James H. Herring - a Canton, United States Business Law and Public Utilities Law Lawyer

Canton Business Law and Public Utilities Law Lawyer

Updated: 03/02/2026

Areas of Practice

Business Law and Public Utilities Law 60%
Wills and Probate as well as other matters in courts of equity 20%
Real Estate 20%

Litigation: 40%

Attorney Information

Overview

James H. Herring is a native of Canton, Mississippi, where he resides with his wife, Beverly. Mr. and Mrs. Herring have a son, James, two daughters, Caroline and Christine and six grandchildren. He is an Elder at Grace Chapel Presbyterian Church of Madison, Mississippi.

After receiving his Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctor degrees from the University of Mississippi, Mr. Herring served three (3) years on active duty in the U.S. Army as a member of the Judge Advocate General's Corps. He later served approximately 21 years as a Reservist and eventually attained the rank of Colonel (0-6) in the U.S. Army. Along the way he received the Army Commendation Medal and three Meritorious Service Medals. He was elected District Attorney for the 20th Circuit District of Mississippi in 1971 and served as the Madison County, Mississippi Prosecuting Attorney prior to that time.

His many years of legal practice have included extensive experience in general trial practice in state and federal courts; Mississippi Public Service Commission litigation involving franchise and regulatory rights as well as rates charged by public and private utilities; and municipal annexation and incorporation litigation. He is an acknowledged expert in litigation involving public and private water and wastewater companies; and has made scholarly presentations on water and sewer law before their national trade organization. In addition, Mr. Herring has appeared on many occasions as an advocate for clients before the Mississippi Supreme Court and the Mississippi Court of Appeals.

After being appointed by Governor Kirk Fordice to the Mississippi State Personnel Board in 1996, Governor Fordice then appointed Mr. Herring to the Mississippi Court of Appeals in 1997. While serving as a member of the Court of Appeals, Judge Herring participated in over 1,000 decisions on the merits and personally authored numerous majority opinions, a number of which were published. He has also served as a Special Judge on the Mississippi Supreme Court by appointment of Governor Haley Barbour.

Mr. Herring currently serves as senior partner of Herring, Long and Crews, P.C., of Canton, Mississippi. He served as Chairman of the Mississippi Republican Party for seven (7) years; as a member of the Executive and Rules Committees of the Republican National Committee ("RNC"); and, through an appointment by the Chairman of the RNC, he served as "Chairman of the Chairmen" of all State Republican Parties throughout the United States and its territories. Mr. Herring was later appointed by President George W. Bush to the Board of Trustees of the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation for a term of six (6) years and served as Vice Chairman of the Foundation Board. He currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Mississippi Center for Public Policy and served as transition chairman for Mississippi's Governor Phil Bryant at the beginning of his administration in 2012.

Awards and Honors

Honors

MS College School of Law, Honorary Master of Laws, 2012 - 2013

Education

Legal Education
- University of Mississippi School of Law, Mississippi, 1963
  J.D.
Non Legal Education
- University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi, 1960
  B.A.
  Major: History

Current Employment Position(s)

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Partner
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Past Positions

Herring, Long & Crews, P.C., Partner, 1963 - present
Mississippi Court of Appeals, Judge, 1997 - 1999

Classes and Seminars

Lecturer, State & Nat'l Rural Water Ass'n Conf, 2010 - Present

Representative Clients

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MS Rural Water Association
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Adams County Water Association
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Bear Creek Water Association, Inc
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Central Mississippi Planning and Development District

Representative Cases

Bear Creek Water Ass'n vs. Town of Madison, MS
- Citation: 416 So. 2d 399
- Court: MS S.C.
- Year: 1982
City of Madison, MS vs. Bear Creek Water Ass'n
- Citation: 816 F. 2d 1057
- Court: 5th Cir. Crt of App
- Year: 1987

Published Works

Articles

MS Court of Appeals Opinions

Bar Admissions

Mississippi, 1963
U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi, 1967
U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi, 1967
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1985

Other Affiliations

Mississippi Republican Party (Chairman)
Republican National Committee ("RNC") (Member of the Executive and Rules Committees )
State Republican Parties (Chairman of the Chairmen)
Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation (Vice President)
Mississippi Bar Association, 1963 - Present (Member)
5th Circuit Bar Association, 1985 - Present (Member)
Mississippi Center for Public Policy, Chairman of Board of Directors

Fraternities and Sororities

Phi Delta Theta

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Contact

Canton, MS

129 East Peace Street
Canton, MS 39046

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Phone: 601-859-2573

Fax: 601-859-3955

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Website: https://www.hlclawfirm.com

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