Career
Tom Henderson is one of the founding shareholders of Hill Ward Henderson and is vice-chairman of the Firm. Tom's active practice includes all facets of real property law with special focus on land acquisition and development, improved property purchase and sales transactions, finance, title insurance, and survey matters. Tom has had the privilege of representing many of the nation's largest homebuilders, apartment developers, and commercial developers in connection with their Florida operations and has been instrumental in the development of residential communities and retail centers throughout Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Hernando, and Manatee Counties.
Tom is a member of the Hillsborough County Bar Association, The Florida Bar, and the American Bar Association, and he is admitted to practice in all Florida courts and the United States Supreme Court. Tom is a long-standing member of the Executive Council of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar, and, in addition to being a Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Attorneys since 1990 and a Fellow of the American College of Mortgage Attorneys since 1979, he serves, and has served, on the boards and executive committees of numerous national and statewide legal organizations and councils.
Professional Memberships
American Bar Foundation
Fellow of the American College of Mortgage Attorneys
Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers
Awards
AV Preeminent® Rating
Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review
America's Leading Lawyer, Real Estate (2006-2024)
Chambers USA
Florida Super Lawyers (2006-2023)
Florida Super Lawyers
Florida Super Lawyers' Top 10 Attorneys in the State (2009-2010)
Florida Super Lawyers
Florida Trend’s Legal Elite (2003-2022)
Florida Trend
Florida Trend's Legal Elite Hall of Fame (2009-2023)
Florida Trend
Super Lawyers Business Edition
Super Lawyers
2013
The Best Lawyers in America® (1989-2024)
The Best Lawyers in America®
Tampa Real Estate Lawyer of the Year
The Best Lawyers in America®
2012
TAMPA Magazine's Top Lawyers Real Estate Law
TAMPA Magazine
2023