John A. Henig, Jr.
Biography
John Henig has extensive experience in business and commercial litigation, including consumer fraud and class action litigation. John Henig's trial work has taken him to virtually every county in the state of Alabama. John has litigated domestic relations cases in family law courts throughout the state of Alabama.
John is also very involved in community activities and has served as Chairman of the Baptist Health Care Board of Directors and chairman of the Healthcare Authority for Baptist Health, an affiliate of the UAB health system. John has served on the Board of Directors of the Montgomery Chapter of Habitat for Humanity, the Central Alabama Community Foundation, Jimmy Hitchcock selection committee, and a board member of the Southeast Montgomery YMCA and Habitat for Humanity. John is a former President of the Montgomery Country Club.
John and his wife Diane have been married for 52 years and are the parents of two sons and a daughter. They are also the proud grandparents of eight.
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Business / Commercial / Consumer Litigation
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Domestic and Family Law
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General Civil Litigation
Practice Areas
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EducationB.A., University of Alabama (1979) J.D., University of Alabama School of Law (1982)
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Associations & Community InvolvementPast President, Alabama State Bar Past Board of Bar Commissioners, Alabama State Bar Past President, Montgomery County Bar Association Chairman, Alabama State Bar Committee on Character & Fitness Member, Creation and Implementation of Jury Questionnaire Program for Montgomery County Member of Committee for Creation and Implementation of Jury Questionnaire Program for United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama Committee for Magistrate Appointments for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama Member of Committee for Expansion of Rules Governing Unauthorized Practice of Law for the Alabama State Bar Member of Committee for Rules Governing Admission to the Alabama State Bar Past Huntington College Board of Trustees Leadership Montgomery Director, Attorneys Insurance Mutual of the South, Inc. Past President, Hospice of Montgomery Past President, Goodwill of Montgomery Past President, Red Cross of Central Alabama Trustee, Dexter C. Hobbs Scholarship Program Past Vestry Member, Episcopal Church of the Ascension Past Director, The Montgomery Academy Past Member, various election committees for trial court judges in Montgomery County
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Honors & AwardsAlabama Law Foundation (Membership Limited to 1% of Alabama State Bar) Fellow, American Bar Association Best Lawyers in America, various "Lawyer of the Year" - "Bet-the-Company Litigation," “Commercial Litigation” and “Mediation” for numerous years Mid-South Super Lawyers (2018-2024) Alabama Super Lawyer (2008-2017) American Inns of Court Outstanding Moot Court Oral Advocate Award Law School Moot Court – Winning Team National Trial Advocacy Team Martindale-Hubbell, AV Peer Review Rated; AV Rating and AV Judicial Rating
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NewsCopeland installed as 140th President of Alabama State Bar Copeland voted President-Elect of the Alabama State Bar