Education
University of Mississippi School of Law, Oxford, MS , 1978, J.D.
Millsaps College, Jackson, MS, 1975, B.A., Cum Laude
Bar Admissions
Mississippi, 1979
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1979
U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi, 1979
U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi, 1979
Mark D. Herbert
Shareholder
Areas of Practice
Education
University of Mississippi School of Law, Oxford, MS , 1978, J.D.
Millsaps College, Jackson, MS, 1975, B.A., Cum Laude
Bar Admissions
Mississippi, 1979
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1979
U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi, 1979
U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi, 1979
Honors and Awards
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Construction Law
Mississippi Bar Foundation, Fellow
Listed in Mid-South Super Lawyers, Construction/Surety
Mississippi Law Journal, Associate Editor
Speaking Engagements
CLE presentation: "Current Issues in Mississippi Construction Lien Law", Lorman Education Services, December 2009
Published Works
Prejudice to the compensated surety as a defense to liability., International Association of Defense Counsel, April, No. 3, 2007
Contractor's State License Bonds, Desk Reference, published by the ABA, co-editor and contributing author
Representative Cases
Tunica Web Advertising v. Tunica Casino Operators Ass'n, Inc., 496 F.3d 403 (C.A.5 2007)
Tunica Web Advertising, Inc. v. Barden Mississippi Gaming, LLC, 2007 WL 2768914 (N.D.Miss. 2007)
Martin v. Mississippi Transp. Com'n, 953 So2d 1163 (Miss.App. 2007)
Mississippi Power Co. v. Water and Power Technologies, Inc., 2006 WL 3457026 (S.D.Miss. 2006)
Alexander v. Taylor, 928 So.2d 992 (Miss.App. 2006)
Tunica Web Advertising, Inc. v. Barden Mississippi Gaming, LLC, 2006 WL 662392 (N.D.Miss. 2006)
Tunica Web Advertising, Inc. v. Barden Mississippi Gaming, LLC, 2005 WL 3488499 (N.D.Miss. 2005)
Harrell v. Lamar Co., LLC, 925 So.2d 870 (Miss.App. 2005)
Eller Media Co. v. Mississippi Transp. Com'n, 900 So.2d 1156 (Miss. 2005)
St. Paul Mercury Ins. Co. v. Merchants & Marine Bank, 882 So.2d 766 (Miss. 2004)
Eller Media Co. v. Mississippi Transp. Com'n, 882 So.2d 198 (Miss. 2004)
USF&G Co. v. Conservatorship of Melson, 809 So.2d 647 (Miss. 2002)
Scott Addison Const., Inc. v. Lauderdale County School System, 789 So.2d 771 (Miss. 2001)
Red Roof Inns, Inc. v. City of Ridgeland, 797 So.2d 898 (Miss. 2001)
Turner v. Ford Motor Co., 116 F.Supp.2d 755 (S.D.Miss. 2000)
Americrete, Inc. v. West Alabama Lime Co., Inc., 758 So.2d 415 (Miss. 2000)
Sneed v. Ford Motor Co., 735 So.2d 306 (Miss. 1999)
Lafayette Steel Erectors, Inc. v. Roy Anderson Corp., 71 F.Supp.2d 582 (S.D.Miss. 1997)
Lamar Corp. v. State Highway Com'n, 684 So.2d 601 (Miss. 1996)
Great Northern Nekoosa Corp. v. Aetna Cas. and Sur. Co., 921 F.Supp. 401 (N.D.Miss. 1996)
J&R Ambulance Service, Inc. v. Hinds County Bd. of Sup'rs, 657 So.2d 1119 (Miss. 1995)
George B. Gilmore Co. v. Garrett, 582 So.2d 387 (Miss. 1991)
Haden v. Krupp Asset Management Corp., 776 F.Supp. 1151 (S.D.Miss. 1990)
Williams v. Freeman, 560 So.2d 136 (Miss. 1989)
Traub v. Johnson, 536 So.2d 25 (Miss. 1988)
Angle v. Estate of Angle, 519 So.2d 883 (Miss. 1988)
Classes / Seminars Taught
IRMI Construction Risk Conference, featured panelist, Las Vegas, International Risk Management Institute, 2008 - Present
Mississippi Construction Payment Rights, Lorman Education Services, 2003, 2002, 2000, 1999
Mississippi Construction Law, Lorman Education Services, 2003, 2001, 2000
Construction Contracting for Public Entities in Mississippi, Lorman Education Services, 2003, 2000
Construction Issues, Lorman Education Services, 2003
Fifth National Forum on Toxic Mold Litigation, American Conference Institute, 2003
Mississippi Construction Defect and Mold Litigation, National Business Institute, 2003
Advanced Construction Law in Mississippi, National Business Institute, 2002, 1995, 1994
National Construction Defects in 2002: EIFS, CCA Treated Wood and Mold, Mealey's, 2002
Mechanics' Lien Law and Strategies in Mississippi, National Business Institute, 2000, 1999
Mississippi Construction Law: What Do You Do When...?, National Business Institute, 2000, 1996, 1992
Fidelity and Surety Trial Practice Program, IADC, New York, January 2005
Professional Associations and Memberships
American Bar Association, Member
The Mississippi Bar, Member
Capitol Area Bar Association, Member
American Bar Association, Construction Industry Practice Section, Forum Committee, Member
American Bar Association, Torts and Insurance Practice Section, Fidelity and Surety Law Committee, Member
American Arbitration Association, National Panel of Commercial and Construction Arbitrators and Mediators, Member
Associated Builders and Contractors of Mississippi, Member
International Association of Defense Counsel, Member
Outdoor Advertising Association of America, Inc., Member
Mississippi Bar Foundation, Board of Trustees, Past-Member
Mississippi Bar Foundation, 1995 - 1996, President
Fraternities / Sororities
Omicron Delta Kappa
Phi Delta Phi
Phi Theta Kappa
