Blair K. McCartney
Associate
Blair McCartney joined the firm in September 2011 after graduating from the University of Texas School of Law. Her practice primarily focuses on civil litigation and administrative law.
Before joining the firm, Blair served as a summer clerk with The Honorable Thad Heart field of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas and with the University of Texas System- Office of General Counsel. She also worked with the University of Texas School of Law’s Children’s Rights Clinic, in which she acted as a student attorney ad item for children in six active CPS cases in various hearings before the court.
Year Joined Firm
- 2011
Areas of Practice
- Civil Litigation
- Administrative
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 2011
Education
- The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas
- J.D. - 2011
- Honors: Order of the Coif
- Honors: Texas Law Review , Member
- Honors: Dean’s Achievement Award- Legal Research and Writing
- Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia
- B.A. (Magna Cum Laude) - 2008
- Honors: Phi Beta Kappa Society
- Honors: Dean’s List
- Honors: Honor Roll
- Major: Journalism- Mass Communications
- Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE),Paris, Paris, France
- University College London, London, England - 2010
Professional Associations and Memberships
- State Bar of Texas
- Austin Young Lawyers Association
- Travis County Women Lawyers Association
Pro Bono Activities
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Texas
- All Saints Presbyterian Church
Fraternities/Sororities
- Kappa Kappa Gamma
