Eileen Morris BLACKWOOD

Background

Blackwood, Eileen Morris was born on September 4, 1958 in West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Matthew Temple and Helen Stokes (Morris) Blackwood.

Education

Dartmouth College (A.B, 1980). Cornell Law School (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1986). Managing Editor, Cornell Law Review, 1986.

Law Clerk to Honorble Franklin S. Billings, Junior United States. District Judge, District of Vermont, 1986-1987.

Career

Law clerk to Honorary Franklin S. Billings, Junior United States District Court for Vermont, Rutland, 1986-1987. Associate Paul, Frank & Collins, Inc., Burlington, Vermont, 1987-1992. Partner Blackwood & Kraynak, 1992-1998.

Owner Blackwood Associates, Professional Corporation, 1998—2003. President Blackwood & Danon, Professional Corporation, since 2004.

Works

• Other Work

  • Contributor articles to professional journals.

Membership

Board directors Childcare Resource and Referral Center, Williston, Vermont, 1989-1995, Vermont American Civil Liberties Union, Montpelier, 1989-1992, vice president, 1991-1992. Board directors Samara Foundation Vermont, 1998-2003. Active Williston Planning Commission, 1990-2002, chair, 1994-1998.

Active Vermont Judicial Nominating Board, 1997-2003. Secretary northern Vermont chapter American Inns of Court 1995-1996. Member of American Bar Association, Vermont Employment Lawyers Association (vice-chair 1994-1995, chair 1996), Vermont Bar Association (chair women's section 1990-1991, chair employment law committee 1996-1999, board managers since 2004).

Connections

Father:

Matthew Temple Blackwood

Mother:

Helen Stokes (Morris) Blackwood