Personal Data:

Date of Birth: September 12, 1946
Children: Four

Education:

1970 Texas Christian University
Bachelor of Business Administration
1973 Baylor Law School
Doctor of Jurisprudence

The University of Texas at Tyler
Nine graduate hours in philosophy

Organizations:

East Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Past Director of Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Past Director and President of East Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Diplomat of the American Board of Trial Advocates
President - East Texas Chapter (1995)

Sustaining member of the American Trial Lawyers Association
Member of the American Bar Association
Member of the Texas Bar Association, number 01514500
Past Member of the State Bar of Texas Pattern Jury Charges Civil Committee
Union Privilege Legal Counsel
AFL/CIO
Cooperative Attorney
United Auto Workers

Certifications and Awards:

Board Certified, Texas Board of Legal Specialization:
Civil Appellate Law
Personal Injury Trial Law

Baylor Young Graduates Award of Merit, 1983
AV Rating in the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
Member of the College of the State Bar of Texas

Law Firm:

Blake Bailey has tried to conclusion 150-200 jury trials. He has received verdicts on subjects ranging from medical malpractice, consumer protection, environmental protection, product liability, industrial disease, to automobile accidents.

Courts:

Admitted to practice law before all State and Federal Courts in the Eastern, Western, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas; Federal Claims Court; the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th circuit; United States Federal Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.

Publications:

Blake Bailey: "Industrial Disease Litigation." Texas Trial Lawyers Forum; July - September 1982, page 11.

Blake Bailey and Gary Sibley: "Dealing with the Worker's Compensation Subrogation Interest in Third Party Actions." Texas Trial Lawyers Forum; Vol. 23, No. 2, 1989.

Blake Bailey, Earl Drott and Robert Geffner, Ph.D.: "Compensating the Sexual Molestation Victim Under the Texas Homeowner's Policy." Texas Trial Lawyers Forum; Vol. 24, No. 2, 1990.

Blake Bailey, Earl Drott and Robert Geffner, Ph.D.: "Compensating the Sexually Abused Child: Homeowner's Policy Can Provide Funds for Treatment." American Trial Lawyers Association Trial; July, 1990.

Blake Bailey and Earl Drott: "The Doctrine of Parental Immunity in Sexual Abuse Cases: The Last Throes of a Texas Dinosaur." Texas Trial Lawyers Forum; Vol. 25, Nov. 3, 1991.

Philosophic paper presented:

Philosophic and Political Flaws in Censorship
31 st Conference on Value Inquiry
American Society for Value Inquiry
Sponsored by University of North Dakota

Novels:

Blake Bailey, Zapatista, Mind's Edge Publishers , 2001.

Blake Bailey, The Edge of the Cave, Mind's Edge Publishers, 2001.

Various publications and presentations for continuing legal education seminars sponsored by Texas Trial Lawyers Association and the State Bar of Texas.

Please visit Blake Bailey's websites:

www.bailey-law.com
www.blakebailey.com
www.zapatistarevolution.com
www.edgeofthecave.com

Guest and Seminar Lecturer:

State Bar of Texas Guest and Seminar Lecturer American Board of Trial Advocates

Houston Trial Lawyers Association
Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Baylor Law School
Southwest Texas Law School
Houston Law School

Previous Employment:

General Dynamics/Fort Worth 1968-1970
Quality Assurance and Financial Control

Appellate Litigation:

Blake Bailey acted as lead counsel in cases resulting in fifteen Texas Court of Appeals Opinions, thirteen Texas Supreme Court Opinions, and four Federal Opinions being published.