Attorneys
James H. Herring
James H. Herring is a native of Canton, Mississippi where he resides with his wife, Beverly. Mr. and Mrs. Herring have a son, James, and two daughters, Caroline and Christine. He is an Elder at Grace Chapel Presbyterian Church of Madison, Mississippi. After receiving his Bachelor of Arts and law degrees from the University of Mississippi, Mr. Herring then did graduate study in tax law at New York University. He also attended The Judge Advocate General's School in Charlottesville, Virginia and completed prerequisite courses which enabled him to attain the rank of Colonel (O-6) in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps. He served three years on active duty and approximately twenty-one years in the U.S. Army Reserves, receiving along the way the Army Commendation Medal and three Meritorious Service Medals.
His forty years of legal practice include extensive experience in criminal law, general trial practice in State and Federal Courts; Mississippi Public Service Commission litigation involving franchise rights and rates charged by utilities; and municipal annexation litigation. He is an acknowledged expert in litigation involving public and private water and wastewater companies and has appealed numerous cases to the Mississippi Supreme Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
After being appointed by Governor Fordice to the Mississippi State Personnel Board in 1996, Governor Fordice then appointed him 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.
Mr. Herring currently maintains his legal practice as senior partner of Herring, Long and Crews, P.C., in Canton, Mississippi. He also served as Chairman of the Mississippi Republican Party; 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, as well as the Republican Parties of Puerto Rico and all territorial Republican Parties that are members of the RNC. Mr. Herring was appointed by President George W. Bush to the Board of Trustees of the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation and is now Vice President of that Board.
James M. Crews, III
Jim was born in Memphis, Tennessee on September 22, 1963. He received his undergraduate degree in English from the University of Mississippi in 1985 and his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Mississippi in 1992. Jim has served on the Board of Directors of Canton Academy, where he was President for two years. He has also served on the Board of the Canton, Mississippi Chamber of Commerce and the Madison County Committees for Ducks Unlimited and the National Wild Turkey Federation.
Jim is a member of the Mississippi Bar Association and is licensed to practice law in all State and Federal Courts in Mississippi, as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Interests: Duck hunting and wild turkey hunting; reading; military history, cooking and fly fishing
Robert W. Long
Bobby was born in Starkville, Mississippi on May 22, 1960. He received his undergraduate degree in Business Administration from Mississippi State University in 1982 and his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Mississippi in 1985. Bobby has been a member of the Canton Lion's Club for over 20 years and has previously served as President. He has also served on the Canton Flea Market Committee and the Board of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Bobby is also a graduate of the Leadership Madison County Program.
Bobby is a member of the Mississippi Bar Association and is licensed to practice law in all State and Federal Courts in Mississippi, as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Interests: Deer hunting and bird hunting; fishing; and coaching his sons in little league baseball.