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John T. Balhoff, II, a member of the firm, was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1971. He attended college at the University of Notre Dame and graduated from there, cum laude, in 1993, receiving a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in finance. Mr. Balhoff received his Juris Doctor degree from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University in 1996.

Mr. Balhoff presently is admitted to the Louisiana Bar and he also is admitted to practice before all United States District Courts in Louisiana as well as the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Balhoff has experience in trial before Louisiana district courts and in oral arguments before Louisiana's district and appellate courts, including the Louisiana Supreme Court. Mr. Balhoff also has experience in arbitration. His legal practice includes the areas of environmental and toxic tort, commercial litigation, insurance defense, premises liability, construction litigation, foreclosures, title litigation, automobile liability, and securities litigation. He is a member of the Federal, New Orleans, Louisiana State, and American Bar Associations.

Mr. Balhoff is a member of the Board of Directors of the New Orleans Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, and he has been an active member of the Young Lawyers Section of the New Orleans Bar Association. He also is a member of the American Bar Association Title Insurance Litigation Committee. Mr. Balhoff is also an active member of St. Francis of Assisi Parish, and an officer in the Notre Dame Club of New Orleans. Mr. Balhoff enjoys spending time with his wife and three children.

Bar Admissions:

• Louisiana, 1996
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1996
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana, 1996
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana, 1996
• U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana, 1996

Education:

• Louisiana State University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1996; J.D.
• University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, 1993; B.B.A.
  Honors: Cum Laude
  Major: Finance

Representative Cases:

• Wede v. Niche Marketing USA, LLC, 52 So. 3d 60 (La. 2010)
• In re Katrina Canal Breaches Litig., 620 F.3d 455 (5th Cir. 2010)
• Boudreaux v. Able Supply Co., 19 So. 3d 1263 (La. App. 3d Cir. 2009)
• Walker v. Avondale Indus., Inc., 999 So. 2d 735 (La. 2009)
• Brown v. Manhattan Life Ins. Co., 791 So. 2d 74 (La. 2001)
• Waguespack, Seago & Carmichael (APLC) v. Lincoln, 768 So. 2d 287 (La. App. 1st Cir. 2000)
• Rineheart v. Ciba-Geigy Corp., 190 F.R.D. 197 (M.D. La. 1999)
• Adams v. J.E. Merit Constr., Inc., 712 So. 2d 88 (La. 1998)
• Young v. Bichan P'ship, 709 So. 2d 794 (La. App. 5th Cir. 1997)

Classes/Seminars Taught:

• Presented "Examination of Curative Actions Available to Obtain Clear Title" and "Application of Corrective Tools to Obtain Marketable Title", National Business Institute Seminar on Examining and Resolving Title Issues, October 2010
• Presented and authored "Coverage Issues," "Initial Considerations for the Adjuster," and "Settlement Issues," National Business Institute Seminar on Handling the Automobile Injury Claim in Louisiana, January 2002

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• Louisiana State Bar Association, 1996 - Present
  Member
• American Bar Association, 1996 - Present
  Member
• American Bar Association, Title Insurance Litigation Committee, 2009 - Present
  Member
• Federal Bar Association, New Orleans Chapter, 2009 - Present
  Member
• Federal Bar Association, New Orleans Chapter, 2009 - Present
  Board of Directors
• New Orleans Bar Association, 2002 - Present
  Member
• New Orleans Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, 2002 - 2006
  Director
• St. Thomas More Catholic Lawyers' Association, 2010 - Present
• National Institute of Trial Advocacy
  Graduate, 2000

Past Employment Positions:

• McGlinchey Stafford, Associate, 1996 - 1999

Pro Bono Activities:

New Orleans Pro Bono Project -Volunteer

Birth Information:

• 1971, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America

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