Attorney Profiles
Dorothy Sims
Ms Sims is the senior partner in the law firm of Sims, Stakenborg & Henry, P.A. with offices in Gainesville and Ocala, Florida.
Dorothy Clay Sims grew up in Owensboro, Kentucky, moving to Florida when she was 15. She attended the University of Florida and helped pay for her schooling with student loans and monies saved from waitressing at Steak & Shake and packing fruit. Read more...
Elizabeth Stakenborg
Elizabeth Stakenborg and Dorothy Sims manage the Social Security department for Sims, Stakenborg & Henry. Liz grew up in a rural farming town in central Illinois.
She loved living on a farm with her four brothers and sisters and various dogs, cats, horses and cattle. It was a typical idyllic small town childhood where she would ride horses through the town, walk to the local swimming pool and everyone knew each other. Her parents encouraged her to leave the small town and attend university out of state so that she would have a broader perspective of life outside the small town.
Claudeth Henry
Ms. Henry began with a career path in health care as a registered nurse working in critical care units. She received her nursing degree in 1982, and worked at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York. In 1984 the Henry's moved to Ocala, Florida. Soon she found herself enrolled at the University of Florida to study law. Read more...


