Mike Hensley first joined Steptoe & Johnson in 2004 as a paralegal.   In 2008 he became an associate and now concentrates his practice in the areas of real estate and natural resources (coal, oil and gas), commercial transactions and commercial litigation. 

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE 

• Before entering law school, Mr. Hensley served as a special assistant in the Elections Division in the West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office, where he assisted in advising candidates, political committees, and the general public on election procedures and laws.  
• During law school, Mr. Hensley interned in the West Virginia Attorney General’s office and the West Virginia University General Counsel’s Office, assisting their staff with employee grievances, real property and contract issues, and higher education policy matters.

AREAS OF CONCENTRATION

• Real estate
• Natural resources
• Commercial transactions/litigation

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2008   Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
2004-2007 Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
2000  National White Collar Crime Center
1999-2000, 2001 West Virginia University General Counsel’s Office
1998  West Virginia Attorney General’s Office 
1991-1997 West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• American Bar Association
• Monongalia County Bar Association

CIVIC MEMBERSHIPS

• Secretary, Watson Elementary PTLSIC
• Mission Focus Team Co-Chair, St. Paul United Methodist Church
• Young Adult Ministry Co-Leader, St. Paul United Methodist Church

PUBLICATIONS / SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

• Mr. Hensley is the author of Telemedicine and the Internet:  New Technologies, Old Headaches, 5 W.Va. J. Law & Tech. 1.2 (December 1, 2000)