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    Blakely Arnold

    Blakely L. Arnold

    Associate

    Raleigh
    919-789-5338
    blakely.arnold@phelps.com
    Areas Of Focus
    InsuranceLitigation

    Blakely Arnold defends insurers and insureds in complex disputes across the Carolinas, Tennessee and Alabama. She brings in-depth knowledge of state and federal court procedure – strengthened by judicial clerkship experience – to build litigation strategies that manage risk and limit exposure. Combined with a track record for creative problem-solving, she provides informed coverage opinions and defenses for first-party and third-party claims involving:

    • Commercial litigation
    • Construction defects
    • Professional liability
    • Wrongful death

    Insurers rely on Blakely’s direct and detailed approach to focus depositions, mediations and hearings on the core issues of each case. She provides frequent, thorough updates to keep clients informed and secure in the next steps forward, through pre-litigation all the way to trial.

    Insurers rely on Blakely’s direct and detailed approach to focus depositions, mediations and hearings on the core issues of each case. She provides frequent, thorough updates to keep clients informed and secure in the next steps forward, through pre-litigation all the way to trial.

    Insights

    • August 8, 2022

      Contradictions from "Separation of Insured" Clauses on "Any Insured" Exclusions…

    • January 1, 2018

      Making an Involuntary Confession: An Analysis of Improper Interrogation Tactics Used on Intellectually Impaired Individuals and Their Role in Obtaining Involuntary Confessions…

    Education

    • University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 2019
    • Samford University, B.A., History, magna cum laude, 2015
    • University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 2019
    • Samford University, B.A., History, magna cum laude, 2015

    Credentials

    • North Carolina
    • Alabama
    • Tennessee
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
    • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama
    • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama
    • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama
    • Hon. Christopher J. Hughes, 37th Judicial Circuit of Alabama
    • North Carolina
    • Alabama
    • Tennessee
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
    • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama
    • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama
    • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama
    • Hon. Christopher J. Hughes, 37th Judicial Circuit of Alabama

    Memberships and Affiliations

    • Defense Research Institute
    • North Carolina State Bar
    • Alabama State Bar
    • Tennessee Bar Association - Young Lawyers Division
    • Defense Research Institute
    • North Carolina State Bar
    • Alabama State Bar
    • Tennessee Bar Association - Young Lawyers Division
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