Member Profile: David J. Blair

David J. Blair
Law Office of David J. Blair, P.C.
600 Fourth Street #300
Sioux City, IA 51101

Tel: (712) 233-3626
Fax: (712) 233-3626
Website: www.blairadr.com

David J. Blair regularly travels out of state to Nebraska, South Dakota

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ADR Services Include:

Mediation; Arbitration; Med-Arb; Special Master; Insurance Umpire

 

David J. Blair has substantive case experience in the following areas...

ADA Disability
Admiralty
Agricultural
Aviation
Banking & Finance
Civil Rights
Commercial/Business
Construction
Contract Disputes
EEOC
Employment
Environmental
Family Businesses
Franchise
Health Care
Insurance
Intellectual Property
International
Labor/Unions
Libel & Slander
Media & Communications
Medical Malpractice
Native American
Nursing Homes
Partnerships
Personal Injury
Police
Premises Liability
Probate
Product Liability
Professional Fees
Professional Negligence
Real Estate
Religious Institutions
Technology
Torts
Transportation
Trusts / Estates
Workers' Compensation
Wrongful Death

 

BIOGRAPHICAL:

Service as ADR neutral in arbitration and mediation cases since 1981. Prior experience as settlement judge. Present ADR focus is general civil litigation with emphasis upon commercial and contract claims, construction litigation, professional negligence and employment/job discrimination litigation. Has mediated or arbitrated more than 2700 cases.

EDUCATION:

  • Harvard University (AB, 1965);
  • University of Iowa (JD, 1968)
  • Memberships & Affiliations

  • Iowa State and American Bar Associations
  • Fellow, American Bar Foundation
  • Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers (Board of Governors, 1991-95; President, 1993-94)
  • ADR Panelist, American Arbitration Association, 1989--
  • ADR Panelist, Duke University Private Adjudication Center, 2001--
  • ADR Panelist, CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution, 1992--
  • ADR Panelist, WIPO Arbitration Center, 2005--
  • Fellow and Board-Certified Mediator, American Academy of ADR Attorneys (President, 2009-11)
  • Member, Iowa Attorney General's Task Force on Mediation, 1996-00
  • Member, Iowa Supreme Court's Commission on Planning for the 21st Century, 1995-96
  • Commissioner, Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission, 1992-1994
  • Chairman, Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Group, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa, 1991-93
  • Member, Iowa Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Media Coverage of the Courts, 1979-80
  • Founding Member and Fellow, National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals, 2010- (Executive Committee, 2010-11)
  • Rates

    $250/hour.
     
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