss that hed ever had. That torques me off like theres no tomorrow, Henry said. Those numbers make good advertising copyand Henry likes to use them in his commercialsbut the reality is that in Texas, the big dollar amounts tend not to stick. In the mid-1990s and early 2000s, he was busy blanketing the city of Corpus Christi with his name. The image was of a part of a court exhibit filed June 29 in litigation unfolding in San Antonio. You can be paralyzed. Azteca was wearing a pink Balenciaga hat. This one, with every employee and friend of his firm invited, swelled to a crowd of 1,200, and Henrys staff was full of praise for their boss. Plaintiffs lawyers tend to be more rough-hewn. Maya opted for Dolce & Gabbana sneakers and a Chanel backpack. Thomas J. Henry's daughter Maya Henry walks couture fashion shows in Paris, Sicily, Thomas J. Henry's daughter featured in Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' official music video, Thomas J Henry's daughter Maya Henry opens Dolce and Gabbana fashion show in Mexico City, Meagan Falcon covers entertainment, things to do and trending news. Its official - Maya Henry and Liam Payne of One Direction are engaged, according to multiple sources. They smell it. (Aquinceaera is primarily a Latin American custom to mark a girl's 15th birthday and her symbolic emergence into adulthood.). He put up a sign for his business at his own personal address. Anderson, Thomas lawyer, said in an email that the couple had the divorce sealed for the protection of their children. Henry was the unquestioned star. Ultimately, he says, his biggest goal is to have an organization of one thousand lawyers. At that point, he imagines, his firm might well have swallowed Dallas and Houston too. Scenes from the Thomas J. Henry 25th Anniversary party in San Antonio. Where a case first lands in that hierarchy doesnt necessarily have to do with its severity. As the song ended, all of Henrys employees erupted in a cheer. In September, the Corpus Christi firm Thomas J. Henry Injury Attorneys hauled in a $67 million jury verdict for their client, who was paralyzed from the waist down in a 2012 automobile collision. Say this person in this car over here hits you real bad, and that person makes minimum wage and has $30,000 in insurancebig injury, small case, Henry explained. pdanner@express-news.net | Twitter: @AlamoPD. You dont want to be that lawyer, because insurance companies know it. If I need a trainer, then Im mentally weak, Henry growled, when Manny Diotte, the founder and CEO of the Ferrari Kid, made some innocuous chitchat about exercise. From golf courses to coffee shops (and even Bexar County jury duty), there are plenty of places where an average Joe might meet a celebrity. The $45.3 million verdict for a woman who was rear-ended by an SUV driven by an oil-field services worker who had been talking on a hands-free cellphone. Thomas J. Henry, his longtime partner Azteca Henry, their daughter Maya Henry and entertainer Fergie pose for photographs at the Maxim Super Bowl Party 2017, presented by Thomas J. Henry at the Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land on Feb. 5, 2017. But when Henry looks at himself, he sees a self-made man, an up-from-the-bootstraps striver who is not so far removed from his early life as a Kansas farm boy who hauled five-gallon buckets of slop a quarter mile every morning to feed the pigs. Yeah. Meanwhile, Anderson accused Azteca of changing evidence by amending her tax returns to show her status as married filing separately rather than as a single filer the implication being its an attempt to bolster her claim that theyre married. Whether a couple have represented themselves to others as a married couple is the third element in determining whether a common law marriage exists. Massive thank you to all my team @stevefinan @simonolive73 @jordenpinchen @conorleebutler @adamfkelly @stockersstory for helping setting it all up and making it run smooth @artisthbtl for fuckin with my sound cant wait to perform it with you. You can be killed. A zero-edge pool dissolved into an unblemished stretch of Hill Country scenery sprawling west to the horizon. The junior lawyers with whom I saw him interact all addressed him as sir.. San Antonio attorney Thomas J. Henry threw quite possibly one of the most lavish quinceaeras San Antonio has ever seen for his daughter Maya on Feb. 12 even Pitbull and Nick Jonas showed. Crossland contends the photos are proof of an extramarital and adulterous relationship.. . Thomas J Henry Facts & Wiki Where does Thomas J Henry live? For! He is the driver of the fanciest cars, the thrower of the most lavish parties, the bestower of the most conspicuous gifts. Personal injury lawyer Thomas J. Henry spent about $6 million on a massive quinceaera for his daughter, Maya, and he isnt letting the critics weigh too much on his mind, according to media reports. Theres no marriage, Anderson, Thomas lawyer, told a judge July 27. Even most of Henrys cases that make it through a jury trial will ultimately close with a settlement at some point during the process, and the original verdict serves as a starting point for those negotiations. But the flap over the sign got Henry gallons of ink. The Red Rocket likes to hang around The Rim, according to social media photos. Thomas Jr. wore Gucci socks and limited-edition Nikes. Henry still takes big-dollar lawsuits to trial himself, but as his firm has ballooned in size he also spends his time at the helm of a massive law machine, directing his team of attorneys. Maya Henry is the daughter of Thomas J Henry and Azteca Henry. Thomas Jr. wore Gucci socks and limited-edition Nikes. Still, it can be jarring to hear Henry talk like this when hes sitting just yards away from a garage full of Ferraris. "massivethank you to @maya_henry for always keeping the biggest smile on my face through all the stress and making me realize how perfect my life really is". decompression . Henry is the daughter of millionaire Texan lawyer Thomas J. Henry and is a model. @maya_henry WOW! But when the rapper Lil Jon appeared after midnight, Henry could no longer remain on the sidelines. And Henry the man has built Henry the brand by saturating the airwaves. I feel like Im part of their family. My law firm is warriors. Maya and her father recentlysat down for a phone interview with Inside Edition. His PR firm pays for celebrities to attend, invites photographers and reporters to capture the proceedings, and makes sure that items about who came and which artists played get placed in gossip outlets like the New York Posts Page Six and Londons Daily Mail. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. That might be one for the G1s. Henry circled his arms and jogged his legs in his shadow-boxing shimmy. I dont care if they have no education, he says. The Corpus Christi native shared photos and a video from the fashion shows with her more than 144,000 followers on Instagram. When youre growing up banging on doors to collect a check for throwing papers, you know what its like to be poor, and you know what its like to have people treat you like youre inferior, he said. But I persevered. Tax returns, health insurance records and bank accounts, along with social, school and government registries, may be offered as evidence by either side to show whether they agreed to be married, Myres said. Other times, he will be captured staring purposefully into the middle distance. In photos published by theDaily Mail, the Texas native had a square-cut diamond on her left hand as the couple left Londons Novikov restaurant. Henry, who at five feet, six inches tall is four inches shorter than his daughter, looked more understated than the rest of his brood.. Subscribe today. More: South Texas attorney Thomas J. Henry's daughter dating former One Direction star, Sometimes I dont recognise this happy guy sure glad you brought him back though. Hes really a marketing guru, Bob Hilliard, a prominent Corpus Christi trial attorney who has collaborated with Henry on several cases, told me. He also wasnt going to be satisfied with a modest practice and a modest life. This weekend, he made sure his son's 18th birthday didn't fall short. The ground was shaking. The image was part of a court exhibit filed June 29 in litigation unfolding in San Antonio. Henry hadnt come alone. The tuxedo-clad personal-injury attorney was bobbing up and down like a shadowboxing prizefighter. Henry quizzed Partin on just how she would be presenting the details of the operation to the jury. San Antonio personal injury lawyer Thomas J. Henry touts a $1.25 billion judgment on a billboard at McCullough Avenue and Interstate 35 just north of downtown.
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