| DATE OF BIRTH: |
August 4, 1956
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| CITIZENSHIP: |
United States of America
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| LANGUAGES: |
Spanish and French
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EDUCATION:
HIGH SCHOOL |
Msgr. Hackett Catholic Central
High School, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Graduated with Honors: 1975
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| UNDERGRADUATE
1975-1979 : |
University of Michigan, Ann
Arbor, Michigan
Degree: Bachelor of Business Administration: April, 1979
Honors and Activities: Member of U of M Baseball Team:
1975-76
Sigma Phi Epsilon Officer and Member:
1976-1979
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GRADUATE
1979-1982: |
Wayne State University Law
School Detroit, Michigan
Degree Granted: Juris Doctorate 1982
Honors and Activities: Recipient of 1981 Senator Carl
Levin Award for Top Grade in the Field of Urban Housing
and Community Development
President of International Law Society
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| 1986-1988: |
University of Chicago Graduate
School of Business Administration
Degree Sought: MBA (15 Credits)
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| LICENSURE: |
State Bar of Michigan, P34480:
1982-Present
State Bar of Florida, #449229: 1984-Present
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| EMPLOYMENT:
1/1/98-Present: |
Blanco Wilczynski, P.C.
Title: President
Liberty Center
50 West Big Beaver Road
Suite 320
Troy, Michigan 48084-5202
Telephone: 248-519-9000
Facsimile: 248-519-9001
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| 1/1/96-12/31/97: |
LAW OFFICES OF ORLANDO L. BLANCO,
P.C.
Title: President
2301 West Big Beaver Road Somerset Place, Suite 318
Troy, MI 48084
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| 1981-1995: |
NOESKE, TARNAVSKY AND BLANCO
Title: Senior Litigation Attorney
2301 West Big Beaver Road
Somerset Place, Suite 950
Troy, MI 48084
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| PRINCIPAL
AREAS OF PRACTICE AND RESPONSIBILITIES: |
Defense of Products Liability
Actions
Paramedic Liability Defense
Medical Malpractice
Insurance Contract Liability
Advertising Injury Defense
Premises Liability
Automobile Lessor Liability
Automobile Negligence
Defense of Foreign Manufacturers, Corporations and Legal
Entities
(Formation and Defense)
Warranty/Guaranty Contracts
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| PROFESSIONAL
ASSIGNMENTS / PRESENTATIONS: |
Master of Oakland County Bar Association Inn of Court
2003-2004
Regional Counsel for American Medical Response Ambulance
(East & Southeast Regions) 2001-present
Detroit Mediation-Tribunal Wayne County Mediator 1988
- Present
Oakland County Mediator: 1994 - Present
36th District Court Mediator: 1996 - Present
Arbitrator for Farmers Insurance Group:
1990 - Present
American Reinsurance Company Excess Claims Reviewer:
1991 - 1993
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| PROFESSIONAL
AFFILIATIONS: |
State Bar of Michigan (Negligence Section)
International Law Section 1982-Present
State Bar of Florida: 1984-Present
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan:
1983-Present
US District Court, Western District of Michigan: 1988-Present
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals: 1991-Present
Oakland County Bar Association: 1994-Present
National Council of Self-Insurers: 2002-Present
Association of Defense Trial Counsel (Detroit): 1983-Present
Michigan Defense Trial Counsel: 1992-Present
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| CERTIFICATION: |
Federal District Court Trial Advocacy Workshop Certification,
Detroit, Michigan (1984)
National Institute of Trial Advocacy Diploma, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania (1986)
Catastrophic Loss Seminar Certificate Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania (1991)
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| SPECIAL AFFILIATIONS: |
The University of Michigan M-Club:
1990-Present
The University of Michigan Dugout Club:
1990-Present
Sigma Phi Epsilon Alumni Association:
1979-Present
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