Attorney Profiles

Lynne Blain was born in Richmond, Virginia in 1958. Lynne began her career with Browder, Russell, Morris and Butcher. Lynne was a partner at Morris and Morris before joining Harman Claytor in February of 1999. She concentrates her practice in the areas of nursing home/long term care and products liability with particular emphasis on the defense of complex medical cases, including claims of traumatic brain injury.  Lynne has lectured on a number of occasions on the ethics of the relationship between the defense counsel, insured and insurer.

Education:

• Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, A.B., 1981
       - Omicron Delta Kappa
       - University Judicial Council
• University of Richmond, J.D., 1984
       - National Moot Court Team
       - Honor Court
       - Order of the Barristers

Professional Honors & Activities:

• Richmond Bar Association
• Virginia Bar Association
• American Bar Associations
• Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys
• Defense Research Institute
• Virginia Commission for Women and Minorities in the Practice of Law
       - Executive Committee - 1993-97
• T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond - Adjunct Professor of Law
       - Trial Advocacy - 1992-95
• Lewis F. Powell, Jr. Inns of Court

Bar & Court Admissions:

• Virginia State Bar - 1984
• United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia
• Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
• United States Supreme Court

Reported Cases:

• Sullivan v. Robertson Drug Co., Inc., 639 S.E.2d 250 (Va., Jan. 12, 2007)(No. 060647)
• Nunnally v. Artis, 254 Va. 247, 492 S.E.2d 126 (Va., Sep. 12, 1997)(No. 961718)
• Lowmack v. General Motors Corp., 967 F.Supp. 874 (E.D.Va., Jun. 18, 1997)(No. Civ.A. 2:96CV936)
• Thomasson v. Modlinkski, 76 F.3d 375 (Table, Text in Westlaw), Unpublished Disposition, 1996 WL 34669 (4th Cir.(Va.), Jan. 30, 1996)(No. 95-1663)
• Thomasson v. Modlinkski, 876 F.Supp. 818 (E.D.Va., Feb. 8, 1995)(No. Civ.A. 3:94-CV-256)
• Vilseck v. Campbell, 242 Va. 10, 405 S.E.2d 614 (Va., Jun. 7, 1991)(No. 901378)
• Zaczek v. Fauquier County, Va., 764 F. Supp. 1071 (E.D.Va., May 20, 1991)(No. Civ. A. 3:90CV00499)
• Ellett v. Johnson, 236 Va. 190, 372 S.E.2d 153 (Va., Sep. 23, 1988)(No. 850909)
• Grubbs v. Rawls, 235 Va. 607, 369 S.E.2d 683 (Va., Jun. 10, 1988)(No. 850668)
• Deep v. Rose, 234 Va. 631, 364 S.E.2d 228 (Va., Jan. 15, 1988)(No. 841207, 841609)