Atty. Barry Senterfitt
Barry Senterfitt focuses his practice on the insurance and managed care industries. His practice includes assisting clients with acquisitions and mergers of insurers, HMOs and insurance agencies; holding company transactions for insurers and HMOs, including state insurance holding company act compliance; HMO formation and licensure; insurance company formation and licensure; redomestications of insurers; demutualizations and other complex corporate reorganizations; financial and reinsurance issues for insurers and HMOs; and plans of rehabilitation for insolvent or troubled insurers.
Health Care & FDA Practice & More Attorney · Serving Austin, TX · 40+ Years Experience
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About Barry Senterfitt at a Glance
Barry Senterfitt is an Austin Operating Shareholder based in Austin, Texas, practicing at Greenberg Traurig, LLP. They have 40+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1986. Their practice focuses on business, health care, and insurance. Admitted to practice in Texas (1986). Educated at Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D. Honors, 1986) and Accounting, Texas A&M University (B.B.A., 1983). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Active member of Professional & Community Involvement •fellow, Texas Bar Foundation •Member, American Bar Association •Former Board Member, SafePlace •Former President, CASA of Travis County •Former Vice Chair, ABA Committee on the Public Regulation of Insurance Law. Serves clients in Austin, TX and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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About Barry Senterfitt
- Barry Senterfitt focuses his practice on the insurance and managed care industries
- His practice includes assisting clients with acquisitions and mergers of insurers, HMOs and insurance agencies
- holding company transactions for insurers and HMOs, including state insurance holding company act compliance
- HMO formation and licensure
- insurance company formation and licensure
- redomestications of insurers
- demutualizations and other complex corporate reorganizations
- financial and reinsurance issues for insurers and HMOs
- and plans of rehabilitation for insolvent or troubled insurers
- Barry has experience designing and structuring innovative insurance marketing/distribution systems
- acquisitions of insurance charters out of receivership
- regulatory issues for life, health and property/casualty insurers and Medicaid and Medicare insurers/HMOs
- formations of insurance purchasing cooperatives
- risk-based capital requirements for insurers and corporate restructuring relating thereto
- insurance asset sales through assumption and portfolio reinsurance
- regulatory issues affecting health care provider groups
- and product design and approval for insurers and HMOs
- Concentrations •Insurance regulatory •Corporate •Transactional Recognition & Leadership Awards & Accolades •Listed, The Best Lawyers in America •Insurance Law, 2007-2026 •Lawyer of the Year, Insurance Law, Austin, 2023 •Reinsurance Law, 2016-2026 •Listed, Chambers USA Guide, 2021-2025 •Team Member, BTI Power Rankings, “The 16 Strongest Firms for ‘Go-To Outside Counsel’ Insurance Work,” 2016 •Listed, Texas' Best Lawyers, 2009-2010 •Listed, World's Leading Insurance & Reinsurance Lawyers (8th Ed.) •Rated, AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5.0
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Barry Senterfitt's Areas of Legal Practice
Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Barry Senterfitt handles, with a practical overview of what that area of law involves and how it may apply to your situation in Austin.
Business & Corporate Law in Austin
Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Health Care Law in Austin
Health care attorneys for HIPAA, Medicare, Medicaid, regulatory compliance, and medical licensing matters.
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Insurance Law in Austin
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Why Local Counsel Matters in Austin
Practicing law in Texas. Legal matters in Texas are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Austin are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Texas state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Texas brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this venue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Texas courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
Austin Courts and Legal Process
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Why Clients in Austin Choose Barry Senterfitt
Selecting an attorney is one of the most consequential decisions you can make when a legal matter arises. Below are the core qualities that distinguish Barry Senterfitt's practice in the field of business, health care, and insurance.
Decade-Tested Legal Experience
Barry Senterfitt brings 40+ years of hands-on legal practice — enough to have navigated the recurring fact patterns, procedural traps, and negotiation dynamics that shape case outcomes.
Broad Practice Area Coverage
Covering business, health care, and insurance, Barry Senterfitt can address the full spectrum of a client's legal needs without requiring referrals to separate specialists for each issue.
Local Presence in Austin
A Austin-based practice means Barry Senterfitt attends hearings in the same courthouses, knows the local clerks, and understands the unwritten scheduling norms that affect every case filed here.
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