After graduating from University of Florida with a Bachelor's Degree, Attorney Blankner moved on to obtain his Juris Doctorate from South Texas College of Law. From there, Mr. Blankner joined the State Attorney’s Office in 1977 until 1984. During his tenure, Mr. Blankner was the Chief of the Felony Division for the Orlando office for six years.
After resigning from the State Attorney’s Office, Mr. Blankner joined Mr. Jaeger and created the criminal defense firm of Ali & Blankner in 1985.