Press Room

2010

May 5, 2010 : Frohsin & Barger attorneys are recognized by Super Lawyers. Once again, Henry Frohsin was recognized as a Super Lawyer in the area of white collar criminal defense. Jim Barger and Elliott Walthall were recognized as Rising Stars— a designation reserved for the top two and one-half percent of lawyers in the country. Super Lawyers selects honorees based upon trial verdicts, settlements, reputation, and experience, among other things. Lawyers cannot pay to be included in Super Lawyers but rather are identified by professional achievement and peer-evaluation.

April 23, 2010 : Alabama Supreme Court Orders New Trial For Death Row Inmate James Allen Harrison, Jr. Jim Barger wins pro bono appeal for death row inmate whose trial was plagued by jury misconduct, reports The Birmingham News and the Associated Press. Frohsin & Barger dedicates a significant amount of time to pro bono representation of clients in cases regarding serious issues of injustice.

March 1, 2010 : Henry Frohsin named one of “the city’s top legal minds." Spotlighted as receiving the highest available peer review rating among lawyers in Birmingham, Henry is listed as one of B-Metro’s “Top Lawyers.”

2009

December 14, 2009 : Frohsin & Barger hired by Birmingham and other major Alabama cities against Orbitz, Travelosity, Priceline and others regarding evasion of lodging taxes. Jim Barger quoted on front page of Birmingham News. Huntsville Times, Mobile-Press Register, Anniston Star, and Auburn-Opelika News also cover story.

November 8, 2009 : Ron Brunson quoted in Birmingham News regarding possible criminal allegations related to J.P. Morgan civil settlement with SEC over Jefferson County “Pay-to-Play” allegations.

October 8, 2009 : Litigation Counsel of America recognizes Frohsin & Barger’s record hospice fraud qui tam settlement and the firm’s groundbreaking efforts to combat Medicare and Medicaid fraud through the False Claims Act.

October 7, 2009 : Feature about Frohsin & Barger trial by reporter Lynda Edwards recognized by prestigious Bartlett & Steele Awards for Investigative Journalism. Wall Street Journal and Seattle Times writers also received honorable mention.

September 25, 2009 : Birmingham Business Journal recognizes Ron Brunson as one of the Best Lawyer’s in America.

September 22, 2009 : Huntsville Times cover story quotes Jim Barger regarding events surrounding Arms Export Control and ITAR trial.

September 21, 2009 : Main Justice exposes allegations of Brady v. Maryland violations by federal prosecutors and investigators in firm’s landmark Arms Export Control case.

September 15, 2009 : Prosecutors Face Major Allegations. Henry Frohsin appears on CBS News regarding pending allegations against former U.S. Attorney Alice Martin’s office.

September 15, 2009 : Huntsville, Alabama Defense Contractors’s Lawyers Want Prosecutors Held in Contempt for Withholding Evidence. The Birmingham News quotes Henry Frohsin regarding allegations that former U.S. Attorney Alice Martin’s office wrongfully withheld evidence and suborned perjury in a landmark Arms Export Control case against Iranian-American Alex Latifi that ultimately resulted in an acquittal.

September 10, 2009 : Export Control Laws Worry Academics. NATURE magazine quotes Jim Barger about the chilling effect of export control laws on academic research.

September 5, 2009 : The Birmingham News reports former federal prosecutor Ron Brunson’s move to join Frohsin & Barger team.

August 21, 2009 : The Huntsville Times quotes Jim Barger about the firm’s decision to seek en banc review from the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold the federal District Court’s award of attorneys’ fees to firm clients Alex Laitif and Axion corporation. Latifi, an Iranian-American defense contractor was acquitted last year in a landmark Export Control Act and Aircraft Fraud case tried to verdict by Henry Frohsin and Jim Barger.

August 20, 2009 : Member of Larry Langford’s Prosecution Team Has Resigned. Birmingham News quotes Ron Brunson about the recent departure of the lead Assistant U.S. Attorney in the prosecution of Birmingham’s mayor on public corruption charges. Ron, a former top line prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney’s office joined Frohsin & Barger as of counsel earlier this month.

August 18, 2009 : Henry Frohsin is CBS Legal Analyst for the federal prosecution of Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford. Henry will comment regularly on CBS 42 News as the prosecution develops and throughout the trial. Click here to watch the first segment.

August 17, 2009 : CIA’s “Black” Helicopters Land in Court. Wired publishes updated report on Frohsin & Barger’s appeal of the wrongful conviction of Russian helicopter expert, Jeffrey Stayton.

August 16, 2009 : The CIA, Siberia, and the $7M Bar Bill. The New York Post chronicles the investigation that led to Frohsin & Barger’s pending appeal for Jeffrey Stayton. Stayton is the preeminent expert on Russian helicopters, and the Post article describes how Stayton’s procurement efforts paved the way for the successful Post-911 invasion of Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.

August 6, 2009 : Jim Barger is quoted in the BNA Health Law Reporter article "New York State Law Regulations Mandate Effective Compliance Programs for Hospitals" on his opinions regarding penalizing board members for a hospital’s quality of care failures and fraud.

August 1, 2009 : Former federal prosecutor, Ronald R. Brunson, joins Frohsin & Barger as of Counsel. Having served many years as a special agent and attorney with the IRS and senior litigation counsel for the United States Attorney, Ron’s wealth of expertise and experience provides further depth for Frohsin & Barger’s niche government investigation practice.

