 Hundreds of thousands of Oklahomans are affected daily by more than 40 state and federal human services programs administered by his Department.Hendrick and other DHS Commissioners were publicly criticized following several high-profile child deaths from abuse and neglect.In 2008, Children's Rights, along with Oklahoma law firms Fredric Dowart Lawyers, Seymour & Graham LLP, Day, Edwards, Propester & Christensen PC, and international firm Kaye Scholer, filed a lawsuit against Hendrick, other commissioners of the Department of Human Services, and the Governor of Oklahoma.