IRVING M. BLANK, ESQ.

PARTNER

Location: Richmond, Virginia

Phone: 804-554-0351
866-207-9823

Fax: 804-353-1839

Email: Email Me

AREAS OF PRACTICE:

LITIGATION PERCENTAGE:

95% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

BAR ADMISSIONS:

Virginia, 1967
District of Columbia, 1978
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia, 1967
U. S. Court of Military Appeals, 1972
U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1972
U.S. Supreme Court, 1972

EDUCATION:

University of Richmond, The T.C. Williams School of Law, Richmond, Virginia
- J.D. – 1967

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia
- B.S. – 1966
- Honors: Alpha Kappa Psi; Member of Civilian Honor Court; Co-Captain of the Tennis team
- Major: Public Administration

CLASSES/SEMINARS:

Instructor, Constitutional Law, Richmond Police Academy, 1970 – 1975
Presenter, Discovery Problems, Richmond Bench/Bar Conference, 1998
Lecturer, Slip and Fall and Trial Tactics, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association

HONORS AND AWARDS:

Tree of Life award from Jewish National Fund, 1992
Virginia Super Lawyer 2006 – Present
Virginia’s Leaders of the Law 2011
2011 Virginia Leader of the Year in the Law
Fellow of Virginia Law Foundation
Fellow of American College of Trial Lawyers
Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys Civility and Professionalism Award – 2020
Inaugural Class of Virginia Lawyers Hall of Fame – 2018

PUBLISHED WORKS:

Trial Tactics for Premise Liability Cases, Journal of Va. Trial Lawyers, Summer, 1994

PRO BONO:

Central Virginia Legal Aid, Board of Directors
Legal Aid Justice Center, Board of Directors

FRATERNITIES:

Omicron Delta Kappa
Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity
Alpha Kappa Psi

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Virginia Leader in the Law, 2011, Virginia Lawyers Hall of Fame, 2018, Virginia Israel Advisory Committee, 1996-Present, Phi Alpha Delta; Omicron Delta Kappa; Alpha Kappa Psi. Author, “Trial Tactics for Premise Liability Cases,” The Journal of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Summer, 1994. Treasurer and Founder, Virginia Congressional Committee, 1985-Present. Member, Executive Committee, National Jewish Community Relations Advisory Council, 1981-1984 and 1991-1994. National Council of AIPAC, 1982-1988 and 1992-1995.

Commonwealth of Virginia, Virginia-Israel Commission, 1986-1988. Virginia-Israel Partnership, 1994-1996. Board of Directors of the Central VA Legal Aid, Inc. Virginia Israel Advisory Board, 1996-Present. Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association, 1978-1998. Attorneys Arbitration and Mediation Services, Inc. 2006-2013. Listed, Virginia Super Lawyer, 2006-Present. Member of the Virginia State Bar Select Commission on Professionalism, 2008-2009. Board of Visitors, Averett University, 2010-Present. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers; Fellow, Virginia Law Foundation. Member, Boyd-Graves Conference 2015-Present.

REPRESENTATIVE CASE RESULTS

Lee v. Southland Corp., 219 Va. 23, 244 S.E.2d. 756. (Va. 1978)
Memco Stores, Inc. v. Yeatman, 232 Va. 50, 348 S.E.2d. 288 (Va. 1986)
Shope v. Commonwealth, 228 Va. 203, 321 SE2d 282 (1984)
Waters v. Safeway Stores, Inc.,, 246 Va. 269, 435 SE2d 380 (1993)
Bowers v. Sprouse, 254 Va. 428, 492 S.E.2d. 637 (1997)
Williams v. Condit, 265 Va. 49; 574 SE2d 241 (2003)
Safeway, Inc. v. Yowell, Record Number 921160
$5M – Car and Truck accident. Settlement for death of two infant passengers
$1M+ in verdicts for motor vehicle accidents in Arlington Circuit Court
$900K settlement against Greater Richmond Transit Authority
$1M settlement on motorcycle accident
$1.775M settlement on slip and fall case
$1M settlement product liability for defective jack
$380K verdict in police brutality and malicious prosecution case in Richmond Circuit court
$500K settlement on a slip and fall case
$500K settlement on a slip and fall case
$700,000 slip and fall
$575,000 slip and fall
$380,000 dog-related injury
$1M death by dog settled in Virginia Beach, 2020
$200,000 wrongful death from hot tub
$2,500,000 wrongful death from chemical burn in the City of Richmond, 2018
$4M fall from balcony settled in the City of Richmond, 2019
$1.08M motorcycle settlement in Chesterfield County
$1M defective truck jack, 2007
$1M+ mesothelioma settlements, $1,000,000 2009
$1M+ in settlements for toxic drugs

