Attorney Summary

Education & Background

Iowa State University (B.A., Political Science, summa cum laude with university honors, 2012)

• Cardinal Key Honor Society (Iowa State’s highest honorary)
• Community Leadership and Public Service Certificate
• Keynote Speaker, First Annual Iowa State University Fall Leadership Conference

Drake University Law School (J.D., with honors, 2015)

• National Order of the Barristers
• AAJ Mock Trial Team
• Moot Court Board (Junior & Senior Member)
• Public Service Certificate

Background

Blake is a shareholder working in Dickinson Bradshaw's litigation division. Blake joined the firm in September of 2019.

Prior to joining Dickinson Bradshaw, Blake was engaged in private practice in Des Moines, Iowa, where he was part of the legal team that brought civil litigation following the largest lottery rigging in U.S. history resulting in a nationwide multi-million dollar class action settlement and a landmark lawsuit brought by a former Hot Lotto winner. The events that unfolded were the subject of a program titled The Notorious Lottery Heist and a book The $80 Billion Gamble.

In 2016, Blake was inducted into the Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame as the recipient of the Rising Star Award.