Henry N. Dick, III
Henry is a shareholder of Barnes, Bailey, Janoush & Dick, P.A. where he focuses on the firm’s estate and business planning, trusts, estate administration, like-kind exchanges, business formations, and mergers and acquisitions.
Henry has a broad-based tax practice. As an estate planner, Henry has assisted thousands of clients in planning the orderly transfer of their assets. Henry also has advised hundreds of companies in connection with the tax consequences arising from a variety of transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, divisive reorganizations and liquidations.
Henry was born and raised in Biloxi, Mississippi. He obtained his accounting degree from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1992. From there, Henry attended law school at the University of Mississippi where he graduated in 1995. Prior to being admitted to practice law in 1996, Henry attended the University of Florida College of Law where he obtained an LL. M. in Taxation.
PRACTICE AREAS
Estate Planning and Wealth Management
Wills and Trusts
Probate
Commercial Law
Corporate Law
Like-kind Exchanges
Federal and State Taxation
Mergers & Acquisitions
Education
University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida
LL. M. -1996
Major: Taxation
University of Mississippi School of Law, Oxford, Mississippi
Juris Doctor - 1995
Honors: cum laude
Honors: E.S. “Ned” Nelson Memorial Scholar
Honors: Bud B. Whetstone Scholar
Mississippi Law Journal
University of Southern Mississippi
B.S.B.A. - 1992
Honors: National Dean’s List
Honors: President and Dean’s Scholar
Honors: Order of Omega
Honors: Beta Alpha Psi
Honors: Phi Chi Theta
Honors: Gamma Beta Phi
Major: Accounting
Bar Admissions
Mississippi, 1996
U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi, 1996
U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi, 1996
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1996
U.S. Tax Court, 1996
Professional Associations
National Association of Bond Lawyers, 2000-2020
Harrison County Bar Association
Mississippi Bar Association, Chair, Taxation Section, 2008
Mississippi Bar Association, Chair, Estates and Trusts Section, 2011
Mississippi Bar Association, Executive Committee, Business Law Section, 2007-2009
Published Works
Author: Dockside Gambling and the Federal Maritime Lien Act, 64 Miss. L.J. 659 (1995)
Honors
AV-Rated, Martindale-Hubbell®
The Best Lawyers in America® for 2012 - Present, Tax Law and Corporate Law
Super Lawyers®, 2022-2023, Estate Planning and Probate
South Mississippi’s Top 10 Community Leaders, Class of 2012
South Mississippi’s Top 10 Business Leaders Under 40, Class of 2007
Biloxi Lions Club, Father of the Year, 2011
Classes & Seminars
Mississippi Public Employees Retirement System, frequent lecturer on The Basics of Estate Planning, 1999-2020
Setting up Trusts, Mississippi Society of Enrolled Agents, 2001
Civic Activities / Directorships
Biloxi Public School District, Board Attorney, 2017 - Present
Greater Biloxi Economic Development Foundation, Board Attorney 2001 - 2020
Gulf Coast Regional Tourism Partnership, Board Attorney, 2011 - 2014
The Bond Buyers Municipal Marketplace (The Redbook), National Association of Bond Lawyers, 2000 - 2020
Hancock Bank, Board of Directors, 2008 - 2014
Hancock Bank, Biloxi Market Board Director, 2008 - 2024
Hancock Bank, Wealth Management Committee, Chairman, 2011-2014
Leadership Gulf Coast, Class of 1999 - 2000
Leadership Gulf Coast, Board of Directors, 2011 - 2016
Gulf Coast Community Foundation, Board of Directors, 2011 - 2016
Gulf Coast Business Council, Masters Program, Inaugural Class, 2008
American Red Cross, Gulf Coast Chapter, Board of Directors, 2011 - Present; Chairman, 2022 - Present
Knights of Columbus, chapter 9409, Treasurer, 1998 - 2010
Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, Tuition Assistance Trust Fund, Chairman, 2005 - Present
Biloxi First, Board of Directors, 2003 - Present; President 2006 - 2009
