Harold L. Hensley, Jr. is a partner in the Midland office of Hinkle, Hensley, Shanor & Martin, L.L.P. Mr. Hensley received his BBA degree from Rice University and his law degree from the University of Texas. He is a member of the State Bar of New Mexico, the Chaves County Bar Association, and is a fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers, currently serving as the New Mexico State Chair and formerly serving on the National Federal Rules of Evidence Committees and Alternate Dispute Resolution Committees. In addition, he is a former member of the Uniform Jury Instruction Committee of the New Mexico Supreme Court.

     His practice is limited to complex litigation primarily in the fields of oil and gas, commercial law and condemnation.  He is currently involved in extended litigation in many states including New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Wyoming.  In 2002 he was inducted into the Roehl Circle of Honor for New Mexico Trial Lawyers.

     Mr. Hensley is admitted to the practice before the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ,  the United States Court of Claims, the District Courts of New Mexico and the Western District of Texas, and the New Mexico Supreme Court.  Mr. Hensley has been listed in the Best Lawyers of America since 1989 in the areas of Business Litigation and Personal Injury.