Blake Bailey

Biography

Blake Bailey has tried to conclusion 150-200 jury trials. He has received verdicts on subjects ranging from medical malpractice, consumer protection, environmental protection, product liability, industrial disease, to automobile accidents. Blake Bailey also acts “Of Counsel” with the Martin Walker Law Firm.

Education

• Doctor of Jurisprudence, Baylor Law School, 1973
• Bachelor of Business Administration, Texas Christian University , 1970
• The University of Texas at Tyler
• Nine graduate hours in philosophy

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

• All State and Federal Courts in the Eastern, Western, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas
• Federal Claims Court
• United States Court of Appeals, 5th circuit
• United States Federal Court of Appeals
• United States Supreme Court

Professional & Bar Association Memberships

• East Texas Trial Lawyers Association
• Past Director and President
• Texas Trial Lawyers Association
• Past Director
• American Board of Trial Advocates
• Diplomat; President – East Texas Chapter (1995)
• American Trial Lawyers Association
• Sustaining member
• American Bar Association
• Texas Bar Association Membership No. 01514500
• State Bar of Texas Pattern Jury Charges Civil Committee
• Past Member
• Union Privilege Legal Counsel
• AFL/CIO
• Cooperative Attorney
• United Auto Workers
• Diplomate American Board of Trial Advocates
• President – East Texas Chapter (1995)

Certifications and Awards

• Board Certified, Texas Board of Legal Specialization:
• Personal Injury Trial Law and Civil Appellate Law
• Baylor Young Graduates Award of Merit, 1983
• AV Rating in the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
• Member of the College of the State Bar of Texas
• Fortune Magazine, 2006 Featured as Top 500 Lawyers in America, in Fortune Magazine.
• America’s Premier Lawyer, 2006. Featured in on Lawdragon.com.

Publications

• Blake Bailey: “Industrial Disease Litigation.” Texas Trial Lawyers Forum; July – September 1982, page 11.
• Blake Bailey and Gary Sibley: “Dealing with the Worker’s Compensation Subrogation Interest in Third Party Actions.” Texas Trial Lawyers Forum; Vol. 23, No. 2, 1989.
• Blake Bailey, Earl Drott and Robert Geffner, Ph.D.: “Compensating the Sexual Molestation Victim Under the Texas Homeowner’s Policy.” Texas Trial Lawyers Forum; Vol. 24, No. 2, 1990.
• Blake Bailey, Earl Drott and Robert Geffner, Ph.D.: “Compensating the Sexually Abused Child: Homeowner’s Policy Can Provide Funds for Treatment.” American Trial Lawyers Association Trial; July, 1990.
• Blake Bailey and Earl Drott: “The Doctrine of Parental Immunity in Sexual Abuse Cases: The Last Throes of a Texas Dinosaur.” Texas Trial Lawyers Forum; Vol. 25, Nov. 3, 1991.
• Blake Bailey, Marisa Schouten: ?Products Liability? Texas Lawyer Magazine
• Lecture series at universities in Russia on American law and dispute resolution
• Various publications and presentations for continuing legal education seminars sponsored by Texas Trial Lawyers Association and the State Bar of Texas.

Guest and Seminar Lecturer

• State Bar of Texas
• American Board of Trial Advocates
• Houston Trial Lawyers Association
• Texas Trial Lawyers Association
• Baylor Law School
• Southwest Texas Law School
• Houston Law School
• Texas Tech Law School
• Perm State University, Perm, Russia
• Udmurt Sate University, Izhevsk, Russia
• Pericles American Business & Legal Education Project, Moscow, Russia (full time professor, graduate courses on American law, Fall 2011)

Appellate Litigation

• Blake Bailey acted as lead counsel in approximately 45 appellate decisions.