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Current Full Time Employment:
Law Office of David J. Blair, P.C.
(Sioux City and Des Moines)
Profession:
Former judge and attorney with current employment limited to neutral arbitration and mediation practice. Statewide, regional and national practice.
Work History:
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Law Office of David J. Blair, P.C. (Sioux City and Des Moines), 1991-Present
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Blair, Stoik, Phillips & Ellis, P.C. (Sioux City), 1981-1990
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Judge, General Jurisdiction, Third Judicial District of Iowa, 1976-81
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United States Magistrate, Northern District of Iowa, 1973-76
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Associate, Gleysteen Law Firm (Sioux City), 1972-73
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Associate, Thoma Law Firm (Des Moines), 1970-71
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Law Clerk, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern District of Iowa, 1968-70
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Experience:
Diverse judicial, ADR and trial practice experience since 1968 in general civil litigation, arbitration and mediation.
ADR Experience:
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 2500 cases.
ADR Training:
Since 1989 has attended at least fifteen hours annually of specific ADR continuing education sponsored by AAA, ABA, CPR Institute and others.
Professional Licenses:
Admitted to the bar: Iowa, 1968; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1970; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa, 1970.
Professional Associations:
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Iowa State and American Bar Associations
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Fellow, American Bar Foundation
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Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers (Board of Governors, 1991-95; President, 1993-94)
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ADR Panelist, American Arbitration Association, 1989--
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ADR Panelist, Duke University Private Adjudication Center, 2001--
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ADR Panelist, CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution, 1992--
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ADR Panelist, WIPO Arbitration Center, 2005--
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Fellow and Board-Certified Mediator, American Academy of ADR Attorneys
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Member, Iowa Attorney General's Task Force on Mediation, 1996-00
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Member, Iowa Supreme Court's Commission on Planning for the 21st Century, 1995-96
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Commissioner, Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission, 1992-1994
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Chairman, Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Group, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa, 1991-93
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Member, Iowa Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Media Coverage of the Courts, 1979-80
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ADR Panelist, National Arbitration Forum, 2007-- |
Education:
Harvard University (AB, 1965); University of Iowa (JD, 1968)
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