July 7, 2009 : Main Justice editor Mary Jacoby writes about U.S. Attorney nomination and quotes Henry Frohsin regarding “Axis of Evil” era prosecutions. Read the entire article at mainjustice.com

June 25, 2009 : The Seminannual Report of the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reports to Congress about Frohsin & Barger’s record Hospice false claims act qui tam case and estimates more than $2.4 billion in expected recoveries for the first half of 2009 alone from fighting fraud, waste, and abuse in the federal healthcare system. Read the full HHS OIG report

June 15, 2009 : Jim Barger and Elliott Walthall are quoted in the “BNA Health Care Program Compliance Guide,” Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., Vol, 9, No. 12, 2009, regarding the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 (FERA) and its effect on U.S. Supreme Court’s jurisprudence regarding the False Claims Act in Allison Engine Inc. v. U.S. ex Rel Sanders. The Compliance Guide also consults Jim and Elliottt regarding “turbocharging” False Claims Act litigation. Purchase a copy of or subscribe to the BNA Health Care Program Compliance Guide here.

June 2, 2009 : Frohsin & Barger Wins Four-Year Civil Battle Over Alleged Murder-For-Hire. Two federal judges dismiss two separate civil cases with prejudice in favor of the parents of deceased who was murdered in interstate conspiracy allegedly orchestrated by his wife. Read the full press release.

April 29, 2009 : Review of Russian Helo Conviction Sought. Wired quotes Henry Frohsin regarding erroneous DoJ Public Integrity prosecution and reports that a federal judge recently issued a “show cause” order to DoJ in response to an emergency motion filed by Frohsin & Barger on behalf of Jeffrey Stayton, a federal prisoner who was once a top U.S. government expert on Russian helicopters. Read the entire article at Wired.com

April 27, 2009 : Frohsin & Barger case inspires fiction. Former CIA agent and popular novelist Barry Eisler drew upon the much publicized Frohsin & Barger case, United States v. Latifi, for inspiration of his new thriller, Fault Line. Eisler tells Harper’s journalist Scott Horton that the case is not only mentioned in Fault Line, but that it also provided inspiration for the theme and at least one of the book’s characters. Read the full Harper’s interview.

April 3, 2009 : Samford’s Brock School of Business Celebrates Executives-In-Residence Week Samford University honors Jim Barger as one of its Executives-In-Residence and Jim speaks to graduate students about ethical considerations and government investigations.

February 9, 2009 : Survival Plans The National Law Journal quotes Henry Frohsin and cites Frohsin & Barger as an example of an emerging trend of small, successful, highly-focused, “recession-proof” law firms.

January 17, 2009 : Frohsin & Barger’s Record Near $25 Million Hospice Fraud Whistleblower Settlement is highlighted in The Birmingham News and The Huntsville Times.

January 16, 2009 : Record $24.7M Qui Tam Settlement in Medicare Case ABA Journal website highlights Frohsin & Barger’s efforts to eradicate Medicare hospice fraud.

January 15, 2009 : FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Frohsin & Barger announced the country’s largest civil settlement involving allegations of Medicare hospice fraud and the largest whistleblower settlement in Alabama history, recovering $24.7 million of taxpayer funds through cooperation with the Department of Justice, the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, and the Department of Health and Human Services. Download complete press release.

2008

November 28, 2008 : High-Profile Lawyers Spin Out of Big Firms, Form New OnesBirmingham Business Journal quotes Jim Barger about increased Government fraud and the formation of Frohsin & Barger as an effort to expose and combat government waste and abuse.

October 25, 2008 : Frohsin & Barger Hangs Out Shingle The Birmingham News announces the formation of Frohsin & Barger and the past achievements of the firm’s attorneys.

October 1, 2008 : The Curious Case of Alex Latifi ABA Journal investigative reporter, Lynda Edwards, writes award nominated magazine feature about attorneys Henry Frohsin's, Jim Barger's, and Elliott Walthall’s investigation and defense of Iranian-American Alex Latifi in the only Arms Export Control acquittal in the post-911 era.

July 28, 2008 : U.S. Attorney Disputes Misconduct in Arms Export Case Bloomberg reports on Department of Justice Office of Professional Responsibility probe into prosecutorial misconduct exposed by Frohsin & Barger attorneys.

July 15, 2008 : Has a U.S. Attorney Knowingly Prosecuted Innocent People? The American Lawyer quotes former First-Assistant United States Attorney Henry Frohsin about wrongful prosecutions during the Bush administration.

July 10, 2008 : Feds Knock: A Business is Lost USA Today Money section cover story profiles the hard fought acquittal of Iranian-American Alex Latifi and Axion Corporation and features photos of attorneys Henry Frohsin and Jim Barger.

April 11, 2008 : Acquitted Defense Contractor Wins Reimbursement of Legal Fees From DOJ BNA White Collar Crime Report spotlights case of first impression where Frohsin & Barger attorneys win attorneys' fees, costs, and interest against the Department of Justice under Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act.

April 6, 2008 : Justice in Birmingham Harper's magazine blogger, Scott Horton, exposes wrongful prosecutions and successful defense by Frohsin & Barger attorneys.