BOARD CERTIFICATION:
Certified, Civil Trial Advocate, by National Board of Trial Advocacy - l984
Advocate - American Board of Trial
Advocates; (President-Georgia. Chapter l987-88)

EDUCATION:
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C. l964 - 64
University of Florida, Gainesville, Fl.l964 - 66 (B.A.-Cum Laude)
University of Florida College of Law l966 - 68
University of Miami School of Law l969 - 70(J.D.-Cum Laude)

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
State Bar of Georgia
Florida Bar Association
American Bar Association
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (Officer)
Atlanta Bar Association
Lawyer's Club of Atlanta
Old War Horse Lawyers Club

AWARDS AND HONORS:
Who's Who in Georgia
Who's Who in American Law
Who's Who in the South and Southwest
Who's Who in America
Who's Who in the World
Outstanding Atlantans
International Who's Who of Intellectuals
International Who's Who of Contemporary
Achievement
Men of Achievement
Personalities of America
Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America
Numerous citations for participation in
Continuing Legal Education Programs

COURT ADMISSIONS:
United States Supreme Court
United States Courts of Appeal for Fifth and Eleventh Circuit
United States District Courts in Georgia and Florida
Georgia Supreme Court
Georgia Court of Appeals
Florida Supreme Court
All trial courts in States of Georgia and Florida

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT:
Law Assistant to U. S. District Court Judge, Northern
District of Georgia (l970-72)
Ross & Finch (l972-l980)
Finch, McCranie, Brown & Blank (l980-85)
A. Russell Blank, P.C. (l985-l987)
Blank & La Chance, P.C. (l987-1990)
A. Russell Blank & Associates, P.C.(1990-present)

PUBLICATIONS:
Blank, R. and Thrash, T., "Latent Injuries and the Statute of Limitations,"
19 Ga. Bar Journal. 12 (Aug., l982)
Blank, R. and Thrash, T., "Evaluation of the Statutory Employer Rule,"
19 Ga. Bar Journal. 172 (May, l983)
Numerous papers submitted at seminars and lectures in the States of Georgia, Florida, Massachusetts, Missouri, Texas, Colorado, New Mexico and Oklahoma

Russell Blank has settled numerous cases for more than $1 million. He has been a frequent lecturer at several seminars for lawyers on the techniques and procedures best used in the preparation of a case and the trying of a lawsuit.