John J. Jablonski

John J. Jablonski

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John Jablonski is a partner of the firm and concentrates his practice on commercial and business litigation, construction litigation, product liability litigation, and railroad litigation.  He has extensive experience defending large class one railroads in hundreds of FELA claims involving occupational exposure and traumatic injuries. He has 14 years of litigation experience and has tried numerous cases to verdict in State and Federal Courts. He has successfully briefed and argued appeals to the Appellate Division, Fourth Department.

John consults with clients and attorneys within the firm on electronic discovery issues and legal holds.  He is currently the Chairman of USLAW NETWORK's Electronic Discovery Practice Group.  USLAW NETWORK is a national organization composed of 59 independent member firms in 43 states with over 3,500 attorneys.  The Network is comprised of AV-rated law firms throughout the United States which become part of the Network by invitation only.  John is also the Chairman of the NARTC's National E-Discovery Committee.  He is a frequent presenter and author on electronic discovery, electronic evidence investigation and preservation, best practices for corporate legal hold guidelines, and implementation of legal holds.

John graduated from the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law and is admitted to the New York State Bar.  He is also admitted to the U.S. District Courts for the Western, Northern and Eastern Districts of New York, as well as the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of New York.  He is an active member of the New York State Bar Association's Civil Practice Law and Rules Committee, and is a member of the National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel (NARTC), Defense Research Institute (DRI), and the American, New York State and Erie County Bar Associations.  John has presented to DRI, the NARTC, the Association of American Railroads and other national audiences.  John is the author of various presentation materials on civil litigation.

