[Revised 9/12/08]
Name: John Balazs
Law Firm: Law Office of John Balazs
Address: 916 Second Street
Suite: F
City: Sacramento
State: CA
Country: USA
Zip code: 95814
Phone: (916) 447-9299
Fax:
E-mail: John@Balazslaw.com
URL: Balazslaw.com
Qualifications and
Credentials
State/foreign bar licenses: California State Bar
Admitted to U.S. Supreme Court? Yes
Federal court admissions: U.S. District Court for the Eastern
and Northern Districts of California and Northern District of Illinois;
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Law school: UCLA School of Law 1989
Undergrad: Univ. of Illinois 1986
Experience in Forfeiture Defense and Related Subjects: Assistant
Federal Defender for Eastern Dist. of California 1992-2001; Law Clerk
to Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Harry Pregerson 1990-91;
criminal defense, appeals, forfeiture practice
Place an “x” next to the types of cases you handle:
_x_ Forfeiture
Trials
_x_ Forfeiture Appeals
_x_ Criminal
Trials
_x_ Criminal Appeals Civil litigation
__ Constitutional Rights
Place an “x” next to the types of forfeiture issues you have had
experience handling:
_x_ criminal forfeiture
–
federal
__ criminal forfeiture – state
_x_ civil forfeiture –
federal
__ civil forfeiture – state
_x_ innocent
owners
__ innocent lienholders
_x_ innocent
spouses
__ innocent landlords
_x_ money
laundering
__ cash transaction reporting violations
__ IRS forfeitures proportionality constitutional defenses
How long have you been defending forfeiture cases? Over
five years
How many forfeiture cases have you handled? At least five
Case names and citations to your published forfeiture opinions
N/A
List any publications about forfeiture you have authored (or
co-authored) N/A
List any classes or seminars on forfeiture which you have taught
N/A
List any pro bono or volunteer work you have done for F.E.A.R.
N/A
List any other volunteer or pro bono work you have done involving
forfeiture N/A