Colleen M. Blandford

Colleen is a commercial litigator who practices in areas including insurance law, employment law liability, personal-injury and general tort and contract litigation.

Colleen is experienced at analyzing insurance coverage issues involving CGL policies, homeowner policies, auto policies, umbrella policies, disability insurance, professional liability insurance and other insurance policies, through coverage opinions and declaratory judgment litigation. This insurance litigation includes experience defending bad faith claims, and resulted in several qualified as an expert witness regarding insurance coverage issues, and testified at trial.

Colleen counsels clients with regard to employment issues, and has defended discrimination claims at the OCRC, EEOC and trial and appellate court levels, as well as trade secret, unfair competition, non-compete and other employment litigation. She has investigated claims of harassment and discrimination, and has drafted and negotiated severance agreements. She has represented institutions of higher education in employment disputes and defended contract and Title IX claims. She has represented builders, developers and homeowners associations in construction and other disputes. She has defended manufacturers of products such as escalators and elevators against product liability claims. She also assists clients with Board of Revision hearings, trust matt" and other contract and commercial litigation.