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MEMBER PROFILE: Allen S. Blair |
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ADR SERVICES & CERTIFICATIONS |
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ADR Services:
 Mediation (Civil/Commercial) |
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Arbitration (Civil/Commercial) |
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Early Neutral Evaluation |
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Special Master |
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Serving the following Divisions and Counties:
Serving throughout the State of Tennessee
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Allen S. Blair has experience in the following areas of Civil
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ADA Disability |
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Appellate |
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Civil Rights |
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Commercial/Business |
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Construction |
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Consumer Fraud |
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Contract Disputes |
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EEOC |
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Eminent Domain |
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Employment |
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Environmental |
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Health Care |
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Insurance |
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Intellectual Property |
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Labor/Unions |
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Landlord/Tenant |
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Local Government |
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Medical Malpractice |
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Nursing Homes |
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Partnerships |
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Personal Injury |
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Premises Liability |
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Probate |
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Product Liability |
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Professional Fees |
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Professional Negligence |
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Torts |
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Transportation |
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Workers' Compensation |
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Wrongful Death |
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Biographical Notes:
ALLEN S. Blair concentrates his practice in the areas of mediation and arbitration as a neutral. Mr. Blair is approved to serve as a Rule 31 Mediator by the Tennessee ADR Commission and is approved to serve as a mediator by the U.S. District Court in Memphis. He currently teaches Alternative Dispute Resolution and Mediation at the University of Memphis Law School. He is a mediator and arbitrator on the Commercial Panel and on the Employment Panel of the American Arbitration Association. He has extensive experience in the areas of employment and labor law, has represented large creditors in the complex Chapter 11 reorganizations and other bankruptcy matters, and has served as legal counsel to a number of employee benefit plans.
He previously served as City Attorney for the City of Millington and the Town of Arlington. Mr. Blair successfully argued a leading affirmative action case, Firefighters Local Union No. 1784 v. Stotts, 467 U.S. 561 (1984), before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Education:
- Vanderbilt University - J.D., 1970
- University of Wisconsin - B.S., 1967
Languages
English
Memberships & Affiliations :
Mr. Blair has served as Chairman of the Litigation Section of the Tennessee Bar Association from 1997-1998 and Chairman of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section of the Tennessee Bar Association from 2002-2003. He currently serves on the Tennessee ADR Commission. Mr. Blair has published works entitled "Affirmative Action After Stotts," 21 Georgia Law Review 1141 (1987) and "Ethical Dilemmas In Mediation," 31 University of Memphis Law Review 59 (2000), the latter of which he co-authored. He is a member of the Memphis, State of Tennessee and American Bar Associations. He was in the 1981 class of Leadership Memphis. Mr. Blair is listed in the Best Lawyers in America in the specialties of Alernative Dispute Resolution and Labor and Employment Law. He has been listed in Best Lawyers in America every year for 25 years. Mr. Blair is listed in Mid-South Super Lawyers.
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RATES & PAYMENT INFORMATION |
Rates: Please call office for details.
Cancellation Policy: Please call office for details.
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AVAILABILITY & BOOKING INFORMATION |
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Calendar Last Updated: 30 Jan 12
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Click your preferred date to send our office a Date Request form.
All such requests will go immediately to
Allen Blair's scheduling staff
(Mary Dinah Buchignani, mdbuchignani@harrisshelton.com)
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