About Kurt A
Kurt A Blake built a career that crosses courtroom practice, real estate, and legal education. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communications from the University of Rhode Island in 1990 and completed his Juris Doctor at Widener University School of Law in 1993. Those academic years set the stage for a mixed legal and business path that has unfolded over three decades.
Early in his professional life he obtained a broker license from the Pennsylvania Real Estate Commission in 1996. That credential led to work in property transactions and title matters. Two years later he incorporated Anchor Abstracting Company, Inc., serving as its founder and president beginning in 1998. The company’s creation reflected an interest in the mechanics of real estate deals and the documentation that supports them.
By 2001 Blake moved into law firm leadership as managing partner of Blake & Gross, LLC. He oversaw operations and client work at a time when real estate markets and lending practices were changing in Pennsylvania. His experience running an abstracting business and holding a broker’s license informed how he handled transactional matters and title issues at the firm.
In 2009 he joined the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s educational efforts for the minor judiciary as an instructor. That role placed him before newly appointed and elected justices of the peace and other magistrates. He taught practical subjects relevant to day-to-day courtroom functions and the procedural duties of lower-court judges. Teaching added a public-facing element to his practice and kept him engaged with evolving procedural rules.
His office affiliations later included Blake & Schanbacher Law, LLC and listings as a York lawyer. Those professional addresses reflect a regional practice that centers on Pennsylvania clients and matters that arise in state courts and local real estate markets. Over the years he has combined business ventures and private practice in ways that allowed him to advise on both transactional and procedural issues.
Blake’s profile is that of a practitioner who moved between legal practice, business ownership, and judicial education. He continues to serve clients through his law office and maintains ties to the local legal community. He currently practices in Pennsylvania, handling matters that draw on his experience in real estate, title work, and court procedure.
