Mr. Blanchard grew up in Falls Church, Virginia, attended both undergraduate (University of Virginia) and law school (T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond) in Virginia, and he has practiced in the Commonwealth for over 28 years with Odin, Feldman & Pittleman, P.C., where he is a shareholder and senior litigator.  He and his wife have three children, and they have been actively involved in the community.  Mr. Blanchard is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Fairfax Law Foundation, he is a member of both the Prince William County and Fairfax County Bar Associations, and he is a past member of the Board of Directors of the Fairfax County Bar Association. Outside of the practice of law, Mr. Blanchard has served the Prince William Health System as a member of its Foundation Board of Directors, served the City of Manassas government as a member of the Board of the Manassas Regional Airport, and has served the Seton School as a parent/coach of various school sports teams.