Geisa Balla was born and raised in Peshkopi, Albania until she moved to the United States with her family in 1996.

She graduated from Michigan State University with a B.A. in International Studies. There, she was active with the International Relations Organization, the Lansing Refugee Center, and the East Lansing Film Festival.

After college, Ms. Balla headed to New York Law School, where she served on the Board of Directors and represented claimants in unemployment disputes for the Unemployment Action Center. She also served as Vice President and Outreach Chair for New York Law School’s Lawyers Without Borders chapter. In addition, she interned at the Counsel’s Office for Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, where she researched, mediated, and prepared speeches on constituent concerns such as affordable housing, property and insurance laws.

Ms. Balla first arrived at Balestriere Fariello as an apprentice during her last year of law school, where she researched and prepared legal documents on procedural and legal issues for lawsuits on defamation, breach of contract, criminal appeal and Title VII age discrimination.

She is currently admitted in New Jersey and has passed the New York bar.