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John E. Ballow

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Overview

Practice Areas

50% Personal Injury
25% Medical Malpractice
25% Wrongful Death

Fees and Payment Types

Fees

Free Consultation (120 minutes)

Contact Information

8226 Main St

Williamsville, NY 14221

Office: 716-634-0500

Fax: 716-634-9075
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Languages Spoken

English

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Résumé

License

27 years since John E. Ballow was first licensed to practice law.

State	License status	Year acquired	Last updated by Avvo
New York	Currently registered	1985	05/21/2011

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Work Experience

Position	Duration
Trial Lawyer at The Ballow Law Firm, P.C.	2001–present
Adjunct Instructor of Trial Technique at the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law	1998–present

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Education

School	Major	Degree	Graduated
State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law	Law		1984
Capital University Law School		J.D.	1983

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Awards

Award Name	Granting Organization	Date
AV Rated - January 31, 2003 - Present	Martindale Hubbell	2011
Distinguished Alumni of the Year	Capital University Law School	2010

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Associations

Position	Association Name	Duration
Member	Surrogate Decision-Making Committee, State of New York Commission on Quality of Care and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities	2006-present
Board of Directors	Aspire, formerly known as United Cerebral Palsy of Western New York	2005-present

Master	American Inns of Court	2000-present
President's Club - Charter Member	Association of Trial Lawyers of America	1999-present
	Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (Great Britain)	1998-present
Brief Reviewer	National Board of Trial Advocacy	1998-present
Sponsor and Originator	â€œKicking For Kidsâ€ benefiting Aspire - formerly known as United Cerebral Palsy of Western New York	1998-present
	Birth Trauma Litigation Group (ATLA)	1994-present
	National Association of Legal Investigators	1994-present
	New York Council for Exceptional Children	1994-present
	American Society of Neurorehabilitation	1993-present
	New York Society of Medical Jurisprudence	1993-present
	American College of Legal Medicine	1992-present
	New York State Trial Lawyers Association Speakers Bureau	1990-present
	Western New York Trial Lawyers Association	1989-present
	American Bar Association	1987-present
	Society of Former Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation	1987-present
	New York State Bar Association	1985-present
Board of Directors	Capital University Law School Alumni Association	1996-2002
	Million Dollar Advocates Forum	1995-2002
	Aquatic Injury Safety Group (ATLA)	1994-2000
	American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics	1992-2000
	National Health Lawyers' Association	1996-1999
Board of Directors	Western New York Umpiresâ€™ Association	1992-1998
	Scuba Diving Litigation Group (ATLA)	1992-1996
	Silicone Breast Implant Litigation Group (ATLA)	1991-1996
	New York State Silicone Breast Implant Plaintiff's Steering Committee	1991-1995
	New York State Bar Association Committee on Teaching Trial Advocacy	1992-1994
	County of Erie Bar Association Judiciary Committee	1992-1993
	County of Erie Bar Association Negligence Committee	1990
	Down Syndrome Parent Group of Western New York
Volunteer Lawyer, representing victims of 9/11	Trial Lawyers Care (TLC)

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Portfolio

Cases

Estate of Brian K. Turner vs Moose Lodge et al

Outcome: $6,682,000

Luce v. State of New York

Outcome: $6,750,000

Lapp v. Daimler Chrysler Financial Services, DCFS Trust, et al.

Outcome: $4,500,000

Publications

Article	Publication	Date
Reviewer for The Federal Judicial Center's 2004 publication of the Manual for Complex Litigation 4th Edition	Manual for Complex Litigation	2004
Case Lesson, â€œFailure to Follow-up Atypical Pap Smear Misses Cervical Cancer.â€	OB-GYN Malpractice Prevention, Aug.	1997

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Speaking Engagements

Presentation Name	Conference	Date
Lecture on Expert Witness Preparation	United States Attorneyâ€™s Office for the Western District of New York September 17	2010
Care and Compassion for Life Course for Surrogate Decision Making Committee Panelists	New York State Commission on Quality of Care and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities November 21	2008

â€œBuilding Your Civil Trial Skillsâ€	National Business Institute, Buffalo, New York, March 11	2008
â€œBuilding Your Civil Trial Skillsâ€	National Business Institute, Buffalo, New York, February 9	2007
â€œLitigating to Win Through Advanced Trial Advocacyâ€	National Business Institute, Buffalo, New York, December 7	2007
â€œInside the Jury: Influencing Damage Awardsâ€	Lorman Education Services, Buffalo, New York, May 22, Buffalo, New York, May 22	2007
â€œExpert Witnesses: Procedures, Discovery and Trial Issuesâ€	Lorman Education Services, Buffalo, New York, April 20	2007
Premier Trial Skills & Strategy (Expert Witness Lecture)	Erie Institute of Law, Amherst, New York, March 9	2007
Practice Skills: Basics of Civil Practice, The Trial	New York State Bar Association, Buffalo, New York, November 29	2005
â€œSuccessful Handling of Wrongful Death Casesâ€	Lorman Education Services, Buffalo, New York, August 3	2005
â€œInside the Jury: Influencing Damage Awardsâ€	Lorman Education Services, Amherst, New York, February 17	2005
â€œSelect Topics for Legal Staffâ€	Lorman Education Services, Buffalo, New York, November 23	2004
â€œSuccessful Handling of Wrongful Death Cases in New Yorkâ€	Lorman Education Services, Buffalo, New York, June 11	2003
â€œWinning Medical Malpractice Cases: The Trial of a Psychiatric Malpractice Case.â€	Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, Cleveland, Ohio, November 15	2002
â€œWrongful Death Cases in New York.â€	Lorman Education Services, Buffalo, New York, January 23	2002
â€œPreparation of Witnessesâ€	Charles S. Desmond Inn of Court, Federal and State Court Depositions and Preliminary Hearings, Buffalo, New York, November 12	2002
Re-Enactment of Liebeck v. McDonaldâ€™s, Direct Examination of Plaintiffâ€™s Thermo-Dynamics Expert.	2002 Association of Trial Lawyers of America Winter Conference	2002
Expert Witness Disclosure and Disclosure Immediately Prior to Trial	Charles S. Desmond Inn of Court, Buffalo, New York, January 18	2001
Speaker	2001 National Mock Trial Competition	2001
Trial Technique	Seminar, University at Buffalo School of Law, Amherst, New York, September 18	2000
Trial Technique	In-house course at Phillips, Lytle, Hitchcock, Blaine & Huber, LLP, September 29	2000
Speaker	Association of Trial Lawyers of America 2000 Annual Conference, National College of Advocacy, Chicago, Illinois, July 29	2000
â€œProducts Liability Post-Kumho Tire: Strategy and Practice.â€	New York State Bar Association, Buffalo, New York, September 29, 1999	1999
â€œHow to Try a Neck and Back Case.â€	New York State Bar Association, Buffalo, New York, October 1998	1998
â€œInvestigation of Scuba Diving Accidents.â€	Annual Convention of the National Association of Legal Investigators	1994
â€œScuba Diving Accidents: Litigating in Uncharted Waters.â€	Annual Convention of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Chicago, Illinois	1994
â€œBashing The Law and Its Servants.â€ - Keynote Address	Commencement of the National Academy for Paralegal Studies, Buffalo, New York	1993
â€œLiability of Ladder Manufacturers: Knowing the Steps to Take"	Annual Convention of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, San Francisco, CA	1993
â€œWrongful Death Cases in New York.â€	Lorman Publications, Buffalo, New York, January, 2002, 2003, 2004.

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