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Editor: Robert Blanchard
Profession: Attorney at Law

Robert Blanchard received his undergraduate degree from the University of West Florida in 1978, and his law degree from the University of Florida in 1983.

While at law school, Robert was an Associate Editor on the University of Florida Law Review, and recipient of the Florida Trial Lawyers Association Essay Award for his published article, Municipal Tort Liability: Sovereign Immunity and Access to the Court, Fla. Trial Lawyers Assoc. J. (May 1982). Mr. Blanchard is licensed to practice law before all Florida state courts, and the Federal courts for the Northern and Middle Districts of Florida and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a member of the Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Association and the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers.

During his career, he has received awards for legal scholarship, Pro Bono work, and public interest research. He is a Past President of the Board of Trustees for Northwest Florida Legal Services. Mr. Blanchard is a former prosecuting attorney, who entered private practice in 1984 and received his first jury verdict in excess of $1 million by the age of thirty. Mr. Blanchard handled one case which resulted in the adoption of an affirmative action plan by a Florida law enforcement agency, and another lawsuit which led to industry-wide changes in child safety practices.

Mr. Blanchard's practice consists of civil litigation and the trial of tort, commercial and stock fraud cases.

Areas of Practice:
Civil Litigation
Trial of Tort
Commercial and Stock Fraud Cases

Bar Admissions:
Florida
U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit

Education:
University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida, 1983
Honors: Recipient, Florida Trial Lawyers Association Essay Award
Law Review: University of Florida Law Review., Associate Editor

University of West Florida, 1978