Attorney Profile: Henry G. Hester

Phoenix, Arizona
Associate

Henry G. Hester is an associate member the law firm of Phillips And Lyon. The firm was founded in 1977 in Phoenix, Arizona. Mr. Hester graduated with Honors from Arizona State University College of Law in 1974 and has been in private practice in Arizona for 33 years. Before graduation he was a Bailiff and law clerk in the Superior Court of Maricopa County for The Honorable Sandra Day O'Connor. Sandra Day O'Connor later went on to become the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. He is currently admitted in all Arizona courts including the Supreme Court of Arizona and Federal District Court of Arizona as well as the Supreme Court of the United States. He is an active member of the Arizona Trial Lawyers Association and he is certified by the State Bar of Arizona as a specialist in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death.

Mr. Hester has been with Phillips And Lyon for over 20 years and is a significant participant in our Serious Injury Group. Mr. Hester has limited his practice to representing Arizona injury victims for over 30 years. During that time he has handledautomobile and truck accidents, slip, trip and fall accidents, dog bites, product liability,construction and work place accidents and explosions, medical malpractice, andwrongful death cases. He has represented individuals with brain injury, fractures, burns,spinal cord and neck injuries as well as back, knee and shoulder joint injuries and related pain and suffering claims as well as loss of income and earning capacity claims.

Mr. Hester believes the best chance of a fair settlement is preparation and having your case ready for trial even if litigation is not necessary. He therefore works personally with investigators, accident reconstruction experts, engineering experts other liability experts and your own treating doctors to prepare your case for maximum success. Mr. Hester also works directly with vocational rehabilitation and economic experts to better understand and establish long term lost income on behalf injured clients.

Mr. Hester has considerable experience in settling cases by way of various alternative dispute resolution methods including mediations, settlement conferences and arbitrations.

Specific practice areas include:

• Serious Personal Injury / Accident
• Motorcycle accidents
• Car Accident / Personal Injury
• Boat Accident / Personal Injury
• Semi Truck Accident / Personal Injury
• Slip / Trip and Fall Accident / Personal Injury
• Dog Bites / Animal Attacks
• Defective Products / Accident
• Insurance Contract Disputes
• Insurance Bad Faith
• Wrongful Death
• Brain Injury
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Construction Defects / Accident
• Electrical Accident / Personal Injury
• Alternative Dispute Resolution / Mediation / Arbitration

The Law Firm of Phillips And Lyon believes that the most experienced attorneys should be the ones that are responsible for making the decisions that shape the outcome of your case. What good is hiring a law firm if the most experienced attorneys are not handling your case? At Phillips And Lyon each case is handled by an attorney with at least 20 years of personal injury practice experience.

Litigation Percentage:

• 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:

• Arizona, 1975
• U.S. District Court District of Arizona, 1975

Education:

• Arizona State University, College of Law, Tempe, Arizona 1974
  Juris Doctorate