About Brian
Brian Herrington is a partner at Chhabra Gibbs & Herrington PLLC, a national mass tort and class action firm based in Jackson, Mississippi. He has been practicing law for over 30 years, focusing on personal injury, consumer law, products liability, and antitrust law. He is admitted to practice in Mississippi and Tennessee. Herrington earned his Bachelor of Arts in History and Philosophy from Mississippi College in 1991. He studied abroad at Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany, during the 1990-1991 academic year. He received his Juris Doctor from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1995, where he clerked for the university's General Counsel. Throughout his career, Herrington has been involved in significant litigation.
He was part of the legal team that represented 14 states in recouping billions of dollars spent on smoking-related illnesses. He served as Lead Counsel in In Re Auto Parts Litig. (E.D. Mich.), addressing one of the largest antitrust conspiracies in U.S. history. He was appointed Class Counsel for three national classes related to mislabeled food and was on the Steering Committee that resolved numerous state court class actions regarding late fees. He was also appointed to the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee in Orr, et al.
v. Intercontinental Hotels Group, PLC, et al.; 1:17cv01622 (N.D — Ga.). Additionally, he was Lead Counsel in the first post-recall trial involving over-the-counter products containing phenylpropanolamine (PPA). In 2020, Herrington partnered with Chhabra & Gibbs, P.A. to form Chhabra Gibbs & Herrington PLLC, focusing on mass torts and class actions. The firm has recovered over a billion dollars for clients, holding companies accountable for wrongs committed against individuals, families, and small businesses. Herrington is a member of the Mississippi Association for Justice, the American Association for Justice, and Public Justice.
He has been a frequent speaker on topics such as mass torts, class actions, identity theft, and arbitration. He is admitted to practice in all state courts in Mississippi and Tennessee, as well as the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern District of Michigan and the Northern District of Florida. He is also admitted to the Courts of Appeal for the D.C. Circuit, Fifth Circuit, and Ninth Circuit — Herrington's office is located at 120 N Congress St., Suite 200, Jackson, MS 39201. He can be reached by phone at (601) 948-8005. In 2020, the Mississippi Capitol Times named him among the state's "Top 40 Under 40" legal professionals — He is fluent in English and conversational Spanish.
