Background
Tartt, Blake was born on March 16, 1929 in Houston, Texas, United States.
Tartt, Blake was born on March 16, 1929 in Houston, Texas, United States.
Southern Methodist University (Bachelor of Business Administration, 1949. Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1959). Delta Theta Phi; Order of the Woolsack.
Worked at Fulbright & Jaworski Limited liability partnership (Houston, Texas) specializing in Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1959, Texas. Delta Theta Phi; Order of the Woolsack.
Research Fellow, Southwestern Legal Foundation.
Trustee and Treasurer, Texas Center for Legal Ethics and Professionalism. Member, Texas Judicial Council, 1988-1994.
Member: Houston, Dallas and American (Member, House of Delegates, 1976-1982, 1984. State Delegate, 1990) Bar Associations.
State Bar of Texas (President, 1983-1984.
President-Elect, 1982-1983. Director, 1972-1975; Executive Committee, 1975-1976). International Association of Defense Counsel.
Southern Conference of Bar Presidents (President, 1984-1985).
Texas Association of Defense Counsel. American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate).
American Judicature Society (Director, 1984-1987). American Law Institute.
Institute for Transactional Arbitration (Director).
Fellow: American Bar Foundation (Chairman of the Fellows, 1987. State Chairman, 1981-1985). Texas Bar Foundation (Chairman, Board of Directors, 1974-1975.
Chairman of the Fellows, 1978-1979).
Houston Bar Foundation (Trustee, 1990-1992. Chairman, Board of Trustees, 1992).
State Commission on Judicial Conduct. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
Member, Texas Judicial Council, 1988-1994. Member: Houston, Dallas and American (Member, House of Delegates, 1976-1982, 1984. State Delegate, 1990) Bar Associations.
State Bar of Texas (President, 1983-1984.
President-Elect, 1982-1983. Director, 1972-1975; Executive Committee, 1975-1976).
International Association of Defense Counsel. Southern Conference of Bar Presidents (President, 1984-1985).
Texas Association of Defense Counsel.
American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate). American Judicature Society (Director, 1984-1987). American Law Institute.
Institute for Transactional Arbitration (Director).
Fellow: American Bar Foundation (Chairman of the Fellows, 1987. State Chairman, 1981-1985).
Texas Bar Foundation (Chairman, Board of Directors, 1974-1975. Chairman of the Fellows, 1978-1979).
Houston Bar Foundation (Trustee, 1990-1992.
Chairman, Board of Trustees, 1992). State Commission on Judicial Conduct. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.