Background
FRANKS, J was born on December 18, 1948 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States.
FRANKS, J was born on December 18, 1948 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States.
Vanderbilt University (Bachelor of Arts, 1971. Juris Doctor, 1974).
Working as a partner of MANIER, HEROD, HOLLABAUGH & Smith. Admitted to the bar, 1974, Tennessee. United States. Claims Court.
"A Defense of Established Landmarks: Claims of Construction Sureties to Contract Funds Under Chapter 11," Tort & Insurance Law Journal, Fall, 1989. Coauthor, "Entitlement to Contract Funds Among Competing Surety, Lender, Contractor and the Internal Revenue Service," The Construction Lawyer, November, 1989. Member, Surety Claims Institute, National Surety Claims Association.
Director and Secretary, since 1990. Southern Surety & Fidelity Claims Association, American Surety Association. Director, Mid-South Commercial Law Institute, since 1985.
Nashville, Tennessee and American (Member, Fidelity and Surety Law Committee, since 1980. Member, Forum Committee on the Construction Industry, since 1984) Bar Associations. Corporate, Construction, Fidelity and Surety.