22 YEARS AS Your GO-TO corporate firm
Trusted legal solutions for corporate clients and organizations
22 YEARS AS Your GO-TO corporate firm
Trusted legal solutions for corporate clients and organizations
areas of practice
Commercial
What distinguishes the Commercial Department at HSH is the sophisticated level of our practice, our significant experience in handling highly complex issues, and our big-picture perspective that enables us to assess the greater impact of today’s actions on tomorrow’s outcomes. We provide comprehensive assistance with a range of legal issues associated with the modern practice of business. Our attorneys handle matters as varied as corporate entity formation, mergers and acquisitions, securities, real estate, zoning and land use, public and industrial development financing, and the spectrum of issues related to employee benefits, executive compensation, and ERISA, as well as personal and corporate estate planning and taxation.
Our clients include a number of Fortune 500 companies with interests in and beyond Mississippi, Florida, and Louisiana; start-ups and entrepreneurial enterprises that we have shepherded from launch through stages of growth and eventual disposition; substantial privately-held and public companies; government entities including municipalities as well as the state of Mississippi; and individuals requiring assistance with estate and tax issues, including establishment and administration of trusts and foundations, and matters of probate.
Litigation
Herbert Smith & Hewes, PLLC is recognized as go-to firm for complex litigation, including federal constitutional claims, personal injury, class actions, environmental and toxic exposure matters, business and commercial disputes, construction, insurance coverage, labor and employment, bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, surety and fidelity, and white-collar criminal defense. Our reputation is built on a proven record of successful outcomes and vigorous representation in state and federal courts throughout MS and the Southeast. We have served as lead counsel in many of the state’s largest and most complex cases and regularly handle significant matters outside MS LA and FL. Our experienced trial teams are supported by skilled staff and advanced litigation technology. Many of our attorneys are Fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers, members of the American Board of Trial Advocates, and recognized in Best Lawyers in America®, Chambers USA, and Mid-South Super Lawyers. We focus on achieving efficient results so clients can return to their business.
When litigation is not the optimal path, we recommend cost-effective alternatives such as mediation or arbitration. If those fail, we leverage our full resources to proceed to trial from a position of strength.
Regulatory
Herbert Smith & Hewes, PLLC maintains a leading regulatory practice and has long ranked among the region’s foremost firms in environmental, energy, public utility, telecommunications, and eminent domain law. Many of our attorneys hold prominent positions within the Mississippi Bar, the Department of Environmental Quality, the Commission on Environmental Quality, and other key organizations.
Working with our trial lawyers, our regulatory team brings extensive experience to environmental and regulatory proceedings at both the state and federal levels. We represent clients before the U.S. Department of Justice, the Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board, the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board, the Florida Public Service Commission, and other agencies, both inside Mississippi Florida and Louisiana.
Our practice also extends into the complex health care field. We counsel physicians, physician groups, hospitals—including largest health care provider—in administrative proceedings and on issues under Stark II, Medicaid, and compliance requirements.
We actively monitor pending proposals and legislation, collaborating with clients and trade associations to advance and protect their interests.
Our Attorneys
Heidi Herbert
Heidi Herbert
Heidi Herbert
After more than two decades in practice, I concentrate on complex commercial litigation and high-stakes business disputes. Clients rely on me for vigorous representation in trials and arbitrations throughout Mississippi and the broader Southeast, with a consistent emphasis on efficient, practical results.
Shawn Smith
Heidi Herbert
Heidi Herbert
My twenty years of experience are devoted to sophisticated corporate litigation and regulatory challenges. I handle class actions, insurance-coverage disputes, and government investigations, providing strategic advice designed to safeguard clients’ long-term interests.
Derreck Hewes
Derreck Hewes
Derreck Hewes
Having practiced for over twenty-five years, I direct our firm’s mergers and acquisitions work. I have guided numerous substantial transactions for Mississippi-based companies in banking, healthcare, manufacturing, and energy, frequently serving as both lead counsel and local counsel on multi-state deals.
Nolan Remeen
Derreck Hewes
Derreck Hewes
Drawing on nearly two decades of focused experience, my practice centers on regulatory and energy law. I assist clients with public-utility matters, environmental compliance, and proceedings before state and federal administrative bodies.
Careers
Current list of positions we are accepting applications for in our HR department.
Litigation Support Specialist
+65,000
Docketing Clerk
+48,000
Associate Attorney (Litigation)
+128,000
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Herbert Smith & Hewes PLLC
Multiple locations throughout the US
Hours
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