Manier & Herod, a Tennessee Professional Corporation, was founded as Manier & Crouch in Nashville, Tenn., on Feb. 1, 1914, establishing it as one of the state’s oldest law firms. Since its founding, Manier & Herod has engaged in a general civil practice, representing clients in many diverse industries. The firm maintains a reputation for providing resourceful and innovative legal services. With its full complement of lawyers and research staff in most major fields of law, Manier & Herod routinely handles virtually all the legal needs of its clients, no matter how big or how small.

Manier & Herod maintains a general civil practice. The following areas, although not all inclusive, are representative of the firm’s practice:

Bankruptcy, Health Care, Commercial and Banking, Labor and Employment, Commercial Collections/Creditors’ Rights, Litigation, Construction, Real Estate, Corporate, Business and Tax, Surety, Employee Benefits, Trusts and Estates, Fidelity and Financial Institution Bonds, and Workers’ Compensation.

Manier & Herod has always maintained a strong commitment to provide quality legal services and personal attention to its clients, the community and the legal profession. Nashville has changed significantly since the firm’s founders organized their partnership. The growing, dynamic city has emerged as a commercial center of the mid-South region. Manier & Herod continues to grow in response to the business community’s needs. The firm has been, and will continue to be, a vital part of the development and growth of Nashville and its expanding economic community.

Located in the heart of Nashville’s central business district, Manier & Herod’s practice is supported by staff with years of experience in the legal field and by state-of-the-art technology. Integrated timekeeping, billing and general ledger systems simplify the billing process to the advantage of the firm and its clients. Client billing is based upon the type and complexity as well as the responsibility of the matter and the amount of time required.

Manier & Herod knows that effective and progressive management has been one key to the firm’s success. The firm is managed by an Executive Committee and a professional law firm administrator, with several years of experience in the profession, who is responsible for routine management duties. All lawyers are encouraged to be active in firm management.

Manier & Herod’s lawyers have long been actively involved in community activities. The firm’s lawyers serve on the boards of numerous civic and charitable organizations. Such service is encouraged for all members of the firm. Firm members are also active in professional organizations and serve as officers, board members, and committee members of the Nashville, Tenn., and American Bar Associations and other professional organizations relevant to their fields of practice, including the National Bond Claims Association, the Surety Claims Institute, the Southern Surety & Fidelity Claims Association, the ABA TIPS Fidelity and Surety Law Committee, the Tennessee Self-Insurers’ Association, the Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association, the National Alliance of Medicare Set-Aside Professionals, and the Court Appointed Special Advocates of Williamson County.

Nashville is Tennessee’s capital and a city on the economic move. It is crossed by three major interstate highways that radiate north and south on Interstate-65, east and west on Interstate-40, and northwest and southeast on Interstate-24. Downtown and suburban developments offer clusters of modern office buildings and economic and cultural life.
Nashville’s strong economy is based on commerce, industry, education, government, and stable agricultural development. Nashville is governed by a progressive metropolitan government. It is well known as a southern educational center, often called the “Athens of the South.” It is the home base of major national health care and insurance institutions, is a dominant printing and publishing center, and is known worldwide for its music industry. Significant steps in the area’s economic development are emphasized by the Dell Computer Corporation Manufacturing plant and the General Motors Saturn plant. Furthermore, Nissan selected nearby Franklin, Tenn., as its North American Operations headquarters.

Nashville is additionally a well-known regional medical center with more than 17 hospitals and two medical schools. Also a major center of the arts in the mid-South, the city boasts The Tennessee Performing Arts Center where the Nashville Symphony Orchestra, the Nashville Ballet Company, the Tennessee Repertoire Theatre and other arts groups regularly present professional performances. The city is also home to the 24,000-square-foot Frist Center for the Visual Arts. Nashville is the home of the NFL Tennessee Titans, the NHL Nashville Predators, and the Pacific Coast League Nashville Sounds (AAA) baseball team.

The population growth has also been steady. Luxurious, high-rise condominiums are sprouting up throughout Nashville. The greater metropolitan area now has a population of more than 1 million people. Nashville is centrally located with 50 percent of the entire country’s population residing within a 600-mile radius. This is a major contributing factor to Nashville’s economic development and its position as an important transportation and distribution center.