<p>Jim Barger, Jr. is a nationally recognized trial lawyer who handles complex civil and white collar criminal cases, particularly qui tam cases under the False Claims Act. Jim achieved his first seven-figure civil result within two years of practice and his first eight-figure civil result within five years of practice. Together with partner Henry Frohsin, he is the only attorney in the country to defend successfully an international Arms Export Control Act (AECA) and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) case at trial during the Patriot Act era (read article). As a result of their highly-publicized defense of wrongfully accused Iranian-American contractor, Alex Latifi, Frohsin and Barger became the only attorneys in Alabama ever to receive an award of attorneys’ fees from the federal court against the government in a criminal case. Jim practices primarily in the federal courts, is admitted to the United States Supreme Court, and has argued before the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. His pro bono work includes representing death row inmates on appeal (read article).
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Named a ”Rising Star” in Super Lawyers, an “Outstanding Young Lawyer” in Business Alabama, and listed in Birmingham Magazine’s list of “Top Attorneys,” Jim has served as distinguished faculty for the American Bar Association's national institutes in both white collar crime and international law and as guest lecturer at Samford University and the University of Alabama School of Law. His legal writing is frequently cited in treatises, court pleadings, and journals, including Alabama Law Review, Boston University Law Review, Cardozo Law Review, and Columbia Law Review, and has helped shape the professional and academic discourse regarding False Claims Act whistleblower litigation. Additionally, Jim is an award-winning travel and fly-fishing writer, having visited more than 30 countries on 6 continents with by-lines in such well-known periodicals as Field & Stream, Sports Afield, and Sporting Tales magazines.