Henderson, Courtney T.

Courtney T. Henderson, a partner at Billam & Henderson, LLC, has practiced criminal defense during his career in courts throughout Kansas and Missouri. He served as an Assistant Deputy Defender for the 10^th Judicial District in Johnson County, Kansas prior to co-founding Billam & Henderson, LLC. During that time he gained invaluable experience on complex criminal litigation.  Mr. Henderson has continued to expand his areas of practice to include juvenile defense, high-profile criminal cases and appeals. He has been recognized as one of the Top 40 under 40 trial lawyers in Kansas by The National Trial Lawyers in 2012.

Mr. Henderson has defended clients against allegations involving drugs, DUI, weapons, domestic violence, theft, sex offenses and violent crimes in both adult and juvenile courts for several years. His reputation and knowledge resulted in being named a Missouri and Kansas Rising Star by Super Lawyers for criminal defense in 2011 & 2012.

Mr. Henderson is a member on the Board of Directors of the Kansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and continues membership in The National Trial Lawyers, the Johnson County Bar Association and his state bar associations. Mr. Henderson acts as a mentor attorney in the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association in the area of criminal defense and he serves as a trusted judge pro tem for the 10^th Judicial District Court in juvenile and criminal courtrooms.

Mr. Henderson was born and reared in Kansas on his family farm. He earned his B.S. from Kansas State University in Business Administration as a College of Business Honors Program graduate. He followed by then receiving his J.D. from the University Of Kansas School Of Law.