Herbert C. Rule III (1935/1936 – April 3, 2023) was an American politician and lawyer who was a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives.
[1] As a member of Rose Law Firm from 1964 to 2012, Herb practiced law in the areas of utility rate regulation, environmental, labor, bankruptcy, real estate and commercial lending and litigation, oil and gas, and eminent domain.
In his 48-year legal career, Herb has tried over 100 trials, 65 appeals and has appeared before the Arkansas Supreme Court.
[citation needed] Rule was elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1966 when he defeated Paul Van Dalsem.
[2] In addition to his legal career and political career, Rule has farmed soybeans, rice and corn near Keo, Arkansas; has been a real estate developer; co-owned a restaurant; and was a board member and stockholder of a plywood startup company in the Arkansas delta.