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About
Blake Bailey
Blake Bailey is a lawyer who has spent his life representing the common
worker against large corporations and insurance companies. This experience
translated into an abiding passion for
the struggle of the disenfranchised everywhere. His life outside his
profession is one of adventure: Scuba diving, Flying, Trekking in the
Himalayas,etc.
The reports of the Zapatista revolution pervading the international press in
1994 intrigued him and caused Blake to begin an exhaustive study of the
Chiapas story. This included a road-trip across Mexico to San Cristabal de
las Casas, where the dramatic take-over by the Mayan Indians was focused.
This story of adventure and sacrifice of a people's revolution drove Blake to
write a novel based on the continuing struggle.
Personal Data:
Date of Birth: September 12, 1946
Children: Four
Education:
1970 Texas Christian University
Bachelor of Business Administration
1973 Baylor Law School
Doctor of Jurisprudence
The University of Texas at Tyler
Nine graduate hours in philosophy
Organizations:
1996-97 President of East Texas
Trial Lawyers Association
Past Director of Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Past Director of East Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Diplomat of the American Board of Trial Advocates
President - East Texas Chapter
(1995)
Sustaining member of the American
Trial Lawyers Association
Member of the American Bar Association
Member of the Texas Bar Association, number 01514500
Past Member of the State Bar of Texas
Pattern Jury Charges Civil
Committee
Union Privilege Legal Counsel
AFL/CIO
Cooperative Attorney
United Auto Workers
Certifications and
Awards: 
Board Certified, Personal Injury
Trial Law
Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Board Certified, Civil Appellate
Law
Texas Board of Legal
Specialization
Baylor Young Graduates Award of Merit, 1983
AV Rating in the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
Member of the College of the State Bar of Texas
Law Firm:
Bailey has tried to conclusion
150-200 jury trials. He has received verdicts on subjects ranging from
psychiatric malpractice to automobile accidents.
Courts:
Admitted to practice law before
all State and Federal Courts in the Eastern, Western, Northern and Southern
Districts of Texas; the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th circuit;
and the United States Supreme Court.
Publications:
Blake Bailey: "Industrial Disease
Litigation." Texas Trial Lawyers Forum; July - September 1982, page 11.
Blake Bailey and Gary Sibley: "Dealing with the Worker's Compensation
Subrogation Interest in Third Party Actions." Texas Trial Lawyers
Forum; Vol. 23, No. 2, 1989.
Blake Bailey, Earl Drott and Robert Geffner,
Ph.D.: "Compensating the Sexual Molestation Victim Under the Texas
Homeowner's Policy." Texas Trial Lawyers Forum; Vol. 24, No. 2, 1990.
Blake Bailey, Earl Drott and Robert Geffner, Ph.D.: "Compensating the
Sexually Abused Child: Homeowner's Policy Can Provide Funds for
Treatment." American Trial Lawyers Association Trial; July, 1990.
Blake Bailey and Earl Drott: "The Doctrine of Parental Immunity in
Sexual Abuse Cases: The Last Throes of a Texas Dinosaur." Texas Trial
Lawyers Forum; Vol. 25, Nov. 3, 1991.
Various publications and presentations for continuing legal education
seminars sponsored by Texas Trial Lawyers Association and the State Bar of
Texas.
Philosophic paper presented:
Philosophic and Political Flaws
in Censorship
31 st Conference on Value Inquiry
American Society for Value Inquiry
Sponsored by University of North Dakota
Novels:
Blake Bailey, Zapatista,
Mind's Edge Publishers, 2001.
Blake Bailey, 
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