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Balch Turmoil: Young Attorneys Depart while Alleged Racial Tokenism Continues
In August, after only two years at Balch & Bingham, Addison Watson departed to the private sector. This week, after four years as a Balch attorney, Katlyn S. Caldwell looks like she has left the embattled firm abruptly. With an ex-Balch attorney who allegedly solicited a child for sex online and another ex-Balch partner sitting in the federal penitentiary, young attorneys at Balch are exiting just like the exodus of legacy and money-making partners in the recent past. As the alleged racist law firm saw an African-American attorney depart after only eight short months, the embattled firm has hired three…
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Drummond, Elderly Exploitation Scandal, Newsome Conspiracy Case, RICO, Southern Company, Spotlight on Balch & Bingham
A Year After Death, Balch & Bingham Still Lacks Sensible Leadership
The King of Balch & Bingham and dinosaur partner at the embattled law firm Schuyler Allen Baker, Jr. died one year ago today. Ironically in 2017, Baker vowed to fight the Newsome Conspiracy Case to the death. Baker, serving as General Counsel at Balch, made an enormously foolish decision. His fight to the death cost the firm millions, tarnished and damaged Balch’s once-respected reputation, made 18 of 18 D.C. lobbying clients dump the firm, and created the greatest exodus ever of money-making partners. The ghost of Balch’s past is sadly still present. Now with an alleged pedophile cover-up, an alleged…
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Crosswhite Implodes as Balch & Bingham Calls the Shots
There was a time in Crosswhite’s life when he stopped playing with Hot Wheels, going to keg parties, and binging on The Godfather movies. [This post was originally published two years ago on October 28, 2019. Now with the Crosswhite Scandal growing and alleged secret indemnity agreements creating turmoil, this post was prophetic. Insiders allege that Balch is calling the shots because of alleged skeletons in Crosswhite’s walk-in closet.] Matthew Bowden, a former Balch & Bingham partner, was the Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Alabama Power (pictured left). He was allegedly a pillar of integrity, and respected and…
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Newsome Conspiracy Case, North Birmingham Bribery Case, RICO, Southern Company, Spotlight on Balch & Bingham
Motion Denied! Gilbert Headed to Prison; Internal Convulsions at Alabama Power
The motion to delay reporting to prison by ex-Balch partner Joel I. Gilbert has been summarily denied, the court responding that the convicted felon had more than enough time to put his affairs in order. Gilbert is now obligated to report to federal prison tomorrow, Wednesday, October 27th. The last-minute move comes as Balch & Bingham’s sister-wife Alabama Power is allegedly suffering from internal convulsions. Ex-Balch partner and current Alabama Power CEO Mark A. Crosswhite is allegedly furious that unconfirmed news reports are circulating about the alleged pending and unannounced retirement of Tom Fanning, the CEO of parent company Southern…
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As Crosswhite Scandal Grows, ex-Balch Partner Tries to Delay Reporting to Prison
On Wednesday, October 27, 2021, convicted felon and ex-Balch & Bingham partner Joel I. Gilbert is to report to federal prison. However, Gilbert has filed for a delay arguing he wishes to remain a free man as he appeals his conviction before the the Supreme Court of the United States. If the lower court refuses, he then asks for a 90-day extension as an alternative so he can handle a real estate sale and estate matters for his nieces. We believe Gilbert actually wishes to spend Thanksgiving and Christmas as a final goodbye as he is locked away for five…
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Unfit to Lead: Crosswhite’s Alleged Secret Deals Terminate Future
Rumors are flying that Southern Company Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Tom Fanning is retiring next year. And Alabama Power CEO and Chairman Mark A. Crosswhite is allegedly telling bourgeois insiders that he has the lock and key to the C-Suite at Southern Company, Alabama Power’s parent company. Crosswhite is unfit to serve. He worked as a top partner for alleged racist and embattled law firm Balch & Bingham before taking the revolving door to Alabama Power. Instead of distancing himself from Balch, Crosswhite appears to be embracing his former employer, even allegedly subsidizing the firm with lucrative business as…
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Mississippi Controversy, North Birmingham Bribery Case, Southern Company, Spotlight on Balch & Bingham
Ex-Balch Partner Headed to Federal Prison while Balch Milks Mississippi for Millions
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves can smell the repugnant stench. On Wednesday, October 27th, ex-Balch partner Joel I. Gilbert will be headed to federal prison for 1,826 days. The five-year sentence is a devastating indictment against embattled and alleged racist law firm Balch & Bingham. Irrefutable: The North Birmingham Bribery Scandal was born at the offices of Balch & Bingham in Birmingham. Money laundering, bribery of a corrupt politician, the targeting of African-American children, and the orchestrated suppression of poor African-Americans from having their toxic and contaminated property tested by the EPA are just a few aspects of the million dollar…
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Will Balch’s Three-Headed Partner and Others Jump Ship?
Get this: Balch & Bingham partner Christian B. Waddell serves as counsel to three different Mississippi state-sanctioned entities and agencies and has been involved as underwriting counsel for almost $1 billion in bonds and notes. Waddell has procured millions in contracts and has been, regardless of the cronyism, a money-making success. Now everything appears to be at risk because of his association to the alleged racist and embattled law firm Balch & Bingham, and the investigative report of The Washington Post. The government-made millionaires of the South, Balch & Bingham is now under intense scrutiny. From the Mississippi rental assistance…
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Million-Dollar Stench: Balch & Bingham’s Inefficiency Rattles Mississippi
Advocates are now calling for independent probes and forensic audits of Balch & Bingham, the goverment-made millionaires of Mississippi, whose alleged waste and inefficiency is rattling the Magnolia State. At the end of August less than 11 percent of federal funds for rental assistance had been disbursed by the Mississippi Home Corporation (MHC) which earlier this year gave a no-bid, behind closed doors, $3.8 million contract to Balch with Balch partners Chris Wadell and Lucien Smith present in the room (smoke-free). Balch’s inefficiency is a stark contrast to a county in Mississippi which independently received money from the federal government…
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Goverment-Made Millionaires: Balch & Bingham Survives on Contractual Cronyism
Goverment-made millionaires should not abuse their advisory roles to fatten-up their own wallets with no-bid, behind closed-doors, million-dollar contracts. The must-read Washington Post exposé about the Pimps of Mississippi, Balch and Bingham, is a devastating indictment of contractual cronyism and alleged government waste. The Post writes: Mississippi agencies have awarded Balch nearly 70 contracts worth more than $35 million for work since 2014, according to a review of state procurement data by The Post. It won the housing aid contract through a no-bid process because officials felt it had a strong track record. The flow of billions of federal pandemic…
