Colleen M. Blandford
Mrs. Blandford is a commercial litigator who practices in areas including insurance law, employment law, construction litigation, higher education litigation, construction, real estate and homeowners disputes, products liability, personal injury and general tort and contract litigation.
Mrs. Blandford is experienced at analyzing insurance coverage issues involving CGL policies, homeowners policies, auto policies, umbrella policies, disability insurance, professional liability insurance and other insurance policies, through coverage opinions and declaratory judgment litigation. This insurance litigation includes experience defending bad faith claims, and has resulted in several appellate decisions interpreting policy provisions. Mrs. Blandford has also been qualified as an expert witness regarding insurance coverage issues, and testified at trial.
Mrs. Blandford counsels clients with regard to employment issues, and has defended discrimination claims at the OCRC, EEOC and trial and appellate court levels, as well as trade secret, unfair competition, non-compete and other employment litigation. She has investigated claims of harassment and discrimination, and has drafted and negotiated severance agreements. She has represented institutions of higher education in employment disputes and defended contract and Title IX claims. She has represented builders, developers and homeowners associations in construction and other disputes. She has defended manufacturers of products such as escalators and elevators against product liability claims. She also assists clients with Board of Revision hearings, trust matters and other contract and commercial litigation.
Mrs. Blandford is a native Cincinnatian, married with four children. In addition to spending many hours cheering on her children, she also enjoys playing indoor soccer year round.
Memberships & Affiliations
Honors & Awards
- Recognized as one of Ohio’s Super Lawyers
- Recognized as one of Ohio’s Rising Star Super Lawyers
- Recognized as one of Cincinnati’s Top 25 Women Super Lawyers (2012)
Community Involvement
- Cincinnati Academy of Leadership for Lawyers
- Graduate of the Class VI
- Girl Scouts of Western Ohio
- Cookie Mom for many years and Troop Leader
Decisions
2009 US Dist. Lexis 6203 (S.D. Ohio 2009)
2008 U.S. Dist Lexis 91920 (S.D. Ohio 2008)
2008-Ohio-4958 (2008 Ohio 12th App.)
521 F Supp 2d 661 (S.D. Ohio 2007)
2005-Ohio-6761 (2005 Ohio 10th App.)