Blair was called to the Bar of Manitoba in 1978. After practising at two other Winnipeg law firms he joined Thompson Dorfman Sweatman as a partner in 1987.
Blair has been a Vice-Chair of the Manitoba Labour Board since 2006 and has been selected by his peers on several occasions to be included in the Best lawyers in Canada in the area of Alternative Dispute Resolution.
Blair was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1992. In 2004 he was inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. In 2020 he became a member of the Canadian Academy of Distinguished Neutrals.
Between 1978 and 1997, his practice was focused primarily in the areas of general civil litigation (contractual claims and tortious disputes) and administrative law, with an emphasis on the regulation of various professions.
Blair’s Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) practice commenced in 1997, when he began to be selected as an arbitrator in labour relations matters, primarily in grievance arbitrations. Over the years the ADR component of Blair’s practice grew significantly both in the field of labour relations and in relation to various types of civil and commercial disputes.
Blair is currently active as both an arbitrator and mediator in the labour relations field and with respect to civil disputes including negligence, breach of contract, product liability, disability insurance, estate matters, construction claims, shareholder disputes and lease disputes.
Blair withdrew from the firm of Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP in July 2021 and is limiting his practice to Alternate Dispute Resolution as an arbitrator and mediator in relation to both labour relations matters and all types of civil and commercial disputes.
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