Kayla L. Henderson
Partner
Get in Touch
Kayla @ 419-418-6931
Administrative Assistant:
Administrative Assistant:
Call Linda @ 419.418.6926
khenderson@rcolaw.com
About Kayla
Kayla practices in RCO Law's Litigation Practice Group with an emphasis in representing healthcare providers and institutions defending medical malpractice and professional liability claims ranging from emergency medicine, surgical, and primary care to radiology, cardiology, and obstetrical birth-injury claims. Kayla also represents clients in commercial litigation, and assists clients in the healthcare field navigate investigations, regulatory issues, and other compliance issues. Her experience ranges from pre-suit investigations through appellate review up to the Supreme Court. She regularly presents to groups on issues healthcare providers grapple with to provide continuing education, raise awareness on legal issues, and help guide policy and decision making.
Kayla is admitted to practice in Ohio and Michigan, as well as the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio and the Sixth District Court of Appeals.
Active in her profession, she is vice president of the Cancer Care Alliance Foundation; Northwest Ohio representative on the Board of Directors for the Society for Ohio Healthcare Attorneys; a member of the Board of Trustees with the Toledo Bar Association, and a leader in the TBA Doctors & Lawyers Committee and TBA Common Pleas Court Committee.
She is a graduate of Leadership Toledo, the Ohio State Bar Association Leadership Academy, and the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce EPIC Board Accelerator Series.
Education
University of Toledo College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2016
Ohio Wesleyan University, B.A., cum laude, 2013
Bar Admissions
Ohio
Michigan
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
Professional Associations
Toledo Bar Association, Board of Directors
Toledo Bar Association, Co-Chair of Common Pleas Court Committee
Toledo Bar Association, Chair, Doctors & Lawyers Seminar Subcommittee
Society for Ohio Healthcare Attorneys, Northwest Ohio Representative, Board of Directors
Toledo Junior Bar Association, Executive Committee
Ohio State Bar Association
Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys
Defense Research Institute
Community Involvement
Cancer Care Alliance Foundation, Vice President
Paws and Whiskers Cat Shelter, Board of Directors
Ohio State Bar Association Leadership Academy, Class of 2018
EPIC Toledo, Aly Sterling Board Accelerator Series Graduate, 2018
Leadership Toledo, Class of 2018
Accomplishments
Toledo Bar Association Trustee's Award, 2024
Ohio State Bar Foundation Community Service Award for Newer Attorneys, 2024