CEO and Managing Shareholder Selected as Board Member of Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board
Tallahassee, FL. — August 1, 2025 — JoLinda L. Herring, Esq., CEO and Managing Shareholder of Bryant Miller Olive (BMO), has been selected as a new Board Member of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB).
The MSRB protects and strengthens the municipal bond market, enabling access to capital, economic growth, and societal progress in tens of thousands of communities across the country. The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) Board of Directors consists of 15 members, who are knowledgeable of matters related to the municipal securities market. These members include eight representatives of the public and seven representatives of regulated entities in the municipal securities market. Members of the Board of Directors meet throughout the year to make policy decisions, authorize rulemaking, enhance market transparency systems, and oversee operations.
The MSRB announced that it has elected four new Board members, including JoLinda L. Herring, CEO and Managing Shareholder of Bryant Miller Olive. The new board members were selected from a pool of over 50 applicants. The new Board members' term of service will be four-year terms, beginning Fiscal Year 2026. JoLinda was selected as one of two public members to join the Board.
“MSRB’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce the election of this accomplished class of new Board members who will bring fresh perspectives to the work that strengthens the municipal securities market and protects investors, issuers and the public interest,” Chair-elect Holiday said. “The Board’s Nominating Committee was charged with recommending one municipal advisor, one broker-dealer, and two public members to join the Board next year.”
JoLinda L. Herring is a member of the firm’s Public Finance Group. She has over 30 years of experience practicing public finance law and currently serves as bond counsel, disclosure counsel, and underwriter’s counsel to various government entities across the States of Florida and Connecticut. Herring began her career at Bryant Miller Olive as a law clerk. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Fisk University, an MBA in Finance with honors from Vanderbilt University, and a JD from Florida State University College of Law.
Bryant Miller Olive is proud to have our CEO and Managing Shareholder join the accomplished class of new MSRB members. “It is an honor to join the MSRB Board and contribute to its vital mission of maintaining a fair and efficient municipal securities market,” said JoLinda Herring, BMO’s CEO and Managing Shareholder. “This appointment reflects not only my personal commitment to public finance but also the depth of experience and innovation that defines Bryant Miller Olive. For over five decades, our Public Finance group has remained at the forefront of the industry, and we look forward to continuing to lead with purpose and integrity.” said JoLinda Herring, BMO’s CEO and Managing Shareholder.
BMO’s Public Finance practice provides comprehensive and diverse public finance services, with expertise in a wide range of roles related to municipal bonds, obligations, and tax-exempt financings. The firm offers the full complement of techniques available to support a wide array of financings. Unlike most firms, BMO offers dedicated Section 103 tax attorneys that provide comprehensive, in-depth federal tax law guidance specifically in the public finance sector. BMO has a wholly owned arbitrage rebate service subsidiary, Integrity Public Finance Consulting (www.integritypfc.com), to assist tax-exempt borrowers with post-issuance compliance with the Internal Revenue Code and regulations promulgated thereunder.
About Bryant Miller Olive
With a distinguished history of over 54 years serving its clients' needs, Bryant Miller Olive represents governments, businesses and agencies in legal matters relating to public finance, real estate, state and local government law, complex transactions, project finance, litigation, and labor and employment. Firm attorneys are often called upon to handle some of the most complex legal issues in the boardroom and in the courtroom. The firm has offices in Tampa, Tallahassee, Orlando, Miami, Jacksonville, Atlanta and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit https://www.bmolaw.com.
