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This is a comprehensive examination of the Surety's Indemnity Agreement, the first publication of its kind; providing a description of the Surety's Indemnity Agreement's provisions along with a discussion of the cases that have interpreted those provisions. In addition, the book provides practice pointers assisting practitioners in the enforcement of the surety's rights under the Indemnity Agreement. Both the footnotes in the book and the bibliographies attached cite numerous cases and published and unpublished papers that concern the development and analysis of the surety's rights under the Indemnity Agreement. In addition to updating the law and adding as many case citations and articles about the surety's Indemnity Agreement as possible, this new edition has been updated with the new cases related to surety indemnity agreements handed down since the FSLC published the Second Edition in 2013.

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Mike Pipkin’s wide range of experience allows him to be creative when crafting strategies and solutions for his clients. Throughout his 25 year legal career, Mike has represented clients in complex business, surety, construction, fidelity, professional liability, and insurance litigation and trials, as well as legal analysis and counseling to businesses of all varieties. Mike’s approach is to work with his clients to determine one or more desirable outcomes, then fashion the appropriate plan to achieve success. Throughout the course of the engagement, Mike and his team keep in close contact with the client, so that they are aware of current developments, and expectations are established and managed using the latest information. Mike is recognized nationally as a thought leader in the legal industry. Mike is a Past Chair of the ABA Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section Fidelity and Surety Law Committee and currently serves as one of eight attorneys in the USA on the National Association of Surety Bond Producers (NASBP) Attorney Advisory Council. In 2016, Mike was elected to membership in the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC), an organization comprised of leaders in the insurance and corporate defense bar. FDCC membership is selective and by invitation to those who have been judged by their peers to have achieved professional distinction. In 2017, Mike was named a Charter Fellow in the Construction Lawyers Society of America, an invitation-only construction lawyer honorary society with membership limited to 1,200 practicing Fellows from the United States and internationally. Also in 2017, Mike passed the Louisiana State Bar Examination, allowing WRP to expand its base of services beyond Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. Partner with SMTD Law LLP, Los Angeles, California. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science from Santa Clara University in 1975 (with honors) and her J.D. from University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 1978 (Thurston Society). She served as the 2003-2004 Chair of the ABA/TIPS Fidelity and Surety Law Committee and received the FSLC Martin J. Andrew Award for Lifetime Achievement in Fidelity and Surety Law in 2017. Partner with the law firm of Wright, Constable & Skeen, LLP, in Baltimore, Maryland. Mr. Bachrach is a graduate of Harvard University in 1971 (with honors), and Georgetown University Law Center in 1974. He served as the 2001-2002 Chair of the Fidelity and Surety Law Committee and received the FSLC Martin J. Andrew Award for Lifetime Achievement in Fidelity and Surety Law in 2009. In 2018, Mr. Bachrach received the Chairman’s Award from the National Bond Claims Association for contributions made to the fidelity and surety industry. VP & Director of Fidelity, Surety, Trade Credit and Political Risk claims with Zurich American Insurance Company in Dallas, Texas. She received both her Bachelor of Business Administration and her Bachelor of Arts degrees from Southern Methodist University in 1987, and her J.D. from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law in 1990. She served as the 2007-2008 Chair of the ABA/TIPS Fidelity and Surety Law Committee.

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