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Vicki D. Blanton is the Senior Benefits Counsel practicing ERISA, employee benefits and executive compensation for American Airlines, Inc. In that capacity, she handles the legal issues related to the Company's various union and non-union retirement plans, health and welfare plans, international benefits, and executive compensation plans. She joined American Airlines in August 2008 from JCPenney, where she worked for almost 8 years in a similar capacity with increasing responsibilities. Vicki began her legal career in 1991 at Thompson & Knight as a trial lawyer. In 1995, Vicki became an Assistant City Attorney for the City of Dallas, Texas, where she changed her practice from litigation to employee benefits.

Vicki received a J.D. from the Southern Methodist University School of Law in 1991, and a Bachelor of Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin. During her legal career, Vicki has been named to D Magazine's list of Best Lawyers in 2005 and 2007, as well as Eclipse Magazine's Dynamic Lawyers list. She was also named as one of the Best Corporate Counsel by the Dallas Business Journal. She is the Vice-Chair of the Corporate Counsel Forum of the Employee Benefits Subcommittee of the American Bar Association Tax Section.