Richard B. Blanke
Partner
Year Joined Firm
- 1990
Areas of Practice
- Business Litigation
- Personal Injury- Auto, Premises Liability, Products, Workers Compensation
- Family Law- Divorce, Custody, Support, Modification, Enforcement, Paternity
- General Civil Litigation
- Appeals
- Mediation
Litigation Percentage
- 95% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Missouri, 1980
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri, 1980
- U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri, 1980
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1995
Education
- University of Missouri Columbia School of Law, Columbia, Missouri
- J.D. - 1980
- Honors: Dean's List
- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- B.A. (Cum Laude) - 1977
- Major: History
- Major: Political Science
Published Works
- Petition for Legal Separation: Alive & Kicking, Journal of the Missouri Bar, Vol. 46, No. 4, 1990
- Another Venue Dilemna: Common Liability or Joinder, Journal of the Missouri Bar, Vol. 52, No. 5
Representative Cases
- Lee v. Lee, 117 S.W.3d 693 (Mo. App. E.D. 2003)
- Ashworth v. City of Moberly, 53 S.W.3d 564 (Mo. App. W.D. 2001)
- Bell v. May Dept. Stores, 6 SW3d 871 (Mo. 1999)
- Malone v. Schapun, Inc., 965 SW2d 177 (Mo. App. E.D. 1997)
- Wenthe v. Willis Corroon, 932 SW2d 791 (Mo. App. E.D. 1996)
- State ex rel. Malone v. Mummert, 889 SW2d 822 (Mo. App. E.D. 1996)
- George v. Shop 'n Save Warehouse Foods, Inc., 855 SW2d 460 (Mo. App. E.D. 1993)
- Harris v. Niehaus, 857 S.W.2d 222 (Mo. 1993)
- D.L.G., Sr. v. E.L.S., 11A S.W.2d 477 (Mo. 1989)
- Higgins v. McElwee, 680 S.W.2d 335 (Mo. App. E.D. 1984)
Classes/Seminars
- Civil Litigation and Torts, Maryville University, 2000 - Present
- Wrongful Death Seminars, National Business Institute
- Premises Liability Seminars, National Business Institute
- Auto Injury Seminars, National Business Institute
- Ki in the Courtroom - The Application of Martial Art (Ki-Aikido) Principles to Trial Techniques, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, June 11, 2003 - July 9, 2003
Honors and Awards
- AV Rated by Martindale Hubbell, 2000 - Present
- Listed in Who's Who of American Law, 1985 - Present
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, Member, 1980 - Present
Past Employment Positions
- Blanke & Associates Law Firm, Partner, 1980 - 1990
Languages
- English
