Rebecca B. Howald

Rebecca B. Howald is an associate with Manier & Herod practicing in the areas of Surety Litigation, Fidelity Litigation, Insurance Litigation, Commercial Litigation, and Bankruptcy. Ms. Howald received her B.A. in Drama from the University of Texas, Austin. She then completed the Professional Training Program in Stage Management at The Juilliard School in New York City. After a brief career in the world of New York theatre, television, and film, Ms. Howald returned to her hometown of Atlanta, Georgia to attend the Emory University School of Law. She received her J.D. from Emory where she was recognized for her contributions to the Barton Child Law and Policy Clinic, as well as her service as Editor-in-Chief of the Bankruptcy Developments Journal. Her note Eliminating Statutory Vagueness: Rule 11 of the FRCP as a Model for Removing the "Good Faith" Fulcrum from Section 707(a) of the Bankruptcy Code is published at 19 Bankr. Dev. J. 399 (Spring 2003).

PUBLICATIONS:

Assistant Coordinator of Fidelity Program and Presenter at The Butterfly Effect: How Fidelity & Surety Claims Handlers’ Responses Shape Perceptions, ABA Mid-Winter Conference, Jan. 31-Feb. 1, 2008 (New York, NY)

Fifty State Survey: Discovery, Notice, Proof Of Loss, Suit Limitations and the Role of Prejudice in Analyzing Coverage under a Fidelity Policy or Bond, Author and Speaker, presented at the Surety Claims Institute, June 20-22, 2007 (Williamsburg, VA)

The Public Officials Bond—A Statutory Obligation Requiring Faithful Performance, Fidelity, and Flexibility, co-author, Fidelity Law Association, October, 2006 (published at XII Fid. L.J. 151 (2006)), Washington, D.C.

Ms. Howald has also contributed to several papers published in the Fidelity & Surety Law Committee Newsletter, and served as an Associate Editor on the Fidelity Law Journal, volume IX (October 2005).

Prior to joining Manier & Herod, Ms. Howald practiced in Dallas, Texas at the firm of Strasburger & Price, LLP.

Presently, Ms. Howald serves on the Board of Directors for the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Williamson County.

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