Claire Abernathy Henry

Claire Abernathy Henry is a partner at the Longview, Texas-based litigation boutique Ward, Smith & Hill. With extensive experience in high-stakes patent litigation, her practice is focused on representing clients in the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Her work primarily involves complex technologies, including wireless communications and display technologies. Prior to entering private practice, she served as a briefing attorney for U.S. District Judge T. John Ward in the Eastern District of Texas, a prominent venue for patent disputes.

Based on tracked cases and published trial results, Henry primarily represents patent holders on the plaintiff side. The authoritative case list shows her as lead counsel for the plaintiff TurboCode LLC, a non-practicing entity (NPE), in litigation involving broadband processor patents. Her firm biography and representative cases highlight her role in securing significant jury verdicts for patent assertion entities. These include a $43 million verdict for Intellectual Ventures against T-Mobile and Ericsson involving LTE wireless patents, a $62.7 million verdict for Solas OLED Ltd. against Samsung regarding smartphone display technology, and a $31.5 million verdict for KPN against Ericsson concerning telecommunications infrastructure.

Henry is a partner at Ward, Smith & Hill, which announced it will continue under the name Miller Fair Henry. There is no public record of her appearing in inter partes review (IPR) or other proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).

She earned her J.D. from Stanford Law School and her undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University. She is a member of the State Bar of Texas.