In 1951, Paul G Blankenship, a successful photographer in Nashville, Tennessee, and the father of four small children, decided to go to law school. He enrolled in the Nashville School of Law, and graduated four years later with a Doctor of Jurisprudence. He set up his office at 3311 Gallatin Road, Nashville, Tennessee, and began to provide legal services to many of the residents and businesses of Inglewood, a suburb of Nashville. In 1962, he was elected the first Metropolitan Councilman for the 9th Civil District of Metropolitan Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, and served faithfully until his death.
Mr. Blankenship's son, John, attended University of Tennessee School of Law from 1973-1977, graduated, and moved back to Nashville to join his father in the practice of law in 1978. Soon after, in January 1979 John married Patricia Blankenship, whom he had met in law school at UT, and she joined the firm as well. In 1981, John and Pat moved their growing family and their law practice to Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and they have been practicing there ever since.
Their practice has evolved into a general civil practice with an emphasis on business, construction and alternative dispute resolution. They have both a litigation and an office practice, and John is greatly involved in construction law issues, as well as arbitration and mediation. Pat is currently teaching Business Law full time at Middle Tennessee State University, while maintaining a presence in the firm, representing business clients and assisting with probate matters.
