Cynthia Russell Henley

I have an ongoing case in court that will eventually end up being dismissed. I will screenshot the text messages I've sent to Ms. Henley to prove how blatant her disregard is for those the court appoints her to represent. It saddens me to realize that their must be countless amount of people who have... been literally neglected by Ms. Henley. If i did not come from a strong, industrious family there could have been a possibility that I would be serving a lengthy sentence for a crime i did not commit. Ms. Henley literally treated me like a bar code and would not give me any time to speak on what my options are. Instead she had the audacity to play the victim and say i was being abusive by merely following up on the case she has reset. I have asked Ms. Henley to request for the production of the documents and was abruptly told to hire my own lawyer. This is not acceptable and i am willing to take this where it needs to go to ensure no one else is represented in Texas by a public defender who is callous and has no empathy or compassion for her clients.

We'd hired Cynthia Henley in regard to domestic dispute. After we paid, we really had no follow up with Cynthia. As a matter of fact, we had to repeatedly follow up with her to ask questions / ask her to dig deeper into issues. She repeatedly showed up 1-2 hours late every time we had a court date.... In our dispute, there wasn't enough evidence to continue the case forward, it should have been dismissed a long time ago. But Cynthia did nothing to try to resolve the issue. As a matter of fact, rather than try follow up on the lack of evidence, to talk to the opposing lawyer, to negotiate on our behalf - she literally did nothing. Once we called her to ask what was being done to our case, she had the nerve to lie and tell us that she was sick the entire weekend and was not able to do any work. She was not sick, her Facebook profile showed she was actually out on the town. Her only tactic (in our court case) was to keep resetting the court date. By her resetting the court date, it also worked in her favor as she continued to get money every month. We ultimately got tired of her antics and found a competent lawyer. He was able to get the court case dismissed with a few weeks. He didn't try to stall the court or us. He actually dug into the evidence and pointed out to us and the opposing lawyer that there wasn't enough evidence to continue the case. Had Cynthia done her job, our court case would have been dismissed a year before it actually was. At the end of the day, if you're going to be paying a lawyer to represent your court case, they should investigate what evidence there is or isn't, they should follow up with you and the opposing attorney, they should provide clear cut answers on what the status of your court case is and they should never give you excuses on how busy they are or show up hours late for your court case. You are paying them to do their job. You are not paying them to hear excuses about why they can't do their job.

With Cynthia as my lawyer, I was able to get "no bill" for my case. She is professional, understanding, and very knowledgeable of the law. She listened to my case entirely during the free consultation and after I hired her, she immediately set an appointment to discuss the next thing to do. With h...er expertise in law, the truth prevailed and the grand jury dismissed the case as "no bill". I was charged with aggravated assault with deadly weapon. I defended myself against a dangerous person but ended up being the one with a case against me. Using an unbiased approach, Cynthia presented the facts and the grand jury saw that it was a case of self-defense. The duration of this case was 3 months. After the facts were presented, the prosecutor realized that he was defending a mentally ill person. After many attempts to contact his client to verify the truth, the prosecutor also realized that it was indeed a case of self-defense. From the first meeting, I could already tell that Cynthia is a down to earth person who is passionate about helping others. I am lucky to have come across her on this AVVO website and hope that this positive review will also help others in finding her.

I called Ms. Henley with a problem i had gotten into. We met a few times and discussed my case. She even assured me that she would handle it and take care of me. I thought I had everything taken care of. Then the day of my court, I am waiting for my lawyer, Ms. Henley, to arrive and she is a no-show!...! I called her several times and at the last moment she answered saying she is not showing up!! Extremely UNprofessional and inconsiderate! It was my first time and so naturally I was very nervous and completely dependent on her. As my lawyer I would have expected her to at least give me a heads up she's not going to be able to make it, but instead she waited till after the court meeting to let me know! Needless to say, I dropped her. I would NOT recommend her to anyone! You never know if she will show up or not!

Cynthia believes in rehabilitation, knows the system, offers advice on confusing situations, and is an absolute godsend. When the lawyer for my father started slacking I came to Avvo for advice. She provided a through answer to the question, responded to a very long email I sent, and took the time to... explain to me the ins and outs of the case, as well as recommend ways to ensure the best possible outcome. I was absolutely blown away by her kindness and helpfulness. I won't hesitate to recommend Cynthia to anyone who needs legal defense in Harris County. She's one of a kind!