Mark Herring
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Mark R. Herring is an American politician. A Democrat
, he was elected to the Senate of Virginia
, in a special election on January 31, 2006, winning against Republican candidate Mick Staton. He the 33rd district, made up of parts of Fairfax
and Loudoun
Counties.
Herring was educated at University of Virginia (B.A., Foreign Affairs and Economics); University of Virginia (M.A., Foreign Affairs); University of Richmond (J.D.). He served in elected office on the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors from 2000 to 2003, and was the Town Attorney for Lovettsville from 1992 to 1999. He is the principal with The Herring Law Firm, P.C., in Leesburg, Virginia. His practice includes business and corporate law, civil litigation, land use law, municipal law, wills, trusts, and estates. He is admitted to practice before the Virginia Supreme Court, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia, and United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia. Senator Herring is a member of The George Washington University Paralegal Studies Programs advisory board.
Mark R. Herring served as counsel in the following sample of representative reported cases: Roberts v. Touchstone Dev. Corp., 58 Va. Cir. 130 (Loudoun Cir. Ct. 2002); Hahn v. J.C. Land, Inc., 48 Va. Cir. 438 (Loudoun Cir. Ct. 1999); Mountain Venture Pshp. Lovettsville II v. Town of Lovettsville, 45 Va. Cir. 60 (Loudoun Cir. Ct. 1997); Andrews v. Riggs Nat'l Bank, 40 Va. Cir. 358 (Loudoun Cir. Ct. 1996); Jefferson Nat'l Bank v. Estate of Frogale, 1996 Va. Cir. LEXIS 643 (Loudoun Cir. Ct. August 6, 1996); Alberts v. Karel Mintjens Furniture Int'l, Inc., 30 Va. Cir. 245 (Loudoun Cir. Ct. 1993); Esposito v. Conover Septic Tank Serv., 25 Va. Cir. 303 (Loudoun Cir. Ct. 1991); Esposito v. Chandler, 24 Va. Cir. 143 (Loudoun Cir. Ct. 1991).
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
, he was elected to the Senate of Virginia
Senate of Virginia
The Senate of Virginia is the upper house of the Virginia General Assembly. The Senate is composed of 40 Senators representing an equal number of single-member constituent districts. The Senate is presided over by the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia...
, in a special election on January 31, 2006, winning against Republican candidate Mick Staton. He the 33rd district, made up of parts of Fairfax
Fairfax County, Virginia
Fairfax County is a county in Virginia, in the United States. Per the 2010 Census, the population of the county is 1,081,726, making it the most populous jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of Virginia, with 13.5% of Virginia's population...
and Loudoun
Loudoun County, Virginia
Loudoun County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and is part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the county is estimated to be home to 312,311 people, an 84 percent increase over the 2000 figure of 169,599. That increase makes the county the fourth...
Counties.
Herring was educated at University of Virginia (B.A., Foreign Affairs and Economics); University of Virginia (M.A., Foreign Affairs); University of Richmond (J.D.). He served in elected office on the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors from 2000 to 2003, and was the Town Attorney for Lovettsville from 1992 to 1999. He is the principal with The Herring Law Firm, P.C., in Leesburg, Virginia. His practice includes business and corporate law, civil litigation, land use law, municipal law, wills, trusts, and estates. He is admitted to practice before the Virginia Supreme Court, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia, and United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia. Senator Herring is a member of The George Washington University Paralegal Studies Programs advisory board.
Mark R. Herring served as counsel in the following sample of representative reported cases: Roberts v. Touchstone Dev. Corp., 58 Va. Cir. 130 (Loudoun Cir. Ct. 2002); Hahn v. J.C. Land, Inc., 48 Va. Cir. 438 (Loudoun Cir. Ct. 1999); Mountain Venture Pshp. Lovettsville II v. Town of Lovettsville, 45 Va. Cir. 60 (Loudoun Cir. Ct. 1997); Andrews v. Riggs Nat'l Bank, 40 Va. Cir. 358 (Loudoun Cir. Ct. 1996); Jefferson Nat'l Bank v. Estate of Frogale, 1996 Va. Cir. LEXIS 643 (Loudoun Cir. Ct. August 6, 1996); Alberts v. Karel Mintjens Furniture Int'l, Inc., 30 Va. Cir. 245 (Loudoun Cir. Ct. 1993); Esposito v. Conover Septic Tank Serv., 25 Va. Cir. 303 (Loudoun Cir. Ct. 1991); Esposito v. Chandler, 24 Va. Cir. 143 (Loudoun Cir. Ct. 1991).