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Biography

Blake is an attorney in Frost Brown Todd’s Charleston, West Virginia office, where he focuses his growing practice on business litigation and appellate advocacy. He is a forward-thinking litigator and counselor who is committed to the success of his clients.

Blake serves clients in a variety of industries and has experience with financial services litigation, real estate litigation, oil and gas litigation, employment litigation, and a wide range of business disputes. This includes litigating complex matters under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA), the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), and the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act (WVCCPA).

Additionally, Blake assists clients across the United States as they navigate administrative proceedings before the Small Business Administration (SBA) and federal court appeals related to loans that were issued by SBA under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).

Prior to joining Frost Brown Todd, Blake served as a law clerk to the Honorable Robert B. King of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. During his two years clerking for Judge King, Blake handled a wide variety of civil and criminal matters. Seizing on this experience, Blake frequently advises clients of all stripes as they seek to navigate the appellate process and protect their interests on appeal.

Other Info About Blake

Education

Law School

West Virginia University College of Law, J.D., 2021

Graduate School

West Virginia University, Masters, Public Administration, 2021

Undergraduate School

West Virginia University, B.A., Political Science and Economics, 2017, summa cum laude

Clerkships

Blake served as a clerk for the court(s) and judge(s) below:

The Honorable Robert B. King, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2021-2023

Bar Memberships

Blake is licensed to practice in the following state(s):

West Virginia

Courts

Blake is admitted to practice before the following court(s):

United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia

United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia

United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Professional Affiliations

Professional Affiliations & Memberships

Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia

Major Publications

Blake is an author or contributor to the following publications:

“AI-Generated Calls: Telecom’s Next TCPA Frontier?” Author, Connections Magazine, January 2025

Blake N. Humphrey, Pilot Agreements in West Virginia: A Tale of Turbulent Taxation, 123 W. Va. L. Rev. 335 (2020).

Blake N. Humphrey, Federal Courts, Crises, and the Novel Coronavirus: How America’s Courts Respond to Exigent Circumstances, Fed. Bar Assoc. Online (May 21, 2020), https://www.fedbar.org/blog/federal-courts-crises-and-the-novel-coronavirus-how-americas-courts-respond-to-exigent-circumstances/.

Professor Anne M. Lofaso, Blake N. Humphrey, et al., Empathy for the Vulnerable? The Fourth Circuit’s Internal Struggle to Grapple With the Trump Administration’s Immigration Policies: Part I, W. Va. L. Rev. Online, Vol. 123 (Feb. 26, 2021).

Professor Anne M. Lofaso, Blake N. Humphrey, et al., Empathy for the Vulnerable? The Fourth Circuit’s Internal Struggle to Grapple With the Trump Administration’s Immigration Policies: Part II, W. Va. L. Rev. Online, Vol. 123 (Feb. 26, 2021).

 

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