Office
215 North Eola Drive
Orlando, Florida 32801
Direct: 407-418-6276
Office: 407-843-4600
Fax: 407-843-4444
James F. Heekin
Partner & Chair, Healthcare Group
Partner Jim Heekin, also a Certified Public Accountant, focuses on healthcare, corporate and securities, mergers and acquisitions, and sports and entertainment law. He represents business clients, including hospitals, physicians, physician groups and providers of ancillary medical services, as well as sports figures and their agents. In addition, he represents clients in aviation law matters, including aircraft purchases and sales; financing, tax-free exchanges, and leases.
Education
- University of Florida , 1971
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Florida State University College of Law , 1980
Cum Laude
Admitted
- The Florida Bar - 1980
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
Recognition
- Martindale-Hubbell Rating: AV
- Florida State University College of Law, Law Review
- Listed in the Best Lawyers in America 2007-2012
- "Florida Legal Elite" 2006 Florida Trend Magazine
- Orlando's Best Lawyers 2007-2011 Orlando Magazine
- "Best Lawyers Annual Guide to Health Care Law" Corporate Counsel
Professional Certifications, Memberships and Activities
- American Health Lawyers Association
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- American Bar Association
- The Florida Bar, Health Law, Business Law, and Tax Sections
- National Business Aviation Association
- Professional Certifications: Pilot SEL, Certified Public Accountant, Florida
Community Activities
- University of Central Florida Foundation, Board of Trustees
- Shands Hospital at University of Florida, Board of Directors
- University of Florida Athletic Association, Board of Directors
- Boy Scouts of America, Troop Committee Chairman
- Junior Achievement of Central Florida, past member of the Board of Directors
- Orlando Shakespeare Theater, past member of the Board of Directors
- Orlando Repertory Theatre, past Chairman, Board of Directors
- Board of Regents, State University System of Florida, past Chairman
- Florida Institute for Film Education, Board of Directors
- Florida State University Law Alumni Association, past President
- Bishop Moore High School, Chairman, Board of Directors