Areas of Practice
Education
- Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University, J.D., 1997; Order of the Coif; Editor-in-Chief, Louisiana Law Review, Volume 57
- University of Virginia, B.A. in History, 1992
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana, 1997
Miriam Henry is a partner in Jones Walker's Tax & Estates Practice Group. She advises clients on the preparation of wills, trusts, marital agreements, powers of attorney, family wealth transfer plans, and charitable gifts. Ms. Henry's practice includes trust and estate planning advices, as well as representing clients before the Internal Revenue Service in connection with gift and estate tax audits. She works with members of the firm's Business & Commercial Litigation Practice Group in connection with fiduciary litigation and tax controversies.
Ms. Henry is a Board-Certified Estate Planning and Administration Specialist as certified by the Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization. Prior to joining Jones Walker, she served as a law clerk to United States District Judge Frank J. Polozola, Middle District of Louisiana, from 1997–1998.
In the community, Ms. Henry serves on the board of Trinity Episcopal School. She is also a member of the planning committee of Louisiana State University's Estate Planning Seminar and is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
Noteworthy
- Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2012 (Copyright 2011 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC) in the areas of Litigation - Trusts and Estates and Trusts and Estates (listed annually since 2007)
- Listed in the 2012 edition of Louisiana Super Lawyers in the area of Estate Planning & Probate (listed annually since 2010)
- AV® Peer Review Rating in Martindale-Hubbell
News
- Fifty-Six Jones Walker Attorneys Named to Louisiana Super Lawyers 2012
- Eighty-Two Attorneys Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2012
- Forty-Two Attorneys Named to Louisiana Super Lawyers 2011
- Henry and Wilson Present at 40th Annual LSU Estate Planning Seminar
- Seventy-Three Attorneys Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2011
- Jones Walker Announces New Partners and Board of Directors Members; Two New Practice Leaders Selected
Presentations
- "Estate Planning Case Studies for Taxable Estates", November 4, 2010
- "Valuation Opportunities in Gift and Estate Taxation", November 6, 2009
- "Estate Planning", September 24, 2009
- "Wealth Transfer Opportunities in Today's Economic Environment", January 2009
- "Grandparent Giving", October 2008
- "Issues in Bringing and Defending Claims Against the Succession Representative of the Trustee", October 2007
Memberships
- American Bar Association (Member, Sections on Taxation and Real Property, Probate and Trust Law
- Board-Certified Estate Planning and Administration Specialist as Certified by the Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization
- Trinity Episcopal School (Board Chair)
- Louisiana SPCA (Board Member, 2006–2011)
- Louisiana State Bar Association
- Louisiana State University Estate Planning Seminar (Planning Committee)
