Ms. Hendon joined Montgomery Little & Soran as an attorney in 2019. Her practice includes issues related to construction, professional liability, and commercial litigation. She is well-versed in complex construction defect litigation and has represented homeowners, owners, engineers, architects, developers, general contractors, and subcontractors in cases involving construction on residential, commercial, and governmental sites. As such, she also performs contract drafting and review for both homeowners and commercial entities in an effort to curtail liability and provide for remedies in case of a contract breach. In addition, Ms. Hendon has represented and aided engineers and architects with regard to state board complaints. Ms. Hendon has successfully advocated for clients in convoluted cases and matters involving contracts of multiple commercial and governmental entities.
Ms. Hendon brings a unique understanding to her design and construction cases as prior to becoming an attorney, she worked for almost two decades as a civil engineer. She remains a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Colorado. Having been an active participant as an engineer on projects from the initial site design phase all the way through construction, she knows firsthand the issues that challenge parties throughout the design and construction of a project. Bringing such knowledge to the legal side aids Ms. Hendon in evaluating the situation from a technical and legal standpoint in order to strategize and appropriately advise clients.
Ms. Hendon is licensed to practice law in both Colorado and Wyoming. She is a Certified Floodplain Manager and volunteered as a staff editor for the American Water Works Association. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family, rock collecting, and training for sprint triathlons (for fun).
University of Denver Sturm College of Law, May 2012
J.D.
Colorado State University, May1995
M.S., Civil Engineering with Hydraulics Concentration
Colorado State University, May 1993
B.S., Civil Engineering and Technical Journalism – Technical and Specialized Concentration
Commercial Litigation
Contract Review
Construction Defect
Design Professionals – Architects & Engineers
Insurance Defense
Author, “Willful and Wanton’ Conduct Opinion Testimony by Forensic Engineering Experts, Forensic Engineering 2022: Elevating Forensic Engineering, 9th ASCE Forensic Engineering Congress, ASCE
Author, Boring Documentation Gets All the Points, February 2022 Rocky Mountain Water, AWWA
Author, Words Matter, January 2020 Rocky Mountain Water, AWWA
Author, Indemnity: Who is Picking up the Tab?, July 2019 Rocky Mountain Water, AWWA
Co-author for Colorado Section, 50-state Survey of Firm Licensure Requirements for Architectural and Engineering Firms 1st Edition – Published January 2015; ABA Forum on Construction Law – Division 3 – Design; Co-author for Colorado Section
Author, Court Report of: Kerbs v. Walck, 229 P.3d 974 (Wyo. 2010), Water Law Review Vol. 14, University of Denver, 2010
Author, Symposium Note of: The Dormant Commerce Clause and Water Export: Open for Business or Suckers Beware? by Christine Klein, Water Law Review Symposium, Water Law Review Vol. 13, University of Denver, 2010
Author, Comparison of 15-minute Versus Mean Daily Flow Duration Curves from the Yazoo Basin, MS, Colorado State University, 1995
Presenter, “’Willful and Wanton’ Conduct Opinion Testimony by Forensic Engineering Experts,” 9th ASCE Forensic Engineering Congress, (November 2022)
Presenter, “Colorado Easements, Rights-of-Way, and Eminent Domain,” HalfMoon Education, Inc. (March 22, 2021)
