Phone: (917) 533-6124
Email: chenderson@cowartdizzia.com

Clara Henderson is an associate attorney at Cowart Dizzia LLP. Ms. Henderson focuses her practice on Medicaid and elder law and helps providers to secure Medicaid benefits for residents, as well as in guardianship and probate proceedings.

Ms. Henderson joined Cowart Dizzia LLP in 2017 after working for 16 years as an Assistant District Attorney at the New York County District Attorney’s Office. As a prosecutor, Ms. Henderson spent time in both the Investigations and Trial Divisions and handled a wide array of criminal matters ranging from larcenies and financial fraud to violent felonies.  Ms. Henderson received her B.A. from Haverford College and her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center.  She is a member of the New York State Bar Association and is admitted to practice law in New York.