Ms. Hennessee was born in Nashville, Tennessee and grew up in the Austin area. She earned her degrees from the University of Texas at Austin, graduating with honors with a Bachelor of Business Administration in marketing and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish. She graduated from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law in Fort Worth, Texas.
Ms. Hennessee’s practice focuses on family-based immigration, nationality law, and deportation defense. She has extensive experience in consular processing, adjustment of status, citizenship and naturalization, waivers (fraud, crime, health, prior deportation), self-petitions under the Violence Against Women Act, U visas for victims of crime, humanitarian parole, NACARA, custody redetermination hearings, de novo TPS claims, and cancellation of removal.
Ms. Hennessee is admitted to practice in Texas and is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. She is board certified in Texas in immigration and nationality law and is also fluent in Spanish.