James C. Pyles

Principal

Jim Pyles, a co-founder of the firm and has more than thirty-five years of experience in litigation, counseling, and lobbying in the field of health law. Upon graduating from law school, Mr. Pyles served for six years in the Office of the General Counsel for the US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, where he received the department's Distinguished Service Award for successfully handling complex Medicare litigation.

Mr. Pyles has experience in nearly all areas of the firm's practice, but he is nationally known for his expertise with respect to the legal issues related to health information technology and health information privacy, chronic care coordination, home health, hospice, and ambulatory care services. He is also a registered lobbyist for several health care associations and participates intensively in health reform at the federal and state levels. He has crafted major pieces of health care legislation in many areas covered by the Medicare Act.

Mr. Pyles' expertise encompasses the legislative and regulatory aspects of government and private health insurance coverage and reimbursement; the legal aspects of acquisitions, mergers, joint ventures, and networks; and the law pertaining to fraud and abuse. He writes and lectures frequently on health reform issues and appears periodically on national television as a health care commentator.

Mr. Pyles serves as counsel to several national home health, ambulatory care, and psychiatric care associations and is a member of the Board of Directors of a state home care association. 

Honors & Distinctions

• Washington Psychiatric Society Advocate of the Year 2002
• Richard Z. Steinmetz Award for “Outstanding Contributions to the Home Health Care Provider Community" 1998
• Malinoski Award, Maryland National Capitol Homecare Association, 1998
• President’s Award, Capitol Home Health Association, 1990

News & Publications

• Federal Trade Commission Delays Enforcement of Red Flags Rule until June 1, 2010
• PPSV Principal Jim Pyles Was Awarded the “Member of the Year” Award by the Maryland National Capital Homecare Association
• Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Delays Enforcement of Red Flags Rule until November 1, 2009
• PPSV Principal and Co-Founder Jim Pyles Authors Medicare Reform Bill Providing New Cost-Saving Medicare Benefit for those Suffering from Multiple Chronic Illnesses
• Pyles and Gourguechon write about the 'Hidden Wounds of War' for Modern Healthcare
• Jim Pyles of PPSV presents the 2008 Special Presidential Commendation from the American Psychoanalytic Association to Congressman Ed Markey (D-MA)
• PPSV Represents 28 State and National Mental Health Organizations in Important Medical Privacy Case
• Overview of Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
• PPSV's Jim Pyles to Discuss Privacy and HIT on Radio Show
• The Hidden Wounds of War: Of Vets, Mental Disorders, and the Right to Privacy
• Significant Features of Medical Information Privacy Regulations
• Significant Features of Medical Information Privacy Regulations

Professional Activities

• Member, Board of Directors, American Academy of Home Care Physicians
• Member, Board of Directors, Maryland National Capitol Homecare Association
• Member, American Health Lawyers Association
• Member, Tennessee State Bar
• Member, Maryland State Bar
• Member, District of Columbia Bar
• Member, U.S. District Court bar, District of Columbia
• Member, United States Supreme Court Bar