Joseph Blatchford another reason to be discouraged." In 1977 Blatchford founded his private law practice, Summit Communications, in the field of international trade. Blatchford has represented "flower growers in Costa Rica, cement and toy balloon producers in Mexico, leather handbag exporters in Colombia, school ring binder makers in Singapore, and petrochemicals firms in Argentina." Blatchford is also the co-founder of Caribbean/Latin American Action, a business advocacy group. In 1978 Blatchford represented 13 defectors from Reverend Jim Jones' cult who were with Congressman Leo Ryan when he was killed at the airstrip near Jonestown in Guyana. In 1989 Blatchford was the principal lawyer
Joseph L. Falvey Jr. Joseph L. Falvey Jr. Joseph L. Falvey Jr. is a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. Falvey earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Notre Dame. He received his Juris Doctor, "cum laude", from Notre Dame Law School, where he was editor-in-chief of the "Journal of College and University Law". He earned a Master of Laws, with honors, from the Judge Advocate General's School of the Army. He is a 30-year veteran of the United States Marine Corps, having served 14 of those years on active duty. In 2011, Falvey retired from the