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Harry R. Blackburn is a partner in our Medford, New Jersey office. He has practiced for more than 24 years as a trial lawyer in construction, surety, fidelity and commercial litigation areas. Prior to entering the legal profession, Mr. Blackburn worked in the construction industry on large national projects, including a nuclear waste treatment plant, major metropolitan water and waste treatment plants, and other major commercial heavy construction projects.
He has practiced international law for many major surety companies in areas as diverse as Argentina, Venezuela, Puerto Rico and Saudi Arabia, and has served as an AAA Arbitrator and worked in various ADR forums. Mr. Blackburn is also knowledgeable and experienced in all aspects of mold-related legal work, including insurance coverage, claims litigation and risk management. Mr. Blackburn has litigated and arbitrated numerous multimillion-dollar claims in different areas of the country for owners, sureties and insurance companies.
BAR ADMISSIONS
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York(Federal Only)
Puerto Rico (Federal Only)
U.S. District Courts: Eastern District of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Puerto Rico.
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
PRACTICE AREAS
Construction Litigation/Wrongful Death
Surety & Fidelity Law
Architect and Engineer Defense
Catastrophic Building Failures
EDUCATION
Western New England College (J.D., 1979)
American International College, (B.A., 1966)
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Member, International Law Subcommittee of Fidelity and Surety Law Division, American Bar Association
Member, Board of Directors, Engineers Club of Philadelphia
Member, American Bar Association Section of International Law and Practice
Joint Sponsor with Country of Argentina, Reception for Ambassador of Argentina and Argentinean Business People, International Food Convention, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 1996
Member, American Society of International Law
Member, Pennsylvania Defense Institute
Member, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and American Bar Associations, Construction Forum Committee, Pennsylvania Bar Association Construction Litigation Committee
Chairman and Board of Directors, Pan-American Congress
Member, American Trial Lawyers Association
PRESENTATIONS
Seminar Director - “Building Codes in Pennsylvania,” Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 2005
Seminar Director - “Risk Allocation Dispute Minimization on Complex Construction Projects in Pennsylvania”, Lorman Seminar, Pennsylvania, November 2002
“The Design/Build Project,” 13th Annual Construction Superconference, San Francisco, California, December 1998
“Litigating Construction Site Injuries,” Pennsylvania Bar Association, February 1998
"Suretyship - The American Way,” The British Constructional Steelwork Association Limited, London, England, March 1996
"International Construction Disputes and Cooperation,” Keighley Business Forum, Craiglands Hotel, Ilkley, Yorkshire, England, March 1996
"Doing Business in Argentina,” Penn State University in Conjunction with the Pennsylvania and Hispanic Chambers of Commerce, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1996
"The Great Payment Debate: Battling for the Bucks: "When a Bankruptcy Court is the Battle Theater,” The American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry and TIPS Fidelity & Surety Law Committee, Annual Joint Winter Meeting, San Francisco, California, January 1996
"Medical Contracting - The Basics of Contract Law as they Affect the Medical Profession", University of Pennsylvania, Graduate Program for Physicians, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May, 1995
"Bad Faith and the Surety: 50 State Update and Analysis", Hartford, Connecticut, 1995
"Construction Litigation and Professional Liability", The University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, February 1994
"Doing Business in South America", Pan American Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1994
"NAFTA: Legal Resolution for NAFTA Problems", United States and Pennsylvania Chambers of Commerce, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1994
Featured Speaker, "Bad Faith and the Surety", Construction Litigation Seminar, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1990
Featured Speaker, American Institute of Architects - Architect and Engineer Liability Issues
PUBLICATIONS
Author: “Judicial Sanity Reigns in Florida Surety Law”,
Surety Claims Institute Newsletter, Volume 18 October 2005
Co-Author:"When a Bankruptcy Court is the Battle Theater", The American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry and TIPS Fidelity & Surety Law Committee, presented at Annual Joint Winter Meeting, San Francisco, California, January 1996
Co-Author:"Puerto Rico", Fifty State Construction Lien and Bond Law Wiley Law Publication, 1994
Author: "Disputes Prevention, A Summary," American Water Works Journal, 1984
Author: "Practicing Preventive Law Can Avoid Costly Litigation", Construction Specifier, November 1983
