Andrew E. HenryShareholder/Director
Andrew Henry is a director and serves as the Recruiting Chair in Crowe Dunlevy’s Oklahoma City office. Andrew prides himself on navigating tough issues with and for clients in the way that makes the most sense for that client and in that case. With that purpose, he has litigated, resolved and/or tried cases of all sizes and in multiple forums, but is most often handling high-stakes, complex litigation in the commercial arena. Andrew has successfully first chaired several cases to verdict and is regarded as a go-to litigator at the firm. His practice focuses on litigation of complex commercial disputes in both state and federal court. He has advocated for or defended clients in a broad range of litigation matters at both the trial and appellate level, including cases involving breach of contract, products liability, trade secret misappropriation, unfair competition, non-compete agreements, negligence, construction, real estate, copyright and trademark infringement, antitrust, insurance and defense of actions brought under consumer protection statutes such as the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and Telephone Consumer Protection Act. In recognition of his achievements, Andrew was selected by the Oklahoma Super Lawyers publication as a Rising Star in Business Litigation (2019 – present) and named as a Best Lawyers Ones to Watch in Commercial Litigation (2021 – present).*
Active in the community and legal industry, Andrew is on the Executive Committee of the Luther Bohanon American Inn of Court, where he has been a member since 2014. He has dedicated a significant amount of time to pro bono legal work, and in particular, he cherishes his time spent volunteering to represent deprived children through the Oklahoma Lawyers for Children organization. In recognition of his leadership and trust among colleagues in the legal community, Andrew was recently elected to the Board of Directors for the Oklahoma County Bar Association, the largest county bar association in the State of Oklahoma.
Andrew graduated from the University of Oklahoma College of Law with honors in 2014. During law school, he served as a note and comment editor of the Oklahoma Law Review and was active in the American Bar Association National Appellate Advocacy competition, where his moot court team won its regional competition and advanced to the national quarter-finals for two consecutive years. Andrew received several honors and awards, including American Jurisprudence awards in Remedies and Trial Techniques and selection into the Order of the Coif and Order of the Barristers. Prior to attending law school, Andrew studied economics at Oklahoma State University. During his freshman year, he was honored as one of the university’s top ten freshmen men. In his senior year, Andrew was named a Senior of Significance, an award given to the top one percent of seniors.
*Crowe Dunlevy has no input in the rating methodologies used by Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers publications.
Representative experience includes*:
- In state court case in Canadian County, obtained a jury verdict in our client’s favor in a family ownership dispute of a closely held manufacturing corporation. As the lead lawyer in the case, Andrew was able to obtain the admission of evidence that was heavily contested by the parties, including several hearsay statements and informal agreements between then-deceased family members that supported our client’s ownership argument.
- Obtained a complete defense verdict in a commercial real estate dispute involving claims of unjust enrichment related to real estate financing. After obtaining summary judgment on all of the claims but one prior to trial, Andrew first-chaired the jury trial in state court, where the plaintiff sought in excess of $500,000 from our client.
- Served as first chair in bench trial in Pottawatomie County between neighboring farmers and landowners. After a multi-day bench trial concerning the path of an access easement, Andrew obtained a ruling from the judge that ordered the exact path of easement advocated by our clients.
- Represented owner of stockyards in one of the largest reparations complaints ever brought before the United States Department of Agriculture. In this ongoing dispute, Andrew served as the first chair of a two-day trial before the administrative agency hearing officers.
- Obtained complete defense verdict for insurance company in state court case where plaintiffs sought damages for alleged hail damage to their roof. Andrew served as first chair of the jury trial and successfully navigated numerous factual and expert witness disputes in obtaining the defense verdict for our client.
- Obtained dismissal of products liability claims for a distributor of construction products in state court lawsuit involving significant damages claims, including medical expenses in excess of $1 million for the plaintiff. Successful arguments leading to dismissal of all claims involved complex legal issues concerning a matter of first impression regarding Oklahoma’s “innocent seller” statutes.
- Part of legal team that represented iodine extraction company in oil and gas industry in trade secret misappropriation case brought in federal court. After successfully defending a motion for summary judgment and a nearly month-long jury trial, we obtained a net verdict for our client of approximately $400,000 in damages and obtained and successfully defended a temporary restraining order preventing further misappropriation of our client’s trade secret process.
- Obtained dismissal of claims brought under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act against a debt collector in the Northern District of Illinois concerning allegations of confusing language in collection letter.
- Obtained summary judgment in favor of nursing home owner in negligence action filed in federal court.
- Obtained summary judgment in favor of automotive finance company in state court lawsuit alleging various breach of warranty and fraud claims against the vehicle manufacturer and finance company.
- Obtained favorable settlement at mediation for plaintiff in federal securities fraud case involving liabilities of closely-held telecommunications company that were not disclosed prior to sale of company.
- Obtained favorable class-wide settlement for defendant in Fair Debt Collection Practices Act class action alleging misleading language in collection letters.
*Past results afford no guarantee of future results. Every case is different and must be judged on its merits.
University of Oklahoma College of Law
Norman, OK
J.D., 2014
Honors:
Graduated with Honors
Order of the Barristers
Order of the Coif
Oklahoma Law Review Note and Comment Editor
American Jurisprudence Awards in Remedies and Trial Techniques
American Bar Association National Appellate Advocacy Competition: Regional Champion, 2013, 2014
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK
Bachelor of Science in Economics, 2011
Honors:
Magna Cum Laude
OSU Senior of Significance
- Supreme Court of Oklahoma, 2014
- U.S. District Court Western District of Oklahoma, 2014
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Oklahoma, 2014
- U.S. District Court District of North Dakota, 2014
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Oklahoma, 2016
- U.S. Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit, 2017
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2018
- U.S. Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit, 2019
- American Bar Association, Member
- Oklahoma County Bar Association, Board of Directors
- Luther Bohanon American Inn of Court, Executive Committee
- The Association of Credit and Collection Professionals (ACA) International, Member
- Named as a Super Lawyers Oklahoma Rising Star in Business Litigation (2018 - Present)
- Named as a Best Lawyers Ones to Watch (OKC) in Commercial Litigation (2021 - Present)*
- NextGen Under 30, IonOklahoma, 2019
- Order of the Coif
- Order of the Barristers
*Crowe & Dunlevy has no input in the rating methodologies used by Best Lawyers.
- "Legislature Could Tweak Standards for Lawsuits," The Oklahoman (June 16, 2019)
- The ADA Amendments Act of 2008: Why the Qualified Individual Analysis Is the New Battleground for Employment Discrimination Suits, Oklahoma Law Review, Issue 4, Fall 2014
- Volunteer Lawyer for Oklahoma Lawyers for Children
- Legal Aid volunteer
