Manier & Herod

What Manier & Herod does

Manier & Herod, P.C. is a Nashville, Tennessee-based private law firm founded in 1914 (one source cites 1924), specializing in workers' compensation defense, surety and fidelity law, civil litigation and construction law, business and estate planning, and bankruptcy and insolvency, with approximately 30 attorneys serving employers, insurance carriers, sureties, and financial institutions across Tennessee, the Southeast, and internationally from offices in Nashville, Memphis, and Decatur, Georgia.

Name

Manier & Herod

Legal name

Manier & Herod, P.C.

Website

https://manierherod.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1924

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Manier & Herod, P.C. is a Nashville-based private law firm specializing in workers' compensation defense, surety and fidelity law, civil litigation, business/estate planning, and bankruptcy, serving employers, insurers, and surety companies across Tennessee and the Southeast.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411), Trust, Fiduciary, and Custody Activities (523991)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111), Surety Insurance (6351)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Insolvency Law (BPAHAAAH), Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK), Management Liability (D&O/EPL/Fiduciary) (FSAJAGAD), Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAHALAG)

Keywords

• Workers compensation defense
• Surety fidelity law
• Civil litigation services
• Bankruptcy insolvency law
• Estate planning services

Headquarters

HQ city

Nashville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services: Traditional law firm billing for professional legal services including hourly rates, fixed fees for specific matters, and contingency arrangements where applicable.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Manier & Herod is a law firm that provides professional legal representation through five practice groups: Surety & Fidelity Law, Litigation, Workers' Compensation/Employment & HR, Business/Estate Planning & Tax, and Bankruptcy & Insolvency. The firm defends employers and insurers in workers' compensation claims, represents surety and fidelity clients, handles civil and commercial litigation, and advises businesses and individuals on transactions, estate planning, and bankruptcy matters.

Product overview

Manier & Herod is a Nashville-based law firm offering a unified suite of legal services organized into five core practice groups: Surety & Fidelity Law, Litigation, Workers' Compensation/Employment & HR, Business/Estate Planning & Tax, and Bankruptcy & Insolvency. The firm provides legal representation across areas including construction law, insurance coverage, commercial finance, real estate, employment law, and tax planning. With over 100 years of service, the firm serves clients statewide in Tennessee, nationally, and internationally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Surety & Fidelity Law Legal representation for surety clients covering construction defect litigation, claim investigations, indemnity and subrogation rights, payment and performance bond disputes, commercial bonds, fidelity bonds, fraudulent transfer claims, and creditor rights in bankruptcy. The offering serves surety companies, fidelity insurers, and financial institutions.
• Litigation Civil litigation and construction law representation for clients, including complex commercial disputes, contract-related claims, and products liability defense. The offering serves businesses, insurers, and other organizations facing commercial and construction-related disputes.
• Workers' Compensation, Employment & HR Defense of employers and insurers in workers' compensation claims, employment law matters, and human resources consulting for workplace injuries. The offering serves employers, insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured employers.
• Business, Estate Planning & Tax Legal guidance on business formation, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, estate planning, probate, commercial finance, commercial real estate, and business succession planning. The offering serves business owners, closely-held corporations, high-net-worth individuals, and medical groups.
• Bankruptcy & Insolvency Representation in bankruptcy proceedings, creditors' rights matters, business recovery, trusteeships, and receiverships for debtors, creditors, trustees, and receivers. The offering serves financial institutions, creditors, trustees, businesses, and debtors.

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• ESISminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFirm attorneys travel to meet with valued clients at ESIS; professional networking relationship in the insurance defense industry
• RandstadminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFirm attorneys visited Randstad headquarters for meetings with valued clients; professional relationship in human resources/employment services
• Waffle HouseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFirm attorneys meet with valued Waffle House clients; relationship in employment/workers' compensation defense
• TennecominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFirm attorney toured Tenneco's Spring Hill facility; client relationship for workers' compensation defense services

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Jackson Lewis: National labor and employment specialty firm with extensive workers' compensation defense practice; the dominant national employer-side comp defense platform competing for the same insurance carrier panels and employer RFPs.
• Fisher & Phillips: National labor and employment firm with substantial workers' compensation practice; represents the closest national competitor for the firm's employer-side comp defense and employment law service lines.
• Leitner, Williams, Dooley & Napolitan: Chattanooga-based Tennessee firm with workers' compensation defense, employment law, and civil litigation practices — the closest like-for-like Tennessee competitor and most directly comparable peer in the firm's core market.
• Bradley Arant Boult Cummings: Nashville-headquartered multi-practice firm with overlapping workers' compensation, litigation, bankruptcy, surety, and business law capabilities — competes head-to-head for Tennessee enterprise clients.
• Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis: Nashville-headquartered full-service firm with healthcare, business, bankruptcy, and litigation practices — a direct Nashville competitor for similar enterprise and middle-market clients across overlapping practice areas.

Regional players

• Adams and Reese: New Orleans-based Southeast regional firm with significant surety, construction, and litigation capabilities overlapping Manier & Herod's surety & fidelity and construction law practices.
• Burr & Forman: Southeast-based full-service firm with strong surety, bankruptcy, and litigation practices across Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida — competes for the same surety carrier and bankruptcy engagements from a broader regional base.

Broad incumbents

• Baker Donelson: Memphis-headquartered full-service firm with the largest Tennessee footprint, offering workers' compensation, employment, bankruptcy, surety, and litigation — represents the dominant regional incumbent competing for similar enterprise clients.
• Butler Snow: Mississippi-based full-service regional firm with significant Tennessee presence, including workers' comp, surety, bankruptcy, and litigation practices — operates as a larger incumbent in the same Southeast geography.

Emerging players

• Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete: National labor and employment specialty firm with growing workers' compensation defense practice; competes directly for the firm's employment law and comp defense client mandates across multiple states.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/manierherod100
• Facebookfacebook.com/manierherodnashville
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/manier-&-herod

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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