John David Blair
Persuasive and creative team player with nearly 6 years legal experience, 12 years total work experience, and solid interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills that move others beyond positions to results. Works well unsupervised while maintaining client goals and adhering to rigid deadlines. Quick, resourceful, and enjoys new challenges.
My practice areas: as required by the rules of the Georgia State Bar and other state bars, I do not claim "specialization" in any area. However, I have practiced extensively in the following areas:
Insurance representation/defense in the areas workers' compensation, litigation and tort cases, longshore cases, and premises/commercial liability matters. Employment law matters. Drafting/negotiating contracts; corporate and non-profit representation involving matters of governance, compliance (including HIPAA), and risk reduction; litigation of business, contract, tort/personal injury, insurance, probate, and property matters; estate planning for Medicaid, tax, and special needs cases.
Should you want to know more about me personally, feel free to check out the websites and profiles on the right.
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business - Arbitration/Mediation, Consumer - Arbitration/Mediation, Family - Arbitration/Mediation
- Health Care Law
- Workers' Compensation
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Maritime Law
- Insurance Defense
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Education Law
- Construction Law
- Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation
- Collections
- Admiralty Law
- Compliance
- Corporate Law
- General Civil
- Litigation
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Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
Sorry, but I do NOT presently work on a contingent-fee basis. I bill for my time expended on the client's case at an agreed-upon hourly rate, and an advance retainer is required for all new clients referred through this site.
- Alabama
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- Georgia
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- 11th Circuit
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- Spanish: Written
- Attorney
- Levy, Thompson, Sibley + Hand, LLC
- - Current
- Partner, Junior.
- Attorney
- Echols Law Group
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- Asst. District Attorney
- Houston County, District Attorney's Office
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- Prosecution of Felonies & High-Aggravated Misdemeanors.
- Extern
- Norfolk Public Defender's Office
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- Manager/Sales
- The Walking Company
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- Intern
- Greene County Prosecutor's Office
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- Regent University School of Law
- J.D. | Law; Dispute Resolution
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- Honors: Top 25% of class.
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- Wright State University
- B.A. (2002) | Political Science (Major); History (Minor)
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- Honors: Magna Cum Laude; Honors student; Golden Key Honor Society.
- Activities: Campus Crusade for Christ; Wright Outdoors.
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- Wilmington College
- PSEO | Advanced General Studies
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- Honors: Began college full-time at age 16.
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- Georgia State Bar
- Member
- - Current
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- Federalist Society
- Member
- - Current
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- Georgia Tech
- Presiding Judge, 2009 Mock Trial Competition
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- Eagle's Landing Christian Academy
- Attorney Coach, Mock Trial Team
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- Admitted.
- All Alabama State Courts; AL Middle Federal District.
- Admitted.
- All Georgia State Courts; All Georgia Federal Courts.
