About Us

John Alves has been a member of the Georgia Bar since 2011. He has been a civil litigator for over 10 years. He has extensive experience in handling all stages of civil actions from the filing of the complaint all the way to trial and beyond. John works fervently for his client’s rights and to accomplish his clients’ goals. John is active in all areas of the firms practice.

In 2008, John graduated summa cum laude from Georgia State University with an undergraduate degree in Political Science and a focus in pre-law. Knowing he always wanted to be a lawyer, John immediately applied to and ultimately received his Juris doctorate degree in 2011 from Georgia State University College of Law. During law school, John interned with the Honorable Judge Alford J. Dempsey, Jr in the Superior Court of Fulton County and tried criminal matters as an intern to the Fulton County Solicitor’s Office under the Third-Year Practice Act.

John is a member of the Atlanta Surety Claims Association and the Fidelity and Surety Law section of the American Bar Association. In his spare time, John enjoys hiking, running, tennis, and spending quality time with those important to him.

Kelley Herrin has been a civil litigator for over 20 years.  She has extensive experience in handling commercial surety and liability insurer issues, defenses, and claims, as well as civil tort claims.

Kelley represents sureties, insurers, business entities and individuals.  She serves as general counsel for Georgia Pack & Load Moving and Storage, Inc., a well known, Georgia moving company, as well as Oconee Metal Recovery, Inc.  In 2009, Kelley was named a “Rising Star” in Super Lawyers Magazine in the area of surety law.

Kelley graduated with the highest honors from Georgia Tech in 1994, earning a degree in Industrial Engineering. While studying at Georgia Tech, she was selected as one of only two undergraduates to work as an electromagnetism physics instructor due to her outstanding performance in physics during her sophomore year. Kelley was also actively involved in campus life, serving as the treasurer of Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority, and as a Solid Gold Football Recruiting Hostess for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets after being chosen for the role.

Kelley then went on to law school at the University of Georgia, where she graduated in 1997.  While in law school, Kelley was an articles editor for the Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law.

Kelley is a member of the Atlanta Surety Claims Association and the Fidelity and Surety Law section of the American Bar Association. She is managing partner of Herrin & Alexander, LLC.

John Alexander has been a member of the Georgia Bar since 2001.  He has been a civil litigator for over 20 years.  John is active in all areas of the firm’s practice and appears in all trial and appellate courts throughout the State, focusing on surety and construction litigation.  John is also proficient in corporate formation, lien law, probate matters, and estate planning, including wills, trusts, healthcare directives, guardianships, and all types of powers of attorneys. 

John received his undergraduate degree from Georgia State University in Business Administration with a focus in Risk Management and Insurance, a Master of Business Administration from the University of Mercer with a focus in Accounting, and his law degree from Texas A&M School of Law.

John serves his country as an Assistant Judge Advocate with the Georgia State Defense Force and is a member of the Finance Council at his church.

John Alves has been a member of the Georgia Bar since 2011. He has been a civil litigator for over 10 years. He has extensive experience in handling all stages of civil actions from the filing of the complaint all the way to trial and beyond. John works fervently for his client’s rights and to accomplish his clients’ goals. John is active in all areas of the firms practice.

In 2008, John graduated summa cum laude from Georgia State University with an undergraduate degree in Political Science and a focus in pre-law. Knowing he always wanted to be a lawyer, John immediately applied to and ultimately received his Juris doctorate degree in 2011 from Georgia State University College of Law. During law school, John interned with the Honorable Judge Alford J. Dempsey, Jr in the Superior Court of Fulton County and tried criminal matters as an intern to the Fulton County Solicitor’s Office under the Third-Year Practice Act.

John is a member of the Atlanta Surety Claims Association and the Fidelity and Surety Law section of the American Bar Association. In his spare time, John enjoys hiking, running, tennis, and spending quality time with those important to him.