James C. Pyles

Principal

Jim Pyles, a co-founder of the firm. He has more than twenty-five years of litigation, counseling, and lobbying experience 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 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.

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 and antitrust. He writes and lectures frequently on health care 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

News & Publications

Professional Activities

Member, Board of Directors, American Association Home Care Physicians
Member, Board of Directors, Maryland National Capitol Homecare Association
Member, American Health Lawyers Association
Member, National Association for Home Care