Mark O. Blankenship
Crenshaw, Dupree & Milam, L.L.P.
8th Floor
P.O. Box 1499
1500 Broadway
Lubbock, TX 79408
 
 
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Phone: (806) 762-5281
E-mail: mblankenship@cdmlaw.com
Fax: (806) 762-3510
Web site: http://www.cdmlaw.com


Position Areas of Practice Bar Admissions
Education Honors Affiliations
Representative Clients Representative Cases

Personal:

Born August 22, 1963; Wife Kim, Sons Jackson and Payton, and Daughter Shelby.
Former President, Lubbock, Inc.
Board Member, Ronald McDonald House

Current Employment Position(s):
Partner
Areas Of Practice:
Medical Malpractice
Product Liability
Commercial Litigation
Insurance Bad Faith Litigation
Nursing Home Defense
Life Insurance
Automobile Litigation
Trucking Litigation
Premises Litigation
Workers' Compensation
Tort Claims Litigation
General Liability
Certifications/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, 1988
J.D.
Honors: Law School National Mock Trial Team; Board of Barristers

Texas Tech University, 1985
B.S.

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. App. Amarillo 2005)
 
Teague v. Insurance Company of State of PA, 144 S.W. 3d 607 (Tex. App. Amarillo 2004)
Representative Clients:
Ace American Ins. Co.
Advocate M.D.
Allied Insurance Company
CNA
Coronia Corporation
Covenant Medical Center
Covenant Medical Center, Lakeside
ESIS
Farmers Insurance Company
Methodist Children's Hospital
Methodist Hospital, Levelland
Methodist Hospital - Plainview
Sears Methodist Retirement Systems
Sentry Claims
St. Joseph Health System
Texas Association of School Boards
Texas Mutual Insurance Company
Unitrin
Classes/Seminars Taught:
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


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