J. Michael Franks is a principal in Manier & Herod. He received his B.A. from Vanderbilt University in 1971 and his J.D. from Vanderbilt University in 1974. Mr. Franks is a frequent author and speaker in the area of surety law.

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PUBLICATIONS:

Documents and Agreements Related to the Indemnity Agreement, in THE SURETY'S INDEMNITY AGREEMENT—LAW AND PRACTICE, 2d Ed. 103 (Marilyn Klinger, George J. Bachrach & Tracey L. Haley eds., 2d ed. 2008);

Payment Bond Manual, Tennessee Chapter, ABA, 3d ed. 2006;

Arbitration and the Contract Surety: Inclusion and Preclusion, Tort & Ins. J., Vol. 32 No. 4 (Summer 1997);

Chapter 44, FIFTY STATE PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTING (Wiley Law Publications, 1995);

Prepetition Planning for Contract Sureties, in The Construction Lawyer (August 1995);

Specific Performance of the Indemnity Agreement, in The Construction Lawyer (April 1992);

Chapter 43, FIFTY STATE CONSTRUCTION LIEN AND BOND LAW (Wiley Law Publications, Tennessee, 1992);

A Defense of Established Landmarks: Claims of Construction Sureties to Contract Funds Under Chapter 11, Tort & Ins. Law J. (Fall 1989);

Entitlement to Contract Funds Among Competing Surety, Lender, Contractor and the Internal Revenue Service, in The Construction Lawyer (November 1989).







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