Henry W. Austin, Jr. received his Juris Doctor degree from the Law School of the University of Texas in 1980. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree, with High Honors, from the University of Texas at Austin. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Mr. Austin served on active duty in the United States Navy JAG Corps for three years, and is a recipient of the Navy Commendation Medal. He retired from the Naval Reserve as a Commander in 1998. After leaving active duty, Mr. Austin entered private practice in the Tidewater, Virginia area. He practiced in the areas of insurance defense, worker's compensation and domestic relations law. He has tried well over two hundred jury cases and successfully argued appeals before the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, Virginia Supreme Court and Virginia Industrial Commission. After taking time off from practice to attend seminary in the Chicago area, Mr. Austin has returned to practice law with Kopka, Pinkus, Dolin & Eads, P.C. His practice includes general insurance defense and worker's compensation.