Paul Batista

Paul Batista, a novelist and television personality, is one of the most widely known trial lawyers in the United States. He is the author of the award-winning novel Death's Witness (Sourcebooks Landmark 2007) and Civil RICO Practice Manual, the leading treatise on the federal racketeering statute first published in 1987 by John Wiley & Sons and now in its third edition (Wolters Kluwer 2008).

Batista is a widely published poet whose work has appeared in The Atlanta Review, Poetry International, Press, Pegasus and elsewhere. He is also an actor who has appeared in the movie You Don't Know Jack starring Al Pacino as Dr. Jack Kevorkian.

Biography

Batista is a 1970 graduate of Bowdoin College, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and a 1974 graduate of Cornell Law School. He is a veteran of the United States Army.

Since 1991, Batista has been a regular guest commentator on legal and other subjects on CNN, MSNBC and WNBC. His articles have appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The National Law Journal.

Batista has two children. His son, Aaron, is a professor at the University of Pittsburgh. His daughter Sara is a fashion model.

Paul Batista lives in New York City and Sag Harbor, New York.

Works

• Death's Witness. Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks Landmark, 2007. ISBN 9781402206658
• Civil RICO Practice Manual, 3rd Ed. Austin: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business; Frederick, MD: Aspen Publishers, 2008. ISBN 9780735567825