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 Courts

Federal Courts in the Eastern 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- 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

Personal Data

Date of Birth: September 12, 1946

Children: Four

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 Scouten: "Products Liability" Texas Lawyer Magazine, 2009

Philosophic paper presented:

Philosophic and Political Flaws in Censorship

31st Conference on Value Inquiry
American Society for Value Inquiry
Sponsored by University of North Dakota

Novels:

"The Thought of Her", Authorhouse Publishers, 2008

"Zapatista", Mind's Edge Publishers , 2001.
"The Edge of the Cave", Mind's Edge Publishers, 2001.

State Bar of Texas Guest and Seminar Lecturer for:

American Board of Trial Advocates

Houston Trial Lawyers Association
Colorado Trial Lawyers Association
Lecture series at Universities in Russia on American law and dispute resolution
Texas Tech Law School
Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Baylor Law School
Southwest Texas Law School
Houston Law School

Previous Employment

General Dynamics/Fort Worth 1968-1970

Quality Assurance and Financial Control
Appellate Litigation

Blake Bailey acted as lead counsel in approximately 40 appellate decisions.