Paul A. Batista, Esq.

Paul Batista, who for four decades has actively practiced federal criminal and civil litigation in New York and throughout the nation, is the author of the leading treatise on the federal racketeering law, Civil RICO Practice Manual. The book first appeared in 1986 and has consistently been the perennial best seller on every aspect of racketeering litigation.

The treatise, published by Wolters-Kluwer, is now in its Third Edition. Batista revises and updates the treatise every six months to ensure that it remains completely up-to-date, exhaustive, and highly readable for judges, students, the legal community and indeed for all readers with an interest in this vitally important subject.

Batista is also the author of seven highly praised novels, all of which have been USA Today best sellers. In addition, Batista has published articles in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The National Law Journal, and elsewhere.

For decades Batista has served as an on air commentator on legal issues for national networks such as CBS, Court TV, CNN, Fox News and other networks.

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

He graduated from Bowdoin College, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and Cornell Law School. He is a combat veteran of the Vietnam War.