James F. "Jim" Henry

James F. "Jim" Henry

Birmingham, AL recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2012
Phelps Dunbar LLP

201 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Health Care Law Litigation - Health Care

Biography

Jim Henry has extensive experience representing a broad spectrum of health care providers, including hospitals, senior housing and long term care facilities, physicians and physician practices, hospices, home health providers, pharmacies, and medical equipment providers. His practice encompasses operational counseling, regulatory advice, and protecting the rights of health care providers before various regulatory agencies and in state and federal courts. Jim regularly provides advice and counsel in matters relating to Stark law, the Anti-Kickback Statute, HIPAA, contract arrangements, survey and certification, licensing, reimbursement and others.

Jim believes that a key element of serving clients in his area of practice is being accessible, because operational and regulatory issues often arise outside of normal business hours and successful resolution may be dependent on an immediate response. He also believes that he can best serve clients by gaining a full understanding of their business objectives and always keeping those objectives at the forefront when providing advice as to a course of action. Jim’s advice to clients is informed both by his in-depth experience in representing health care providers and a strong understanding of operational and financial management that is derived from his past experience as a business executive.
Phelps Dunbar LLP

201 Best Lawyers awards

Phelps Dunbar LLP logo

Overview

  • Samford University, J.D., graduated 1997
  • Samford University, MBA
  • University of North Alabama, BS

  • Alabama, Alabama State Bar Association
  • Mississippi, The Mississippi Bar

  • Alabama Bar Association - Member
  • Alabama Nursing Home Defense Lawyers Association - Member
  • American Health Lawyers Association - Member
  • Birmingham Bar Association - Member
  • Defense Research Institute - Member
  • Healthcare Financial Management Association - Member
  • Mississippi Bar Association - Member
  • Alabama, Alabama State Bar Association
  • Mississippi, The Mississippi Bar
  • Alabama Bar Association - Member
  • Alabama Nursing Home Defense Lawyers Association - Member
  • American Health Lawyers Association - Member
  • Birmingham Bar Association - Member
  • Defense Research Institute - Member
  • Healthcare Financial Management Association - Member
  • Mississippi Bar Association - Member
  • Samford University, J.D., graduated 1997
  • Samford University, MBA
  • University of North Alabama, BS

Client Testimonials

Jim Henry is outstanding to work with. I am confident in his abilities to direct us.

Jim Henry is a top notch attorney and advocate; he relates well to the needs of the client and seeks to achieve results that are in the client's best interest.

Jim Henry has had a challenge stepping in to a role to fill an unexpected vacancy. He has had to jump in the middle of issues, catch up, and then bring them to conclusion. Jim has handled all of my work with extreme professionalism, technical quality, and customer service

Tom Shufflebarger (The Children's Hospital)

Birmingham, AL

Jim Henry is very responsive to our inquiries. He is very professional and fair. He takes the time to understand the problem from our view. He is willing to do the research to learn the issues and put in the time to formulate the proper response.

Steve Snyder (Pharmacy Care Associates)

Montgomery, AL

Jim Henry is very knowledgeable and is appropriately responsive to my requests.

Sandy Thurmond (Children's of Alabama)

Birmingham, AL

Mr. James F. Henry is outstanding and a tremendously reliable resource.

Kathleen Street (Children's Hospital of Alabama)

Birmingham, AL

Jim is a true professional and uses his resources around him very well. I am very confident that he gives sound advice

John McKay (Rx Advantage)

Daphne, AL

Jim Henry is definitely someone I want in my corner!

Chad Mathis, M.D. (Alabama Bone & Joint)

Alabaster, AL

Jim Henry does an outstanding job!

Kathleen Street (Children's Hospital of Alabama)

Birmingham, AL

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Health Care Law
  • Litigation - Health Care
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Medical Malpractice Law
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Special Focus:
  • COVID-19
Awards:
  • Martindale-Hubbell AVĀ® Preeminent Rated

Case History

Cases
  • Other Court Admissions
  • United States Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit
  • United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama
  • United States District Court, Southern District of Alabama
  • United States District Court, Northern District of Mississippi
  • United States District Court, Southern District of Mississippi

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