. Patrick Danner Patrick Danner covers banking, insurance, business litigation and bankruptcies. In 2002, with a political battle over medical-malpractice reform beginning to rage in the state, Henry had a large sign placed outside his office, directly across the street from Corpus Christis Driscoll Childrens Hospital that read, Loving parents always protect their children and justice demands that children be protected. It listed Henrys specialties in cases involving cerebral palsy, brain injury, product liability, and amputation. Maya and Azteca were inside the house with the Hangin With Los Henrys crew filming interviews for the second season. Thomas J Henry Facts & Wiki Where does Thomas J Henry live? Henry filming a 2018 Super Bowl commercial. (There was a total of eight-and-a-half minutes available to local advertisers.) Mr. His TV ads are omnipresent on local television, and his ostentatious spending has made him the subject of national headlinesa rich guy whos famous mostly for being rich. Later this week, the parties are slated to exchange information addressing whether theres a marriage. Model and daughter of extravagantly wealthy San Antonio personal injury lawyer Thomas J. Henry Maya Henry is now engaged to pop star and former One Direction member Liam Payne. Henry knew that his business came down to a simple formula: the more he advertised, the more cases hed get, and the more cases hed get, the more lawyers hed need. Anderson is scheduled to take Aztecas deposition Aug. 26. You see some lawyers commercials on TV that make you just cringe because theyre so cheesy. 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 . Consider supporting local journalism with a digital subscription to the Caller-Times. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. His idea of charitable giving is dispensing thousands of frozen turkeys directly to South Texas families, not getting his name etched above the entrance of a library. A judge signed a final divorce decree July 28, 2005. Without any financial information, shes hamstrung, he added. I was prepared to hate him, Ahlas said. She was seen wearing a pink Dolce & Gabbana couture gown embroidered with flowers and jewels. Henry readily admits that the setup isnt fair; he just accepts it as harsh economic truth. Every year, he spent more on marketing than he did the previous year. Family Life. 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. 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. He made his 32 million dollar fortune with represented countless victims of catastrophic trucking and auto accidents. Really? Emily McCullar is a senior editor covering pop culture, news, and Texas history. 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. He thinks that personal-injury lawyers who promote themselves in that manner are comical, trashy, and embarrassing to the legal profession.. Thomas J. Henry is rich. 32. 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. But I was going to give my daughter a big quinceaera, and I dont give a shit what anyone thinks.. Azteca, 42, says they are. In Texas, a common law marriage is considered a union when two adults consent to being married without the formality of obtaining a marriage license. But hes awesome. Top: Henry delivering a turkey at his annual giveaway. In sophisticated legal circles, such bluster is greeted with a combination of chuckles and eye rolls, and Henry says that he pretty much agrees with this assessment. As the song ended, all of Henrys employees erupted in a cheer. The shindig featured things like 30-foot tall cherry blossom trees in full bloom to accentuate the springtime feel. The couple first sparkedengagement speculationafter Henry was spotted wearing adiamond ring while out to dinner Thursday evening. Some plaintiffs attorneys refer to their vocation, with a touch of irony, as doing the Lords work. Most of the contents relate to her fathers criminal case and the rest belong to her, Coldwell wrote. On our side of the docket, I think we all look at ourselves in that regard, Bill Edwards, the widely respected dean of the Corpus Christi plaintiffs bar, told me. Its also known as an informal marriage. Only seven other states allow common law marriages. Patrick Danner is a business reporter for the San Antonio Express-News. After weeks of speculation, pop star and former One Direction member Liam Payne confirmed he is dating San Antonio model Maya Henry, the daughter of prominent personal injury lawyer Thomas. I know they do . The issue of whether the Henrys have a common law marriage seems to touch on all aspects of the divorce case. Henry felt no need to apologize. In: Wheeler Jr AG (Ed.) The Texas attorney's daughter Maya Henry, 20, and One Direction star Liam Payne, 26, confirmed their engagement Friday through a representative to US Weekly. 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. Do populist heroes give themselves $4.5 million birthday parties? Thomas J. Henry and Evelin Crossland are seen in an image from her Instagram account. A news release touted the show as a Reality Mini-Series Chronicling the Lives of Blended Mexican-American Millionaire Family. Thomas, Azteca, their two kids and Aztecas mother, Teresa Crawford, appeared in the episodes. We certainly didnt have two pairs of tennis shoes, Mike told me. Henry boasts that his personal-injury firm is the largest in Texas. Sweat glistened on his brow. He is not, however, a Jerry Springer type, he is quick to point out. Carmelo Anthony, actress Naturi Naughton and lawyer Thomas J. Henry enjoy the super bowl in Henry's $1 million suite. The image was of a part of a court exhibit filed June 29 in litigation unfolding in San Antonio. A lawyer for Azteca didnt respond to a request for comment. If you fill out the first name, last name, or agree to terms fields, you will NOT be added to the newsletter list. I first met Henry on a muggy Sunday in mid-May, shortly after hed stepped out of a bright yellow Ferrari, one of ten to twelve such Italian sports cars that he owns. What a party! What kind of surgery is this? Henry asked a little too casually. 