Background
Blade, Mary Ellen was born on August 19, 1953 in Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. Daughter of William Jerome and Gwendola (Martin) Blade.
Blade, Mary Ellen was born on August 19, 1953 in Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. Daughter of William Jerome and Gwendola (Martin) Blade.
Rice University (Bachelor of Arts, 1975). Duke University (Juris Doctor, 1978). Phi Delta Phi.
Associate, Benckenstein, Oxford & Johnson, Beaumont, Texas, 1981-1987; partner, Benckenstein, Oxford & Johnson, Beaumont, Texas, since 1988. Chair Jefferson County Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Committee, Beaumont, 1989-1990, Golden Triangle Subcommittee for the Unauthorized Practice of Law, Beaumont, since 1988.
Jefferson County (Chairman, Education Committee, 1989) and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Texas (Member, 1982— and Chairman, since 1987, Golden Triangle Subcommittee on the Unauthorized Practice of Law). Texas Association of Defense Counsel.