About Phillip
Phillip Hendry earned a B.S. in geology from Louisiana Tech University in 1979 and a J.D. from the William H. Bowen School of Law in 1990. Those credentials set him on a trail that combined technical training and legal work. The combination of science and law has formed how he strategies claims and proceedings.
He joined the Louisiana Workers Compensation Corporation as an attorney in 2001. Four years later he used to be appointed an employees’ compensation pass judgement on on the Louisiana Office of Workers Compensation, a position that positioned him on the opposite side of declare disputes and required written rulings and on-the-record hearings. In 2007 he returned to the Louisiana Workers Compensation Corporation as a senior lawyer, dealing with more complex matters and advising on contested documents. In 2013 he opened his own practice, Phillip M. Hendry LLC, and has operated that firm since.
His time as a pass judgement on gave him an interior view of adjudicative process. He presided over contested hearings, made credibility determinations and issued findings that applied statutory guidelines and administrative regulations. That perspective informs how he evaluates instances now and how he prepares proof for hearings and appeals.
Hendry is admitted to practice in Arkansas and Louisiana. He additionally participates in professional organizations tied to disability and workers’ worries. He holds club in the National Organization of Social Security Claim Representatives and the National Association of Disability Representatives. He is also a member of the Louisiana Association for Justice. Those affiliations maintain him related to advancements in federal disability practice and state workers’ compensation tendencies.
Clients who come to his office typically bring a mixture of occupational injury claims and long-term disability questions. He handles contested workers’ damages things and assists clients pursuing Social Security disability benefits. He draws on years of administrative practice and courtroom experience to prepare cases for hearings and, when wanted, to advise on appeals.
The practice he runs since 2013 is a small firm model. He manages casework directly, conducts hearings, and prepares written submissions for administrative tribunals. He has mixed roles in public adjudication and personal representation that provide him a practical sense of how claims are determined. He concentrates his recent practice on workers’ compensation and disability things.
