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Our experience makes a vital difference
Our team and staff was led by experience. Herbert Henderson, the founder of the firm, had more than 50
years of experience in all aspects of family law, criminal defense, and civil litigation.
Henderson was the first black student to
graduate from the George Washington University
Law School (1958), and completed it in less
than three years, his daughter and law partner
Cheryl Henderson recalled. When he wasn’t in
class or studying, he worked at the post office
and drove a taxi to support his family, which
then included two young daughters.
His family expanded to include two more
daughters. Of his four children, three are
attorneys at Henderson, Henderson and Staples
of Huntington — Cheryl Henderson, Sherri
Henderson and Gail Henderson-Staples. His
other daughter, Leslie Henderson-Williams,
is in pharmaceutical research.
A 1997 editorial in The Herald-Dispatch opened this way:
“When the full history of race relations in West Virginia is compiled, few, if any, names will be written larger than
that of Huntington attorney Herbert H. Henderson.”
He was president of the West Virginia NAACP for 20 years, and was an advisor and counsel to the organization at
the national level. He was lead attorney in the 1961-1965 Marshall University students’ desegregation case, John
Hereford vs. White Pantry Restaurant. That resulted in the White Pantry and Bailey’s Cafeteria being opened to
all races. Henderson also won the NAACP vs. West Virginia Department of Public Safety, which allowed African-
American women to be admitted to the State Police.
For an initial consultation with the Office of Henderson, Henderson & Staples, call us at 304-523-5732 or contact
us online. Our offices are open 9 am - 5 pm, Monday through Friday, **Evenings weekends and off-site
appointments are available.
Our team and staff was led by experience. Herbert Henderson, the founder of the firm, had more than 50
years of experience in all aspects of family law, criminal defense, and civil litigation.
Henderson was the first black student to
graduate from the George Washington University
Law School (1958), and completed it in less
than three years, his daughter and law partner
Cheryl Henderson recalled. When he wasn’t in
class or studying, he worked at the post office
and drove a taxi to support his family, which
then included two young daughters.
His family expanded to include two more
daughters. Of his four children, three are
attorneys at Henderson, Henderson and Staples
of Huntington — Cheryl Henderson, Sherri
Henderson and Gail Henderson-Staples. His
other daughter, Leslie Henderson-Williams,
is in pharmaceutical research.
A 1997 editorial in The Herald-Dispatch opened this way:
“When the full history of race relations in West Virginia is compiled, few, if any, names will be written larger than
that of Huntington attorney Herbert H. Henderson.”
He was president of the West Virginia NAACP for 20 years, and was an advisor and counsel to the organization at
the national level. He was lead attorney in the 1961-1965 Marshall University students’ desegregation case, John
Hereford vs. White Pantry Restaurant. That resulted in the White Pantry and Bailey’s Cafeteria being opened to
all races. Henderson also won the NAACP vs. West Virginia Department of Public Safety, which allowed African-
American women to be admitted to the State Police.
For an initial consultation with the Office of Henderson, Henderson & Staples, call us at 304-523-5732 or contact
us online. Our offices are open 9 am - 5 pm, Monday through Friday, **Evenings weekends and off-site
appointments are available.
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Henderson, Henderson & Staples
Cheryl Lynne Henderson, Esq.
Gail Henderson-Staples, Esq.
Dwight J. Staples, Esq.
Sherri Henderson, Esq.
E-mail Firm
Huntington Office
711 1/2 Fifth Avenue
Huntington, West Virginia 25701
Phone: (304) 523-5732
Fax: (304) 523-5169
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