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James H. Henry II

Attorney

A member of Henry & McCord for 45 years, Jim Henry is a fixture of civic life in Tullahoma. He counsels Middle Tennessee families and businesses on estate planning, probate, corporate, and commercialmatters.

Education

  • Juris Doctor
    University of Tennessee , 1978
  • B.A., Business Administration
    Vanderbilt University , 1976

Recognition

  • Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award (University of Tennessee)
  • Fellow, Tennessee Bar Foundation
  • 45 years of service with Henry & McCord

Overview

Jim Henry has practiced law in Tullahoma for more than four decades, building a practice centered on estate planning, probate, corporate, and commercial law. His clients include individuals, families, financial institutions, and closely held businesses throughout Middle Tennessee.

Professional associations

  • Coffee County Bar Association
  • Tennessee Bar Association, Administration of Justice Committee (1981–1983; Chairman, 1983); Member, Sections on Estate Planning, Probate and Elder Law
  • American Bar Association, Member, Sections on Real Property, Probate and Trust Law
  • Chairman, Attorneys Conference, Tennessee League of Savings Institutions (1991)
  • Fellow and Member, Tennessee Bar Foundation (1993–present)
  • Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility Hearing Panel Member (2009–2012)

Governmental service

  • Tullahoma Regional Planning Commission (1981–1984)

Board directorships

  • Partners for Healing, a 501(c)(3) providing free medical services to lower-income, uninsured working individuals (President 2014–2015; Vice-President 2004–2005; Board of Directors 2001–present)
  • Tullahoma Education Foundation for Excellence (1997–present)
  • Chairman, Advisory Board of Southern Community Bank (2005–2015)
  • Motlow State Community College Foundation (2001–2009)
  • First Federal Savings Bank of Tennessee (1981–1992)
  • General Service Corp. (1981–1992)
  • Tullahoma Rotary Club (1993)
  • And numerous additional corporate and civic boards

Civic activities

  • President, Tullahoma Educational Foundation for Excellence (2016–2021)
  • Tullahoma First Methodist Church, Administrative Council (multiple terms), Vice Chairman (2019–2023)
  • Tullahoma Rotary Club (1980–present; Board of Directors 1993; Paul Harris Fellow); Rotary Foundation Chairman (1993–2001)
  • Holland Scholarship Committee (Chairman 2017–present; Member 2003–present)
  • Grant Committee, Ashley Fund of the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee (2004–present)

Speaking engagements

Jim has delivered numerous presentations for financial institutions and governmental agencies on estate planning topics, including the University of Tennessee Space Institute Life Planning Seminars.

Professional memberships

  • Coffee County Bar Association
  • Tennessee Bar Association, Sections on Estate Planning, Probate & Elder Law
  • American Bar Association, Sections on Real Property, Probate & Trust Law
  • Fellow, Tennessee Bar Foundation (1993–present)

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