John E. Ballow Buffalo, New York
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| phone | (866) 572-3362 (716) 634-0500 |
| fax | (716) 634-9075 |
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- Areas of Practice:
- Litigation
- Product Liability Law
- Medical Malpractice Law
- Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA)
- Personal Injury
- Birth Trauma
- Construction Accidents
- Certification/Specialties:
- Malpractice, American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys (ABPLA), 1999
- Recertified, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2004
- Board Certified, Civil Trial Advocacy, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1993
- Recertified, Civil Trial Advocacy, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2003
- Bar Admissions:
- New York, 1985
- U.S. District Court Western District of New York, 1986
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of New York, 1986
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1992
- U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 1996
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1996
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1996
- U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 1996
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 1996
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1992
- Education:
- Capital University Law School, Columbus, Ohio,
1984
J.D. - Canisius College,
1981
B.A.
Honors: Honors in History
Major: Political Science - State University of New York at Buffalo
- Published Works:
- "Median Nerve Laceration: Look Beneath the Surface", Journal of Medical Malpractice Prevention, Vol. VI, No.8, 1992
- Case Lesson, "Failure to Follow-up Atypical Pap Smear Misses Cervical Cancer", OB-GYN Malpractice Prevention, August, 1997
- Summation in Minsterman v. National Car Rental, "Million Dollar Argument", Audio Tape, Professional Techniques Library, Cohasset, MA, 1993
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Adjunct Professor, Trial Technique, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1998 - Present
- Presenter, "Liability of Ladder Manufacturers: Knowing the Steps to Take", Association of Trial Lawyers of America Annual Convention, San Francisco, 1993
- "Bashing the Law and Its Servants", National Academy for Paralegal Studies, Buffalo, New York, 1993
- "Investigation of Scuba Diving Accidents", National Association of Legal Investigators Annual Convention, Buffalo, New York, 1994
- "Scuba Diving Accidents: Litigation in Unchartered Waters", Association of Trial Lawyers of America Annual Convention, Chicago, Illinois, 1994
- "How to Try a Neck and Back Case", New York State Bar Association, Buffalo, New York, 1998
- "Post-Kumbo Tire-Expert Reliability", New York State Bar Association, Buffalo, New York, 2000
- "Wrongful Death in New York", Lorman Publications, Buffalo, New York, 2002 - 2006
- "Liebeck v. McDonalds (in reinactment #cv-93-02419), A Case That Made a Difference", ATLA Conference, Miami, Florida, 2002
- "Winning Medical Malpractice Cases: The Trial of a Psychiatric Malpractice Case", Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio, 2002
- Lecturer, "Masters of Trial Practice," and "Expert Witness Preparation and Use", Erie County Bar Association, 2003
- Prosecutor, Town of Newstead, New York, 1986
- Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1984 - 1986
- Charter Member, ATLA President's Club, 1999
- Honors and Awards:
- Recipient, Western New York Trial Lawyers Award, 1984
- Fellow, American Board of Forensic Examiners
- Martindale-Hubbell, Peer Review Ratings
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Erie County Bar Association, 1990 - 1993
- Member, Judiciary Committee
- Erie County Bar Association, 1990
- Negligence Committee
- New York State Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- American Association for Justice
- Sustaining Member
- American Association for Justice, Silicone Breast Implant Litigation Group, 1991 - 1996
- Member
- American Association for Justice, Scuba Diving Litigation Group, 1992 - 1996
- American Association for Justice, Aquatic Injury Safety Group, 1996 - Present
- American Association for Justice, Birth Trauma Litigation Group, 1994 - Present
- New York State Trial Lawyers Association, 1990 - Present
- Speakers Bureau
- National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1998 - Present
- Brief Reviewer
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- Charter Member
- American Board of Trial Advocates, 1998 - Present
- Buffalo Chapter
- American College of Legal Medicine
- American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics
- American Society of Neurorehabilitation
- New York Society of Medical Jurisprudence
- New York Council for Exceptional Children
- National Association of Legal Investigators
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- American Inns of Court
- Master
- Trial Lawyers Care (TLC), Volunteer Lawyer representing victims of the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks
- State of New York Commission on Quality of Care for the Mentally Disabled, 2004 - Present
- Member, Surrogate Decision-Making Committee
- New York State Silicone Breast Implant Plaintiff's Steering Committee, 1991 - 1995
- Member
- United Cerebral Palsy Foundation of Western New York, 2004 - Present
- Member, Board of Directors
- Capital University Law School Alumni Association, 1998 - 2002
- Board of Directors
- National College of Advocacy (ATLA)
