Shelly Blackman

Exclusively Legal

Judge, Distinguished Paralegals

Shelly Blackman is a business development and account manager for Exclusively Legal. He has nearly 30 years of experience in the legal industry.

Prior to joining Exclusively Legal, he was an office administrator for a Century City law firm in Los Angeles, and later helped operate his family-owned legal placement agency. Now in his sixth year with Exclusively Legal, Blackman divides his time between developing business and acting as account manager for many of the agency's long-term clients.

"Shelly has played a key role in developing business in both San Diego and Las Vegas, and has consistently delivered his best and acted in the best interest of our clients, candidates and staff," said Renee Loheed, regional managing director for Exclusively Legal.

Blackman and Exclusively Legal are committed to the San Diego legal community and are honored to sit on the judge's panel for The Daily Transcript's 2007 Distinguished Paralegal Awards.

Exclusively Legal -- a 35-year-old San Diego corporation and a division of The Eastridge Group of Staffing Cos. -- partners with law firms and corporate legal departments to provide customized staffing solutions, including temporary and direct-hire support and management staff, project attorneys and trial teams.

Judges

Elizabeth S. Balfour

Sheppard Mullin

Shelly Blackman

Exclusively Legal

Julia M. Dunlap, Esq.

University of California San Diego

Tony Pazelt

Heller Ehrman LLP

Doug Sherwin

The Daily Transcript

Sue Sullivan

University of San Diego

Gretchen Veihl

University of San Diego

Elizabeth Williams

Barkley Court Reporters

Finalists

Leslie Anderson

Duckor Spradling Metzger & Wynne

Denise Marie Blassak

Juvenile Dependency Appellate Team, San Diego County Counsel's Office

Jamie L. Campbell

Wilson Petty Kosmo & Turner, LLP

Mary Jo Cunningham

Casey Gerry

Lori Dawson

Heller Ehrman LLP

Joni C. Delucchi

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Maureen Duffy

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Holly A. Ford

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

Kathryane Foster

Foley & Lardner LLP

Katherine V. González

Hulett Harper Stewart LLP

Lynn M. Johnson

Gordon & Rees

Kori Kempton

DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary LLP

Patricia C. Kushner

Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP

Susan Mohney

Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps LLP

Karen Morris

Basie & Fritz

Lisa Marie Popkins

Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins

Noelle Rennard

Larrabee Mehlman Albi Coker LLP

Carolyn Scott

Lathan & Watkins LLP

Debbie Turner

The McClellan Law Firm

Jennifer Weidinger

Pettit Kohn Ingrassia & Lutz PC