James S. Blaszak

Background

Blaszak, James S. was born on January 6, 1946 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States.

Education

University of Dallas (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1967). University of Texas (Juris Doctor, 1973). Attorney, Federal Communications Commission, 1973-1979.

Career

Worked at Levine, Blaszak, Block & Boothby (Washington, District of Columbia) specializing in Communications, Administrative Law, Contract Law and Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1973, Texas. 1979, District of Columbia.

Attorney, Federal Communications Commission, 1973-1979.

Member: The District of Columbia Bar. State Bar of Texas; Federal Communications Bar Association.

Levine, Blaszak, Block & Boothby specializes in telecommunications law, with emphasis on the representation of large users and innovative uses of emerging technologies. The firm has more experience than any other in negotiating custom network service arrangements and communications outsourcing for large users, and participates in state and federal proceedings involving issues such as local exchange competition, telco rates, access charges, interconnection, billing and collection, toll fraud, and mobile services, and the implementation of the Telecommunications Acting of 1996.

The firm assists companies in obtaining and providing international communications services, and routinely advises clients on telecommunications-related mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, new services, and joint ventures between unregulated companies and carriers.

Achievements

• James S. Blaszak has been listed as a reputable Lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

The District of Columbia Bar. State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association (Member, Administrative Law Section. Common Carrier Committee of the Communications Division, Science and Technology Section, since 1987).

Federal Communications Bar Association.

Telecommunications, Public Utility Law.