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M. WAYNE BLAIR
Montgomery Purdue Blankinship & Austin PLLC
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 5800
Seattle, WA 98104-7092
Tel: (206) 682-7090
Fax: (206) 625-9534
eMail: mwblair@mpba.com
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- PROFESSIONAL FOCUS:
Business, Commercial, Real Estate, Construction, Arbitration and Mediation Law
- WORK HISTORY:
Montgomery Purdue Blankinship & Austin PLLC, 1972-present; Judge Advocate, U.S. Air Force, 1968-72.
- EXPERIENCE:
His practice initially emphasized commercial litigation. During the past fifteen years, his practice has emphasized business, commercial, real estate and financing transactions. He has served as "outside" general counsel to a number of medium size businesses, providing general legal advice. He has over the years represented general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and owners.
- ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION EXPERIENCE:
In the last ten years, he has served as an arbitrator in approximately 60 commercial, construction, or real estate disputes under the authority of the American Arbitration Association, the King County Superior Court Mandatory Arbitration Program or by private agreement. He currently serves on the AAA Large Complex Case Panel. In the last five years, he has served as a mediator in approximately 30 mediations involving commercial, construction or real estate disputes on behalf of AAA or by private engagement. The amount at stake in arbitrations and mediations has ranged from a low of $2,000 to a high of $16,000,000.
- ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION TRAINING:
Attended AAA Construction Industry Mediator Training May 28-30, 1997; Attended AAA Training for Construction Industry Arbitrators, January 1997; Faculty, AAA Introductory Arbitrator Training, 1995; Attended AAA Large Complex Case Panel Training, 1993; Faculty, AAA Basic Arbitrator Training courses, 1988, 1991, 1993, and 1994; Faculty, Construction Advocacy Workshop for Arbitration, 1991. Since 1980, he has taught many Continuing Legal Education Seminars on Mandatory Arbitration in the Superior Court.
- PROFESSIONAL LICENSES:
Admitted to the Washington State Bar Association in 1968 and to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington in 1973.
- PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
Washington State Bar Association (President 1998-99, President-elect 1997-98, Board of Governors 1991-94, Chair-elect of ADR Section 1990-91, President's Award 1990,); Seattle-King County Bar Association (President's Special Award 1989, President 1987-88, Helen M. Geisness Award 1987, Vice President 1985-87, Trustee 1981-83); American Bar Association (House of Delegates 1989-91, American Bar Foundation); Board for Judicial Administration (1995-); American Judicature Society.
- EDUCATION:
University of Washington School of Law (JD 1968); University of Washington (BS in Electrical Engineering. 1965).
- PUBLICATIONS:
Author, Mandatory Arbitration in Washington, Chapter 2, Alternative Dispute Resolution Deskbook, published by the Washington State Bar Association, First Edition 1989, Second Edition 1995, update 1998. Published numerous articles in local or state legal periodicals in the past fifteen years on a variety of subjects relating to the legal profession.
- COMPENSATION:
Hourly Rate: $220 per hour, negotiable.
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