Sam Poteet is a principal in Manier & Herod. Mr. Poteet received his B.S. in Accounting from Tennessee Technological Institute in 1979 and his J.D. from the University of Tennessee College Law in 1982. He is also a certified public accountant. 

Mr. Poteet was the Program Chairman of the Fidelity Program at the American Bar Association 2002 Mid-Winter Meeting and a speaker on the 2003 ABA Mid-Winter Program. Mr. Poteet is currently a Vice-Chair of the ABA TIPS Fidelity and Surety Law Committee. Mr. Poteet is also a frequent author and speaker in the areas of surety and fidelity law and taxation.

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PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS: 

Frequent Speaker at the Southern Surety & Fidelity Association Meetings on topics relating to Fidelity and Surety Law.

2008 Southern Surety & Fidelity Association Annual Meeting:  A Three-Way Street: The Perspective of the Underwriter, Broker and Claims Representative

2007 ABA TIPS Annual Meeting:  Loan Loss Coverage Under Financial Institution Bonds

Co-Presenter, 2004 International Credit Insurance and Surety Association, U.S. Insolvency Law and the Intersection with Surety Bonds and Trade Credit Insurance;

Co-Presenter, 2004 Construction Owners Association of America, Inc., Owners Leadership Conference, Maximizing the Effectiveness of Your Performance Bond.

2003 Fidelity Law Association Annual Meeting:  Bad Faith and Unfair Claims Handling Practice Issues

2002 NASBP Region 3 Annual Meeting (Contractor Claims and Bankruptcy);

International Association of Defense Counsel 2001 Summer Program: The Investigation and Handling of Large Surety Claims

2001 Southern Surety and Fidelity Claims Conference (Fidelity Law Update)

1999 ABA Mid-Winter Meeting (Impairment of Subrogation Rights:  What are the Insured's Duties and Obligations?)

1999 IADC Fidelity and Surety Trial Practice Program, “The Trial of a Loan Loss Case - A View from the Jury Box” 

1998 Southern Surety and Fidelity Claims Conference  (Fidelity Defenses Which are Often Overlooked)

Tennessee Society of CPA's (Continuity Planning for a Construction Business)

AICPA National Construction Industry Conference (Continuity Planning for a Construction Business)



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