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. Really, this is about all the folks that have, in one form or another, gotten us to twenty-five years. Boozy Hill Country golf course tees off in New Braunfels, What to know about the invasive hammerhead flatworms in Texas, Cardi B speaks out on viral 'mean girls' TikTok at Astros game, Highest-rated restaurants for tacos in San Antonio, according to, 1 found dead inside Northwest side apartment; suspect in custody. Surely, there were better uses for that money. That might be one for the G1s. One time she wrote about sports. but you have to take certain comments with a grain of salt, he said. Create a bonsai tree out of bricks with this $40 LEGO set, Dyson's air purifying headphones have finally arrived, Save on AeroGarden indoor herb growing kits at Amazon. Thomas J. Henry is the man tonight! They agreed to be married, and, in accordance with their agreement held themselves out as husband and wife and raised their children as a married couple, Azteca said in the court filing. (The series is currently unavailable on YouTube as the family negotiates with another distribution channel.) Apparently former NBA great David Robinson also visits Chris Madrid's, located in midtown. The lawyer his starsign is Aries and he is now 60 years of age. San Antonio attorney Thomas J. Henry dropped $6 million on his daughter's quinceaera hiring Nick Jonas and Pitbull to perform during the party. He makes no secret of this fact. He is always impeccably dressed. She has reported on several high-profile stories during her career at KSAT and specializes in trending news and things to do around Texas and San Antonio. Wedding bells are in the near future for the Thomas J. Henry family. 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. 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. (Who can count?) At the time, it was still kind of an exotic, strange thing to see lawyers advertise, said Mikal Watts, a San Antonio lawyer and major Democratic donor who has known Henry since the late nineties. The Henrys lived together until about July of last year, Azteca said in her court filing. Last year, little more than a week after the Sutherland Springs shootings, Henry called a press conference on the steps of the Bexar County courthouse to express his sympathy for the victims families and announce only that his firm had received some inquiries., But television remains the place where most Texans learn about Henry. . He also wasnt going to be satisfied with a modest practice and a modest life. Its during the interview that Thomas J. Henry acknowledged his critics: People have said, 'How could you spend this much money on an event?' A still from Henrys 2018 Super Bowl commercial. Then there was a second red carpet, lined with hundreds of candles and neat rows of birch trees. Hi @nickjonas! Get drunk! he bellowed. decompression . Azteca violated the employment contract and a confidentiality agreement by taking documents belonging to the law firm, Thomas has alleged. Its horrible., Henry works most closely with the G4s, and one of their most important traits is the ability to stare down the defense. I dont care if they have no education, he says. 78 of 104 79 of 104. There were no towering shelves of legal books or photographs of Henry with dignitaries. The second element relates to whether the couple agreed to live together as husband and wife. Ahead of the split speculation, the duo were last photographed at the Fashion Awards in London in December 2019. Where a case first lands in that hierarchy doesnt necessarily have to do with its severity. Theres nothing wrong with that, but dont expect to be at the apex of your profession.. South Texas in the early nineties was one of the best places in the country to practice personal-injury law. To read more from Patrick, become a subscriber. Henry had been paired with Serenity Blue Suarez, a nine-year-old with alopeciauniversalis, an autoimmune disease that causes full-body hair loss, and he approached her with a grin and a mischievous twinkle in his eye. As San Antonio Express-News columnist Brian Chasnoff observed, the Ferrari alone was worth more than five times the average San Antonio salary. And yet, Henry makes no apologies and stresses that Hangin With Los Henrys presents him exactly as he wants to be seen. Maya henry was born on 15 December 1999 in Saint Antonio, Texas, United States. Evelin Crossland is seen in an image from her Instagram account. Thomas J. Henry and Azteca Henry were married and divorced but continued to live together. If theyre deemed to be husband and wife and a judge later issues a divorce decree, Azteca could receive a portion of the assets accumulated during the marriage. th dignitaries. Henry, peering at the case details on his iPad, wanted Partin to walk him through her battle plan. Henry, who at five feet, six inches tall is four inches shorter than his daughter, looked more understated than the rest of his brood.. 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. 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. Just last year he spent $6 million on his daughter Maya's quinceaera. Henry is a gringo.) Amy Weaver Dorning is an assistant editor at Texas Monthly. Thomas J. Henry threw his daughter one of the most lavish quinceaeras San Antonio has ever seen. Theyre not entitled to his financial information until somebody decides theres a marriage, and I dont think anybodys going to decide that theres a marriage ever, he said. Daniel Vaughn is the countrys first barbecue editor, and he has eaten more barbecue than you have. E Online also shared the news of the couples engagement and a representative for Payne confirmed the news to Us Weekly. Her Instagram posts have received more than 25,000 likes combined. I will not remember tomorrow what the hell you did. Evelin Crossland is seen in an image from Thomas J. Henrys Instagram account. 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. Doctors revolted, blaming Henry for encouraging a litigious culture that made it impossible for them to work. Texas Attorney Thomas J. Henry's family is back in the spotlight. For! 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 Nick Jonas showed up. It was the year 2020 when Maya Henry got engaged to her then-boyfriend Liam Payne, a member of the band One Direction. Cat Cardenas is a writer focused on culture, entertainment, and the states Latino community. Sometimes Henry will be striding across a stage telling the story of a former client. @maya_henry WOW! They smell it. Henry also has five adult children from previous marriages. 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, Thomas J. Henry throws $4 million birthday party for son. Thomas even hit the talk-show circuit to promote the show. pdanner@express-news.net | Twitter: @AlamoPD.