Professional Affiliations
  • Defense Research Institute: Product Liability Committee, Marketing Chair, E-Discovery Specialized Litigation Group; E-Discovery Committee, Chair, Webconference 
  • ARMA International: President, Western New York Chapter 
  • Associate Member, Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. 
  • New York State Bar Association: Committee on Civil Practice Law and Rules; Commercial and Federal Litigation Section; Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law Section
  • National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel, North East Region Vice President 2012
Honors
  • Selected for inclusion in Business First’s Who’s Who in Law
Admitted to Practice
  • New York
  • U.S. District Courts for the Western, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of New York
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Civic Activities
  • University at Buffalo Law Alumni Board of Directors
Education
  • State University of New York College at Buffalo, B.S., 1989
  • Canisius College, ROTC Commission U.S. Army Reserve, 1989
  • State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Law, J.D., 1993 (Environmental Law Journal)
Publications/Presentations
  • Author, “Raising the Bar on Proportionality?” in Preservation and Proportionality: Perspectives on Lowering the Burden of Preserving Data in Civil Litigation, Legal Hold Pro Signature Series White Papers, November 2011
  • Author, “Why Law Firms Should Lock Down Their Mobile Devices,” Law Technology News, October 2011
  • Co-Presenter, "Are Written Litigation Holds Required to Avoid Sanctions in Federal Court?", DRI Electronic Discovery Committee Webcast, April 2010
  • Author, "If You Hold On for One More Daaaay," Corporate Counsel Magazine, February 2010
  • Quoted in, "Sidekick outage lawsuits now up in air," Seatle Post-Intelligencer, October 16, 2009
  • Presenter, "Avoiding ESI Pitfalls: Legal Holds, Information Management and Other Trends," Philadelphia Area Society for Healthcare Risk Management (PASHRM), September, 2009
  • Author, "Focusing on the Big Picture: RIM's Leading Role in Protecting Organizations During Downsizing," Information Management Magazine, July/August, 2009
  • Presenter, "Practical Tips About E-Discovery - An Attorney's Perspective," July, 2009
  • Quoted in, "Law firms move forward on e-discovery learning curve," Buffalo Law Journal, July, 2009
  • Featured Presenter, "Seven Steps for an Effective ESI Litigation Hold," ESIBytes Show, May, 2009
  • Author, "Workforce Reductions Can Endanger Legal Holds," Texas Lawyer, May, 2009
  • Podcast: Listen Here
  • Featured Presenter, "Legal Holds: Don't Destroy Those Documents," Law Technology Now, April, 2009 
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  • Presenter, "Records Management - E-Discovery," ABA Risk Management Forum, April, 2009
  • Author, "E-Discovery: Watch the Door," Law Technology News, April, 2009
  • Co-Author, "7 Steps for Developing & Implementing Legal Holds," ARMA International, 2009
  • Presenter, "Transportation: Risks and Opportunities," USLAW Network, Spring Conference, Charleston, SC, March, 2009
  • Presenter, "Document Retention and Destruction," Lorman Education Services Seminar, January, 2009
  • Co-Author, The Defense Lawyers Guide to the Internet: How to Find Golden Nuggets, 2009
  • Chair and Presenter, "Insurance Enterprise Content Management," American Conference Institute Forum, December, 2008
  • Co-Author, "A Litigation Necessity: Electronically Stored Information (ESI) Review Tools," For the Defense, Defense Research Institute, October, 2008
  • Author, "Anatomy of an E-Discovery Nightmare," USLAW Magazine, Spring/Summer, 2008
  • Author, "Fourteen Questions to Ask in Creating an E-Discovery Plan," USLAW Magazine, Spring/Summer, 2008
  • Presenter, "Best Practices for Preservation from Legal Holds to Forensic Collection of Electronic Evidence," 2008 e-Discovery Symposium, January, 2008
  • Presenter and Author, "A Practical Guide to E-Discovery: Avoiding Common Pitfalls," Defense Research Institute, Civil Rights and Governmental Tort Liability Seminar, January, 2008
  • Author, "How Much Does an E-Discovery Disaster Cost: Qualcomm Inc. v. Broadcom Corp.?" 2008
  • Presenter and Author, "A Practical Guide to E-Discovery: Avoiding Common Pitfalls," Defense Research Institute, Civil Rights and Governmental Tort Liability Seminar, January 2008
  • Presenter and Author, "Admissibility of Electronically Stored Evidence," NARTC, Fall Meeting, October 2007
  • Presenter and Author, "Admissibility of Electronically Stored Evidence," NARTC, Fall Meeting, October 2007
  • Presenter and Author, "Investigation of Electronically Stored Information" (including ESI Investigation Checklist), AAR General Claims Conference, September 2007
  • Presenter and Author, "Investigation of Electronically Stored Information" (including ESI Investigation Checklist), AAR General Claims Conference, September 2007
  • Presenter and Author, "Internet Track Map" and "Effective Use of Online Resources in Litigation," NARTC Annual Meeting, 2007
  • Author, "E-merging E-Discovery Insurance Coverage Issues," DRI's In-House Defense Quarterly, Summer, 2007
  • Expert Panelist, "Hot Topics in E-Discovery," Lawyers for Civil Justice presentation to USLAW Network's Annual Client Conference, Washington, D.C., 2007
  • Presenter and Author, "Internet Track Map" and "Effective Use of Online Resources in Litigation," NARTC Annual Meeting, 2007
  • Presenter, "Nuts, Bolts, Hard Drives and Back Up Tapes:  How to Comply with the New Federal Rules of E-Discovery," NARTC, Special Litigation Conference, 2007 
  • Presenter, "e-Discovery Pitfalls:  How to Adapt Your Practice to the New Rules," 2006 e-Discovery Symposium, December, 2006
  • Author, New Electronic Discovery Rules Proposed by the Supreme Court, DRI's e-newsletter, The Voice, August, 2006 
  • Presenter, "Planting the Safety Seed (Incorporating the Safety Story from the Start," NARTC, Special Litigation Conference, 2002
  • Presenter, "Changes to the American Institute of Architects' Form Construction Documents," Western New York Construction Users Council, 1998
  • Co-Author, "E-Mail Confidentiality and Discovery Issues," NARTC, Annual Meeting, 1997
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