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The Tale of Two Marks! Alabama Power Fumbles as Congress Eyes Corporate Investigations
The best part of the Tale of Two Marks is their footnote on page 10 saying Alabama Power “was a victim of those who ran AJE.” Cry us a polluted river! On December 18, we reported that the rebirth of the North Birmingham Bribery Case had caused uncontrolled panic at Alabama Power, at Drummond Company and with the stooges tied to Balch & Bingham. We wrote, “Obviously, the world now knows that discovery, production of documents, and depositions in the rebirth case appear to be paramount. The panic has raised even more questions.” Trying to obscure their panic, Mark A. Crosswhite, the…
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Racism and Arrogance in the Post-Balch Era
This year marks the centennial of the horrific Tulsa Race Massacre (pictured, above) where African-Americans were murdered by an angry white mob and the “Black Wall Street” was burned and reduced to ashes. For decades, the uncomfortable truth was not discussed, hidden, and forgotten about. In early 2017, embattled law firm Balch & Bingham was the most feared and powerful law firm in Birmingham. Balch stooges and defenders allegedly trampled over the Civil Rights of competitors, squashed the health and well-being of African-Americans, and manipulated Alabama’s judicial branch of government like taffy. In the 1960s, Balch & Bingham built a…
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Bombshell: Drummond’s Environmental Racism at Ketona Lakes Exposed
In one week, the Biden Administration enters office and the first order of business will be to investigate Drummond Company and the alleged secret toxic landsite known as Ketona Lakes. Will Biden’s EPA and U.S. Department of Justice force Drummond to finally atone for their sins? For over 35 years, the site of two former quarries has been hidden from public view. Located in Jefferson County, not far from North Birmingham and smack in the middle of the City of Tarrant, the Ketona Lakes are quarries now filled with water. The water is allegedly extremely contaminated and toxic. Sources tell…
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Institutional Racism: Balch Elevates Four All-White Attorneys to Partners
Less than 1% of Balch’s attorneys are non-white partners. Shameful! Balch & Bingham proved once again that institutional racism is real. Both Kye C. Handy (pictured left) and Bea Tolsdorf (pictured right) both joined Balch & Bingham’s Jackson, Mississippi office in March of 2018 as attorneys. But yesterday, Tolsdorf was elevated to partner while Handy was not. While Balch has churned out publicity stunts and fluffy statements against racism in the past seven months, actions do indeed speak louder than empty words. The embattled law firm has yet to apologize to the African-American community of North Birmingham for the criminal…
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Death of Mrs. B
We begin the new year with tremendously sad news. Joann Bashinsky (Mrs. B), the widow of the founder of Golden Flake Foods, has died of a heart attack according to news reports. Balch & Bingham was a central figure in an explosive report last May of an alleged elderly exploitation scandal that led to the abrupt retirement of Jefferson County Probate Judge Alan L. King hours after secret recordings made by Mrs. B were published by Alabama Today. The multi-part investigative series by Alabama Today about the Elderly Exploitation Racket exposed the outrageous fees manifested by insiders who appear to…
