IRVING M. BLANK, ESQUIRE

Practice Areas: Personal Injury(65%); Domestic Relations(15%); Premise Liability(10%); Criminal(10%); Construction Litigation.

Admitted: 1967, Virginia; 1972, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 1978, District of Columbia

Law School: T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond, J.D., 1967

College: Virginia Polytechnic Institute, B.S., 1966

Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Richmond (Member, Committees on: Administration of Justice, 1980-1984; Attorney Client Relations, 1982-1983; Executive Committee, 1982-1985, 2001-2005; Judicial Committee, 1999-2005, The Virginia and American (Member: Committee on Specialization, Criminal Justice Section, 1974-1976; Environmental Matters in Criminal Law Committee, Criminal Justice Section, 1974-1976) Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar (Member, Council, 2003-); Richmond Criminal Bar Association (Secretary, 1973); Richmond Trial Lawyers Association; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys; American Judicature Society; John Marshall Inns of Court.

Biography: Phi Alpha Delta; Omicron Delta Kappa; Alpha Kappa Psi. Author: "Trial Tactics for Premise Liability Cases," The Journal of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Summer, 1994. Treasurer, Virginia Congressional Committee, 1985-. Member: Executive Committee, National Jewish Community Relations Advisory Council, 1981-1984 and 1991-1994; National Council of AIPAC, 1982-1988 and 1992-1995; Commonwealth of Virginia, Virginia-Israel Commission, 1986-1988.; Virginia-Israel Partnership, 1994-1996; Board of Directors, of the Central VA Legal Aid, Inc.; Virginia Israel Advisory Board, 1996-; Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association.

Military: Capt., JAGC, USAR

Reported Cases: Lee v. Southland 219 Va. 23, 244 S.E.2d. 756. Shope v. Commonwealth 228 Va. 203, 321 SE2d 282; Memco v. Yeatman 232 Va. 50, 348 S.E.2d. 288; Safeway, Inc. v. Yowell, Record Number 921160; Waters v. Safeway Stores, Inc., 246 Va. 269, 435 SE2d 380; Bowers v. Sprouse 254 Va. 428, 492 S.E.2d. 637 (1997); Williams v. Condit, 265 Va. 49; 574 SE2d 241.

Born: Richmond, Virginia, December 29, 194