Irv Blank named ‘Leader of the Year’ 
Tapped by ‘Leaders in the Law’?Class of ’11
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Published: October 21, 2011
Tags: Leaders in the Law, Virginia State Bar
Accepting the honor as Virginia Lawyers Weekly’s 2011 “Leader of the Year,” Richmond’s Irving M. Blank said it feels like “getting an award for not being hit by a train.”
Blank’s tenure as the 2010-2011 Virginia State Bar president was marked by a tug of war with both the governor and the General Assembly over money ...
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