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Our Deepest Sympathies to the Balch & Bingham Family
We learned today, just moments ago, that Schuyler Allen Baker, Jr., Balch & Bingham’s legacy partner and General Counsel, died on Wednesday after a courageous battle against cancer. Although we wrangled and tangled with Balch & Bingham’s General Counsel for over three years, we set aside those disagreements and differences today to express our deepest sympathies to the Balch family, Mr. Baker’s colleagues, and his friends and family. We know these are difficult moments for those closest to Mr. Baker, especially his immediate family. When Jesus learned of his friend Lazarus’s death, He was troubled in spirit. “And Jesus wept.”…
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Lying Sacks of Marbles: Balch Calls False Advice, Lying to Client a “Legal Service”
What sound, reputable client would ever hire embattled law firm Balch & Bingham after this despicable admission? Balch has stunned the legal community today in a report from Legal Schnauzer, the well-read legal blog. David Roberson, the ex-Drummond Company executive, is suing Balch and Drummond for $75 million. Balch, which once stated in court proceeding that Balch “owed no duty” to Roberson, appears to have stepped onto another landmine, affirming that the firm “basically gave [Roberson] bad advice.” Quoting from the transcript of court proceedings, Legal Schnauzer published these stunning words by Balch’s defense attorney: In November of 2014 before…
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Greater Diversity? Balch Adds Six All-White Attorneys in Birmingham
So how did Balch & Bingham do to “achieve greater diversity” on Friday? Hire six all-white attorneys in Birmingham. What a joke. Balch’s Managing Partner Stan Blanton appears to have fed the public 100% organic crap. The public relations fluff regurgitated by Blanton after George Floyd’s death appears to have been disingenuous and dishonest. Blanton, stated in June, “We condemn injustice, oppression and brutality because of the color of an individual’s skin. Recent tragedies have emphasized the unacceptable racial inequalities that remain in our society. There is much more to be done to achieve greater diversity within the Balch family…
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Newsome Returns on Cane; Is Balch’s Vow Coming True?
The recovery of Burt Newsome has been truly amazing. Last week, he set aside a walker and is finally using a cane. His shattered leg and other injuries are healing well. Last week, Newsome even appeared in person at the Jefferson County Courthouse, and on Saturday, he went to his son’s soccer match. Every single parent at the soccer match knew what happened to Newsome: he was nearly killed in what many believe could have been an attempt to silence him for good. The word is out, penetrating all four corners of Alabama and beyond, and the biggest loser appears…
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Who on Balch’s Executive Committee knew about the Bribery Scheme?
[This post originally was published three years ago on October 17, 2017. Now a list of the top partners at Balch & Bingham who were alllegedly involved in the scheme has been compiled. Ex-Drummond executive David Roberson told The Washington Post that at least 20 other lawyers at Balch were involved besides convicted felon and ex-Balch partner Joel I. Gilbert. As the Roberson civil case makes its way through the appeals process, the eventual video depositions should make Balch, Drummond, and Alabama Power perspire profusely.] “Excitement comes from knowing what to expect,” screams the Balch & Bingham web site. Not…
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Newsome Conspiracy Case, North Birmingham Bribery Case, Southern Company, Spotlight on Balch & Bingham
Pitiful: Desecrating a Memorial for the Dead in North Birmingham
Beyond the institutional racism that allegedly drove Balch & Bingham paid goons and stooges to target poor African-American families in North Birmingham, the mere mention about the continued toxicity and pollution in the community brings absolute, knee-jerk denials from powerful entities inside and outside the community. Screaming “government overreach” or hollering “we are complying with state regulations” does not work when people are dying and getting sick in a known contaminated area. On Saturday, October 3, environmental groups GASP and PANIC set up a small memorial to remember North Birmingham residents in Harriman Park, Fairmont, and Collegeville who have died…
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Targeting Children
[Originally published on July 30, 2018, this post has come back to haunt Balch zombie Jeff Sessions. The New York Times yesterday published details of an investigative report that claims Sessions stated, “We need to take the children away” no matter how young.] We still cannot believe (or stomach) that convicted Balch & Bingham partner Joel I. Gilbert and his co-conspirators (both convicted and alleged) would target the African-American children of North Birmingham to peddle their suppression and discouragement of testing of toxic and contaminated properties in an area that is 92.5 percent black, according to U.S. Census figures. Corporate…
