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Ralph Blakeney has represented clients in a broad range of complex legal matters for the last quarter of a century. Ralph has advised and counseled clients in real estate, breach of contract, securities fraud, antitrust, accountant's liability, lender liability, insurance coverage, deceptive trade practices, wrongful termination and personal injury actions, as well as consumer and employment class actions. He has conducted internal investigations for clients and represented them in governmental investigations. Ralph has tried cases in both state and federal courts. He has represented clients in private arbitration, and has served both as a sole arbitrator and as the presiding arbitrator on arbitration panels.
Ralph earned his Juris Doctorate from Loyola Law School, where he was on the Dean's List and a member of both the Scott Moot Court Honors Board and the St. Thomas More Law Honor Society. He was awarded a Master of Business Administration degree in Taxation by New York University. Ralph earned his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Mississippi State University, where he was on the Dean's List and a member of the Beta Alpha Psi honor society for accounting students.
Ralph has been awarded the AV Preeminent® rating by Martindale-Hubbell. The AV® Preeminent rating signifies that a lawyer has achieved the highest levels of professional skill and integrity-a testament to the fact that a lawyer's peers rank him at the highest level of professional excellence. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review RatingsTM fall into two categories - legal ability and general ethical standards.
Ralph is admitted to practice law in the states of California, Colorado, Mississippi and Texas. He also is admitted to practice before numerous federal courts. Ralph is a member of the American Bar Association, the Orange County Bar Association, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants.
For many years, Ralph has been involved in the Orange County Bar Association through participation in several committees and sections, including the Mandatory Fee Arbitration Committee, the Judiciary Committee, the Pro Bono Committee and the Business Litigation Section. He has served as a member of the Public Law Center Board of Directors for nearly two decades and is an active, registered volunteer in both the Boy Scouts of America and the American Youth Soccer Organization.
Before joining Gordee, Nowicki & Blakeney LLP, Ralph was a litigation partner with two international law firms. Ralph has litigated and tried cases in numerous state and federal courts and in private arbitration. He currently represents both plaintiffs and defendants in business disputes, and also is using his tax experiences to assist a major corporation with a sales tax dispute. Ralph defended a large software company in consumer class actions in two states. He recently represented a lender in foreclosure litigation against a group of related commercial borrowers and helped his client obtain full repayment of all amounts owed. Ralph recently assisted an indigent pro bono client, obtaining dismissal of all claims brought by a well-funded institutional plaintiff. He has defended a specialty restaurant company in two employment class actions, and he represented an affiliate of an investment banking company in a dispute concerning a real estate development. Ralph has represented a quick service restaurant company in a contract dispute, health care providers in disputes with health insurers, a developer in a dispute against a local municipality, and a registered investment advisor against fraud and contract claims. His experience also includes the representation of financial institutions in collection, lender liability, and foreclosure actions; the representation of software developers; and the supervision of a large Hart-Scott-Rodino compliance team in connection with a $400 million transaction.
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