Attorney Spotlight: Hugo Blankingship

If you’re in need of a highly qualified and experienced credit lawyer in Leesburg, look no further than A. Hugo Blankingship, III of Blankingship & Christiano, P.C. Mr. Blankingship began his distinguished career as a federal court litigator after receiving his law degree from the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William & Mary in 1986. He began working as a law clerk in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia before founding a consumer advocate law firm in 1993 that would ultimately become Blankingship & Christiano, P.C. with fellow credit lawyer, Tom Christiano.

Mr. Blankingship has aggressively represented the rights of clients facing a variety of issues, from automobile fraud and construction litigation to credit fraud and abusive debt collectors. His other practice areas include consumer credit compliance, consumer collection defense, and truth in lending. In these areas and many others, Mr. Blankingship has argued his clients’ cases in both state and federal court, including the Supreme Court of Virginia and the Supreme Court of the United States. For his dedication to his clients, Mr. Blankingship has earned numerous professional awards and recognitions. In addition to being a top-rated lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell, Mr. Blankingship is a member of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association and the Alexandria Bar Association.