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Proven Excellence, Experience, Leadership
Surety Law
Mann, Berens & Wisner takes pride in its rich tradition as the Southwest's premier surety law firm
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SURETY INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP
Our reputation for excellence is well
known throughout the surety industry. The firm’s attorneys are actively involved
as members, officers and directors of many surety and insurance defense
organizations, including the:
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American Bar Association’s Fidelity & Surety Law Committee (FSLC)
Current and format FSLC leaders include
Jay Mann (vice chair),
Bob Berens
(past vice chair) and Dick Wisner (past chair and 2006 recipient
of the FSLC’s Lifetime Achievement Award) |
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National Bond Claims Association |
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Surety Claims Institute |
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International Association of Defense Counsel |
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Defense Research Institute |
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Surety Association of Arizona |
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Since its inception, Mann, Berens & Wisner, LLP has maintained a substantial
practice in the area of surety law. Our reputation has resulted in an extensive
surety client list that includes virtually every surety writing bonds in Arizona
and the Southwest.
The firm’s surety lawyers have more than 100
years combined experience representing surety clients throughout Arizona and the
Southwest. Our lawyers have unparalleled expertise in providing our surety
clients with representation and guidance on all surety-related matters
including:
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Bond
Claim Investigation
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Project Default Investigation
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Project Completion
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Negotiation of Financing Arrangements, Workouts, and Security Agreements
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Takeover and Tenders
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Pursuing Defaulting Bond Principals and Indemnitors for Quia Timet
and other Indemnity Related Relief
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Protection of Surety’s Interest in Bankruptcy
Proceedings
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Litigation, Arbitration, Mediation, and Appeals
Our lawyers have served
as counsel of record for surety clients in federal trial and bankruptcy courts,
state trial courts and appellate courts, and arbitrations throughout the entire
Southwest. Our attorneys have represented sureties in Arizona, California,
Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado, Montana and Texas.
In addition to serving
the surety industry in leadership roles, our attorneys frequently
publish and lecture to local and national
audiences on a broad variety of surety-related topics.
Alternative Dispute Resolution. Mann, Berens & Wisner strongly
believes that, in certain circumstances, the best means of resolving a conflict
is by utilizing alternative dispute resolution. Our lawyers frequently resolve
surety claims in a cost-efficient manner by participating in mediation or
arbitration. Our substantial experience in this area is recognized by our peers,
who often choose our lawyers to act as the arbitrator or mediator in resolving
their clients’ disputes.
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