J. Blair Newman

About J.

As a member of McDowell Knight, Blair Newman focuses on business litigation, commercial disputes, and general counsel advice to businesses. Over the course of more than 17 years as an attorney, his practice has grown to include disputes among company shareholders, members, partners, and investors, breach of contract cases, fraud, employment law, landlord/tenant issues, fiduciary duty, defamation, insurance coverage and bad faith, indemnity, white collar defense and government enforcement matters, banking and real estate litigation, fraudulent transfers, and collection cases. Outside the context of litigation and other active disputes, Mr. Newman regularly provides legal advice to standing clients on an as-needed basis regarding transactions, employment matters, and risk management. He also has experience representing banks in loan transactions. Mr. Newman recognizes the benefits of mediation, early settlement, and creative resolutions for his clients. However, he is an experienced trial lawyer who has tried cases in state court and federal court, to judges and juries, obtaining favorable verdicts and pretrial results. He has appeared in state court proceedings in circuit, district, and probate court, federal district court proceedings, bankruptcy court proceedings, arbitrations, and appeals. After law school, Mr. Newman began his legal career as a federal law clerk to U.S. District Judge Sharon Lovelace Blackburn (Northern District of Alabama). His work for Judge Blackburn encompassed a variety of federal cases, with a particular emphasis on employment matters. He then worked in the New York office of international firm Skadden Arps, where he focused on government enforcement matters and internal investigations of alleged fraud, embezzlement, antitrust violations, economic and trade sanctions violations, and violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Mr. Newman joined McDowell Knight in 2011. Mr. Newman is originally from Mobile. He and his wife Diana have two children.

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