Adam D. Herring

Adam D. Herring is Of Counsel with Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP in Atlanta, where he focuses his practice on bankruptcy, restructuring, consumer financial services regulation and related litigation. As former associate general counsel in the Department of Justice’s U.S. Trustee Program, he provided senior-level strategic guidance for high-profile bankruptcy matters, managed litigation teams for significant multi jurisdictional cases, and negotiated resolutions in nationwide matters involving financial institutions and other parties. Mr. Herring has experience representing debtors and creditors in chapter 11 bankruptcy cases and parties in bankruptcy-related litigation, including as first-chair trial counsel in fraudulent and preferential transfer avoidance actions. He regularly speaks and writes about emerging issues of bankruptcy law. Previously, Mr. Herring was in private practice in Atlanta, represent-ing parties in chapter 7, 11 and 13 bankruptcy cases and in bankruptcy and commercial litigation. He is a 2019 honoree of ABI’s “40 Under 40” program, received a Director’s Award from the U.S. TrusteeProgram, and was named Volunteer of the Year for the Atlanta Legal Aid Society in 2015. Mr. Herring currently serves as Newsletter Editor for ABI’s Ethics and Professional Compensation Committee. He received his undergraduate degree with distinction from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hilland his J.D. from Emory University School of Law.