Professional Associations and Memberships

National Jewish Community Relations Advisory Council, Member, Executive Committee, 1981 – 1984
National Jewish Community Relations Advisory Council, Member, Executive Committee, 1991 – 1994
American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Member, National Council, 1982 – 1988
American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Member, National Council, 1992 – 1995
Richmond Jewish Community Relations Board, Chairman, 1984 – 1994
Richmond Bar Association, Member, Board of Directors
Central Virginia Legal Aid, Inc., Member, Board of Directors
Virginia Congressional Committee, Treasurer and Founder, 1985 – Present
Virginia-Israel Partnership, Member, 1994 – 1996
Virginia Israel Advisory Board, Member, 1996 – 2018
American Arbitration Association, Panel of Arbitrators, 1980 – 1996
District of Columbia Bar, Member, 1978 – Present
Richmond Bar Association, Member, Committee Administration of Justice, 1980-1984; Attorney Client Relations, 1982-1983; Member, Board of Directors, 1982-1985, 2002 – Present; Executive Committee – 1982-1985, 2001-2005
Virginia State Bar, Council Member, 2003 – 2012
American Bar Association, Member, Committee on Specialization, Section of Criminal Justice, 1974 – 1976
American Bar Association, Member, Committee on Environmental Matters in Criminal Law, Section of Criminal Justice, 1974 – 1976
Richmond Criminal Bar Association, Founding Member
Richmond Criminal Bar Association, Secretary, 1973
Richmond Trial Lawyers Association, Member
Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Member
American Association for Justice, Member
Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys, Member
John Marshall Inns of Court
Jewish Family Services, Member, Board of Directors
Richmond Jewish Community Federation, Member, Board of Directors and Executive Committee
Richmond Bar Association, Member, Judiciary Committee, 1999-2005
Richmond Bar Association, Member, Board of Directors, 2002 – 2003
Virginia State Bar, Executive Committee, 2006 – 2012
Richmond Jewish Community Federation, Community Relations Committee, 1984 – Present
Virginia State Bar, President-Elect, 2009 – 2010
Virginia State Bar, President, 2010 – 2011
Richmond Bar Association, Executive Committee, 1982 – 1985
Richmond Bar Association, Executive Committee, 2001 – 2005
Richmond Bar Association, Judicial Committee, 1999 – 2005
American College of Trial Lawyers, Legal Ethics Professionalism Committee
Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Virginia State Bar Judicial Candidate Evaluation Committee, 2007 – Present
Virginia Law Foundation, President, 2016 – Present
Virginia Holocaust Museum, Board of Directors, 2009 – Present
Chairman of the Nuremberg Courtroom Exhibit Committee, 2008 – Present
Virginia Continuing Legal Education, Board of Directors, 2008 – Present
Faculty Member, Carrico Professionalism Course
Boyd-Graves Conference, Member, 2015 – Present
Super Lawyer, 2006 – Present
Appointed by 7 different Governors of Virginia to Boards and Commissions
Virginia Israel Advisory Board, Member, 1996 to present
Member of Virginia Bar Association Select Committee on Principles of Professionalism for Virginia Lawyers 2008
Life Member of the Virginia Bar Association

Past Employment Positions

Military: Captain Judge Advocate General’s Corps, United States Army Reserve, 1968 – 1974