Adrienne B. Fazio

Adrienne B. Fazio is a principal at Manier & Herod in Nashville, Tennessee. Her practice focuses primarily on workers’ compensation and related Medicare Secondary Payer compliance issues. She also handles matters involving commercial and professional liability insurance coverage, surety law, and fidelity coverage. Her work brings together litigation experience, regulatory understanding, and familiarity with the insurance obligations that accompany workplace injury claims.

Fazio earned a J.D. from Tulane Law School in 2004 and a B.A. from the University of Southern Mississippi in 2000, graduating magna cum laude. Her legal education preceded work in civil litigation and workers’ compensation in Mississippi. She later developed a national practice in Medicare Secondary Payer compliance, including Section 111 reporting, conditional payment claims, and Medicare Set-asides, building technical experience in settlement-related obligations.

Fazio previously served as a Workers’ Compensation Specialist IV with the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, beginning in 2012. She represented the workers’ compensation penalty program, the Uninsured Employers Fund, and the Employee Misclassification Fund, and advised on Medicare requirements in future-medical settlements. In private practice, she has also litigated disputes involving commercial surety bonds, contract surety bonds, and fidelity bonds and policies.

Adrienne B. Fazio is admitted in Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi. She is affiliated with the Tennessee and Nashville Bar Associations, Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association, Defense Research Institute, and Mid-South Workers’ Compensation Association. Her experience within a state labor agency and in private litigation informs her work with employers, insurers, and related parties. She focuses on the intersection of workers’ compensation procedure, insurance coverage, and regulatory compliance.

Law Office Affiliations

• Principal, Manier & Herod, P.C.
• Member, Tennessee Bar Association
• Member, Alabama State Bar
• Member, The Mississippi Bar
• President, Tennessee Defense Lawyers’ Association
• Member, Nashville Bar Association
• Member, Mid-South Workers’ Compensation Association
• Member, Defense Research Institute

Licensed State

• Tennessee
• Alabama
• Mississippi

Education

• Tulane Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Southern Mississippi
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) (Magna Cum Laude)

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