Charles
T.
Blair
Partner
Deputy Practice Group Leader - General Liability, Property and Bad Faith
Washington, D.C.
Business Phone:
202.662.2076
Business Fax:
202.654.5803
tom.blair@troutmansanders.com
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Tom has extensive civil litigation experience in state and federal courts throughout the country. His practice principally involves advising insurers on a wide variety of coverage and extracontractual matters. He has served frequently as defense counsel in bad faith litigation against insurers.
Representative Experience
Representing insurer in jury trial on bad faith claims arising from denial of uninsured motorist benefits.
Representing insurer in coverage litigation concerning scope of “advertising injury” coverage.
Representing insurers in multiple states in litigation involving asbestos-related extra contractual claims.
Publications
“Developments in West Virginia’s Bad Faith Law: Where Do We Go From Here?” West Virginia Law Review, Vol. 98. No. 1 (October 1, 1995).
Co-Editor, RDB Bad Faith Alerts (2002- present).
Other Distinctions
Speaker, American Conference Institute, Ninth National Advanced Forum on Litigating Bad Faith and Punitive Damages
Work Experience
Partner, Troutman Sanders LLP, 2009 – present
Partner, Ross, Dixon & Bell, LLP, 1998 – 2008
Associate, Ross, Dixon & Bell, LLP, 1991 – 1997
Law Clerk, The Honorable H. Emory Widener, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit,
1990 – 1991