John G. Balestriere
John Balestriere is an entrepreneurial trial lawyer who founded his firm after working as a prosecutor and litigator at a small firm. He is a partner at trial and investigations law firm Balestriere Fariello in New York, where he and his colleagues represent domestic and international clients in litigation, arbitration, appeals, and investigations. You can reach him by email at john.g.balestriere@balestrierefariello.com.
Posts by John G. Balestriere
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Litigators
Trial Lawyers Take The Time To Win
Time feels like it is always of the essence but, sometimes, you need to go slow and give your case the time it demands. -
Boutique Law Firms
The Attorney-Client Relationship Is Exactly That: A Relationship
It’s trite but true; you need to give the attorney-client relationship the respect it deserves. Start with the Golden Rule. - Sponsored
Generative AI In Legal Work — What’s Fact And What’s Fiction?
Zach Warren from the Thomson Reuters Institute discusses the potential and the pitfalls. -
Litigators
Always Be Learning
The cliche about being a lifetime learner has to be true for the trial lawyer if she wants to keep winning for her clients.
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Litigators
Meet Your Deciders Where They Are
What matters is not what you consider is important and relevant; what matters is what your deciders -- the jury, the judge, the arbitrator -- think is important and relevant. -
Litigators
Evolve
I finally realized that there was no One Way To Rule Them All when it came to closings. -
Litigators
Don’t Be Nice. (But, Generally, Don’t Be A Jerk.) Win.
Control your ego and your desire to be liked if you want to serve your clients the right way. -
Litigators
Use Your Network To Win
Get out there, meet other lawyers, share your thoughts with them, and they will want to share their thoughts with you. -
Litigators
A Systematic Trial Lawyer Wins
We would serve our clients better, be more efficient, win more for them, and likely enjoy ourselves more if we had systems to do what may seem like unsystematic work. - Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get… -
Boutique Law Firms
Writing And Multitasking
When writing, it’s best to plan and separate out your time for writing and your time for doing other things. -
International Law
The International Crime Of Ecocide
The addition of ecocide would also expand the International Criminal Court’s jurisdiction to times of peace. -
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Boutique Law Firms
The Importance Of Efficient Organization
There’s always a place for getting more done if you can do so without a downside. -
Litigators
Effective Decision-Making And Sweating The Small Stuff
Next time you’re making a hard decision, back off a little and consider that it may not matter.
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms.
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Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm.
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so…
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get…
Sponsored
Generative AI In Legal Work — What’s Fact And What’s Fiction?
Zach Warren from the Thomson Reuters Institute discusses the potential and the pitfalls.
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Litigators
Work At A Real-Life Pace -- Not Simply A Lawyer Pace -- To Serve Your Clients
Just as justice delayed is justice denied, advice too long delayed is stress created. -
Litigators
Don't Plan The Work Too Much; Just Get To It
Make the plan, but still try to make it one that moves the case along. -
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Litigators
Act Prudently For The Long Term
Don't wait forever to respond to emails. But take care to act prudently. -
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Sports
One Goal For All: The U.S. Women’s National Team’s Fight For Equal Pay
The USWNT earn $3,000 less for winning a World Cup game than the men do for losing one.