Attorney Profiles

Mr. Henley's practice focuses on family law including divorce, separation agreements, property division, custody, child and spousal support and on commercial real estate litigation and transactions including purchases, sales, assemblage of land and development, construction, leasing and financing. He has a broad range of legal experience. He represents many corporations and limited liability companies, has prepared wills and trusts and has handled estate litigation as well as business, real estate, personal injury and medical malpractice litigation. He brings a broad perspective to family law as well as to real estate litigation and commercial transactions. He is a past director of the Real Estate Section of the Richmond Bar Association and is a member of the executive committee of the Metro Richmond Family Law Bar Association. He is peer review rated AV (very high to preeminent) by Martindale Hubbell.

Relevant experience

• Represented parties in family law disputes involving fault and no fault grounds of divorce, complex equitable distribution, classification of separate and marital property, spousal support, child custody, spousal and child support.
• Represented parties in matters involving business valuation and tracing of marital and separate assets. 
• Prepared, negotiated and litigated premarital, post marital and separation agreements.
• Represented beneficiaries of estate in trial and subsequent appeal to the Virginia Supreme Court.
• Represented developers in acquisition of multiple parcels of land, financing, development of residential subdivisions and multi-use office and industrial parks, construction of buildings, leasing of office space and sale of buildings and developed parcels.
• Represented buyers and sellers in Section 1031 Tax Deferred Exchanges of real property.
• Represented lending institutions in financing office, industrial and residential properties.
• Represented lending institutions in workouts and restructuring of commercial real estate loans.
• Represented landlords and tenants (including former law firm, Parker Pollard & Brown P.C.) in negotiation and drafting of commercial leases.
• Represented entrepreneurs and developers in formation of business entities such as limited liability companies, corporations and partnerships.
• Represented developers in formation of condominiums, property acquisition, financing and construction and sale of residential and business condominiums.
• Represented developers in creation of restrictive covenants and owners associations for residential and commercial real estate.
• Represented owners, contractors, mortgage lenders and insurance companies in easement, title, mechanics' lien and title insurance litigation.
• Represented parties in negotiation and litigation of equitable distribution, custody and support.