John T. Balhoff II
Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert, L.L.C.
Recognized since 2012
New Orleans, Louisiana
Commercial Litigation
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs


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, and before various federal courts. Mr. Balhoff also has experience in arbitration. His legal practice includes the areas of title litigation, commercial litigation, foreclosures, environmental and toxic tort, insurance defense, premises liability, securities litigation, construction litigation and automobile liability. 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.
Contact & Links
Location
- 909 Poydras Street, Suite 2800
New Orleans, LA 70112
Education
- University of Notre Dame, BBA, graduated 1993
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana, Louisiana State Bar Association
Affiliations
- American Bar Association, 1996 - Present - Member
- American Bar Association, Title Insurance Litigation Committee, 2009 - Present - Member
- Federal Bar Association, New Orleans Chapter, 2009 - Present - Board of Directors
- Federal Bar Association, New Orleans Chapter, 2009 - Present - Member
- Louisiana State Bar Association, 1996 - Present - Member
- National Institute of Trial Advocacy, Graduate, 2000 - Member
- New Orleans Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, 2002 - 2006 - Director
- New Orleans Bar Association, 2002 - Present - Member
- St. Thomas More Catholic Lawyers' Association, 2010 - Present - Member
22 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
3 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America awards


Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law, New Orleans (2021)
- Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law, New Orleans (2019)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2022 for work in:
- Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
- Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Awards:
- Best Lawyers in America - Mass Tort Litigation and Personal Injury Litigation, 2012
First Nat'l Bank, USA v. DDS Constr., LLC
91 So. 3d 944 (La. 2012)Aberta, Inc. v. Atkins
89 So. 3d 1161 (La. 2012)In re Katrina Canal Breaches Litig.
673 F.3d 381 (5th Cir. 2012)Crews & Assoc.’s, Inc. v. Nuveen High Yield Mun. Bond Fund
783 F. Supp. 2d 1066 (E.D. Ark. 2011)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
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