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Eric P. Blank
Professional Experience:
The founder and Managing Attorney of Blank Law & Technology P.S. (formerly Blank & Associates P.S.) is Eric P. Blank. Mr. Blank’s practice focuses on developing sound and aggressive strategies to identify, protect and exploit intellectual property and trade secrets, and to effectively manage risks related to entertainment, computers, software, and private and public networks, including the Internet. Mr. Blank has extensive experience with conducting investigations into computer and software-related torts and employment issues, defense and prosecution on an expedited basis of intellectual property claims, and the release and protection of new products. Over the past several years, Mr. Blank and the other employees of Blank Law & Technology have represented companies ranging from new businesses to a host of major corporations located across the United States and Canada and throughout the world. The objective for each representation is the same: to provide insightful, dedicated, creative and efficient solutions that help clients succeed.
Mr. Blank’s practice includes electronic evidence support services in litigation and investigations through Blank Law & Technology’s Electronic Document Investigation (EDI) services. To accommodate the technical requirements inherent to such matters, Mr. Blank works closely with staff engineers and technicians familiar with electronic evidence and computer forensic issues.
Mr. Blank and other employees of and consultants to Blank Law & Technology have testified as fact or expert witnesses in state and federal courts, and before administrative hearing officers and arbitrators, on more than 100 occasions. Mr. Blank has personally testified in the area of computer forensics and electronic discovery.
Prior to founding Blank Law & Technology P.S., Mr. Blank was a shareholder of Riddell Williams, P.S., a full-service law firm with its offices in Seattle, Washington. In 1999, Riddell Williams and Mr. Blank formed Bureau 1030 LLC, an independent technology company designed to bridge the gap between law and the merging multimedia economy.
Mr. Blank speaks regularly on a number of topics related to intellectual property law, document management, computers, and the Internet. He also presents on the topics of obtaining injunctions, seizing evidence and other emergency relief.
Mr. Blank is admitted to practice in Washington. Prior to beginning his career as an attorney, Mr. Blank was a highly decorated police officer (and briefly sergeant) with the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington D.C. For this and other work, he has held extremely high federal security clearances.
Mr. Blank grew up in the Middle East as the son of a U.S. Government civil servant. He is fluent in French and conversational in Arabic.
Education:
J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School, cum laude, 1995
B.S.F.S. from Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in 1990
Recent Presentations:
Portland, Oregon – January 19, 2006
Ethics for Information Technology Professionals
Seattle, Washington – June 15, 2006
IT Ethics and Security for Cities and Counties in Washington State
Boise, Idaho – October 5, 2006
Ethics for Information Technology Professionals
Seattle, Washington – July 11, 2007
Lorman Document Management - Data Retention and Destruction in Washington
Upcoming Presentations:
Seattle, Washington - August 22, 2007
Lawyer's Toolbox - Effective E-Document Discovery
Seattle, Washington – November 9, 2007
WSBA, Labor and Employment Law Conference - Ethics and Electronic Evidence
Seattle, Washington – Contact seminars@digital-legal.com to schedule an appointment
Rule 26 E-Discovery – Protect Your Client; Protect Yourself
Former Affiliations:
Riddell Williams P.S. (Seattle, Washington)
Bureau 1030 (Seattle, Washington)
Metropolitan Police Department (Washington, D.C.)
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