Irving M. Blank Esq.
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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 56 years of experience
Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Premises Liability, Professional Malpractice, Criminal Law
1804 Staples Mill Road, Richmond, VA 23230
About Irving M. Blank Esq.
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
- Wrongful Death
- Premises Liability
- Professional Malpractice
- Criminal Law
Education
- University of Richmond, The T.C. Williams School of Law, Richmond, Virginia, 1967J.D.
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, 1966B.S.
- Major: Public Administration
- Honors: Alpha Kappa Psi; Member of Civilian Honor Court; Co-Captain of the Tennis team
Representative Cases
- Lee v. Southland Corp., 219 Va. 23, 244 S.E.2d. 756. (Va. 1978)
- Memco Stores, Inc. v. Yeatman, 232 Va. 50, 348 S.E.2d. 288 (Va. 1986)
- Shope v. Commonwealth, 228 Va. 203, 321 SE2d 282 (1984)
- Waters v. Safeway Stores, Inc.,, 246 Va. 269, 435 SE2d 380 (1993)
- Bowers v. Sprouse, 254 Va. 428, 492 S.E.2d. 637 (1997)
- Williams v. Condit, 265 Va. 49; 574 SE2d 241 (2003)
- Safeway, Inc. v. Yowell, Record Number 921160
- Car and Truck accident- $5M. Settlement for death of two infant passengers
- Over $1M in verdicts for motor vehicle accidents in Arlington Circuit Court
- $900K settlement against Greater Richmond Transit Authority
- $1M settlement on motorcycle accident
- $1.15M settlement on slip and fall case
- $1M settlement product liability for defective jack
- $380K verdict in police brutality and malicious prosecution case in Richmond Circuit court
- $500K settlement on a slip and fall case
Classes and Seminars
- Instructor, Constitutional Law, Richmond Police Academy, 1970 - 1975
- Presenter, Discovery Problems, Richmond Bench/Bar Conference, 1998
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Virginia, 1967
- District of Columbia, 1978
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia, 1967
- U. S. Court of Military Appeals, 1972
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1972
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1972
Other Affiliations
- National Jewish Community Relations Advisory Council, 1981 - 1984 (Member, Executive Committee)
- National Jewish Community Relations Advisory Council, 1991 - 1994 (Member, Executive Committee)
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee, 1982 - 1988 (Member, National Council)
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee, 1992 - 1995 (Member, National Council)
- Richmond Jewish Community Relations Board, 1984 - 1994 (Chairman)
- Richmond Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors)
- Central Virginia Legal Aid, Inc. (Member, Board of Directors)
- Virginia Congressional Committee, 1985 - Present (Treasurer and Founder)
- Virginia-Israel Partnership, 1994 - 1996 (Member)
- Virginia Israel Advisory Board, 1996 - 2018 (Member)
- American Arbitration Association, 1980 - 1996 (Panel of Arbitrators)
- District of Columbia Bar, 1978 - Present (Member)
- Richmond Bar Association, 1980 - Present (Member, Committee Administration of Justice, 1980-1984; Attorney Client Relations, 1982-1983; Member, Board of Directors, 1982-1985)
- Virginia State Bar, 2003 - 2012 (Council Member)
- American Bar Association, 1974 - 1976 (Member, Committee on Specialization, Section of Criminal Justice)
- American Bar Association, Member, Committee on Environmental Matters in Criminal Law, 1974 - 1976 (Section of Criminal Justice)
- Richmond Criminal Bar Association (Founding Member)
- Richmond Criminal Bar Association, 1973 (Secretary)
- Richmond Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
- Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
- American Association for Justice (Member)
- Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys (Member)
- John Marshall Inns of Court
- Jewish Family Services (Member, Board of Directors)
- Richmond Jewish Community Federation (Member, Board of Directors and Executive Committee)
- Richmond Bar Association (Member, Judiciary Committee)
- Richmond Bar Association, 2002 - 2003 (Member, Board of Directors)
- Virginia State Bar, 2006 - 2012 (Executive Committee)
- Richmond Jewish Community Federation, 1984 - Present (Community Relations Committee)
- Virginia State Bar, 2009 - 2010 (President-Elect)
- Virginia State Bar, 2010 - 2011 (President)
- Richmond Bar Association, 1982 - 1985 (Executive Committee)
- Richmond Bar Association, 2001 - 2005 (Executive Committee)
- Richmond Bar Association, 1999 - 2005 (Judicial Committee)
- American College of Trial Lawyers (Legal Ethics Professionalism Committee)
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Virginia State Bar Judicial Endorsement Committee, 2008 - Present
- Virginia Law Foundation, 2016 - Present (President)
- Virginia Holocaust Museum, 2009 - Present (Board of Directors)
- Chairman of the Nuremberg Courtroom Exhibit Committee, 2008 - Present
- Virginia Continuing Legal Education, 2008 - Present (Board of Directors)
- Faculty Member, Carrico Professionalism Course
- Boyd-Graves Conference, 2015 - Present (Member)
- Super Lawyer, 2006 - Present
- 7 Governors have appointed him to Boards and Commissions
Past Positions
- Military: Captain Judge Advocate General's Corps, United States Army Reserve, 1968 - 1974
Fraternities and Sororities
- Omicron Delta Kappa
- Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity
- Alpha Kappa Psi
Articles
Published Works
- Trial Tactics for Premise Liability Cases, Journal of Va. Trial Lawyers, Summer, 1994
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- 32 years of experiencePersonal Injury, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Animal Bites, Nursing Home Abuse, Car Accidents
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