Brad Henry

Brad Henry is a partner and attorney at Strauss Attorneys PLLC in Hendersonville, North Carolina. His principal practice areas are estate and trust planning, elder law, and guardianship. He works with families to consider future care, preserve assets, and document their wishes. His current practice emphasizes planning before a dispute develops and helping clients make informed choices about their families and estates.

Henry earned a B.S. cum laude from Hampden-Sydney College in 2000 and an M.T.S. summa cum laude from Duke Divinity School in 2002. He received a J.D. from the University of Florida Levin College of Law in 2007. His education supports legal research, careful communication, and the interpretation of complex planning questions that can have long-term consequences for family members.

Henry spent the first twelve years of his legal career in probate and fiduciary litigation, representing clients in court and mediation over disputes following the death of loved ones. In 2019, he shifted his focus toward preventive estate planning. He now assists clients in considering wills, trusts, guardianship concerns, and planning options intended to reduce later uncertainty or disagreements over the management and distribution of assets.

Henry has written articles concerning estate planning and administration and served on legislative committees related to estate planning. He is admitted in Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina and has received an AV Preeminent peer rating from Martindale-Hubbell. Brad Henry brings firsthand knowledge of estate litigation to his planning work, helping families recognize issues that may otherwise produce expensive or emotionally difficult disputes.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Strauss Attorneys PLLC
• Member, The Florida Bar
• Member, The North Carolina State Bar
• Member, South Carolina Bar
• Member, Florida’s Real Property and Probate Trust Law (RPPTL) Section
• Member, Inaugural Class, Florida Fellows Institute

Licensed State

• Florida
• North Carolina
• South Carolina

Education

• University of Florida Levin College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Duke Divinity School
  Master of Theological Studies (MTS)
• Hampden-Sydney College
  Bachelor of Science (BS)

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