Mr. Robert Blackwell is a member of the Missouri Bar (Chair, Commercial Law Committee, 2002-2004). Mr. Blackwell is licensed to practice before the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western District of Missouri, Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, United States District Court for the Southern and Central Districts of Illinois, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Blackwell is also a member of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (Chair, Business Law Section, 2000-2001; Co-Chair, Bankruptcy Committee, 1993-1994), the St. Charles County Bar (president 2004), and a member of the Board of the Bankruptcy Practice Memorial Fund (Chair 2006-2009). He has written articles and has been a guest speaker at various seminars on a variety of topics, including bankruptcy, ethics, secured transactions, asset purchases, and social security disability. Mr. Blackwell received the Michael R. Roser Excellence in Bankruptcy Practice Award in 2004, and Missouri/Kansas Super Lawyer, 2006, 2007, 2008, corporate counsel edition 2009, Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights. Mr. Blackwell has been a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Panel Trustee for the Eastern District of Missouri since 1979; St. Francois County Auditor 1975-1978; and a law clerk for Chief U.S. District Judge James Meredith (1973-1974). |