Mark O. Blankenship
Partner
Personal:
Born August 22, 1963; Wife Kim, Sons Jackson and Payton, and Daughter Shelby.
Former President, Lubbock, Inc.
Board Member, Ronald McDonald House
Mark is a Lubbock lawyer engaged in general civil litigation, primarily in the role of defense attorney.
Areas of Practice
- Medical Malpractice
- Trucking Litigation
- Nursing Home Litigation
- Non-subscriber (no workers' compensation)
- Employer's Liability
- Commercial Litigation
- Insurance Litigation
- Premises Litigation
- Automobile Litigation
- Product Liability
- Personal Injury Defense
- Construction Defect Litigation
- Workers' Compensation
- Social Security Disability
- Representation of Nurse Professionals with State Board Complaints
Certified Legal Specialties
- Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Since 1994
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 1988
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
Education
- Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, Texas
- J.D. - 1988
- Honors: Law School National Mock Trial Team; Board of Barristers
- Texas Tech University
- B.S. - 1985
Representative Cases
- Bailey v. Hutchins, 140 S.W. 3d 448 (Tex. App. Amarillo 2004)
- Davila v. King Mesa, Inc., 1999 WL 33747866 (Tex. App. Eastland 1999)
- Fidelity and Casualty Co. of New York v. Hailes, 969 S. W. 2nd 123 (Tex. App. El Paso 1998)
- Gonzales v. Michael Graves, M.D., S.W. 3d, 2004 WL 510898 (Tex. App. Amarillo 2005)
- In re: Covenant Medical Center, 167 S.W. 3d 919 (Tex. Ap. Amarillo 2005)
- Teague v. Insurance Company of State of P.A., 144 S. W. 3d 607 (Tex. App. Amarillo 2004)
Classes/Seminars
- Presenter: Getting to Zero(s): The Determination of Responsibility through Comparative Fault, Contribution, Third Party Practice and Settlement Credits, Summer Seminar, Texas Association of Defense Counsel
- Presenter: Liability of Premises Owners and General Contractors to Employees of Independent Contractors, Summer Seminar, Texas Association of Defense Counsel
- "An Owner of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure", Nursing Home Seminar, Dallas, TX, 2007
- Former Adjunct Professor of Law, Trial Advocacy, Texas Tech School of Law
Honors and Awards
- "AV" Rated Lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell
- Named "Outstanding Young Lawyer" by Lubbock County Bar Association, 1996
- State High School Debate Champion, 1979-1980, and 1980-1981
Professional Associations and Memberships
- State Bar of Texas
- Texas Association of Defense Counsel (TADC), State Board of Directors, 1998 - 2002
- Lubbock County Bar Association
- Lubbock County Young Lawyers Association, President, 1992-1993, Vice President, 1991-1992, Secretary, 1990-1991
- Lubbock County Bar Association, Treasurer, 1995 - 1996
Pro Bono Activities
- Named "John Crews Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year" by Lubbock County Bar, 2000
Fraternities/Sororities
- Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity
