Ban Balch & Bingham

Thank you for taking a moment to visit our page and to learn about the unsettling controversies surrounding Balch & Bingham. Visit our Menu items, and scroll our posts to read more about:

The corrupt creation of a Star Chamber in August of 2017 where secret court proceedings moved forward for over 500 days and the public had no knowledge or access to the alleged criminal, unscrupulous, and perjuring acts by Balch & Bingham and others.
The alleged conspiracy against Burt Newsome , a father of four young children, who was wrongly targeted, falsely arrested and defamed. His case caused Balch to seek the sealing of court proceeding and the creation of the Star Chamber.
The suppression of African-Americans by Oliver Robinson who was given bribes of $360,000 funneled through Balch. Robinson is currently serving 4 years in federal prison for his role in the bribery scheme. Balch partner Joel I. Gilbert was convicted of bribery and money laundering on July 20, 2018 and sentenced to five years in federal prison.
The questionable political ménage à trois between Balch, Ex-U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, and Black Hall Aerospace a/k/a AAL USA, Inc.
The FBI investigation allegedly related to Balch subcontracts in Mississippi.

Our advocacy group originally called on the Trump Administration and Congressional Leadership to ban Balch & Bingham, a prominent law firm from Alabama with offices in Washington, D.C., from soliciting or lobbying Congress or the Administration immediately.

We now want Balch clients to suspend their relationship with the embattled firm.

We want Balch to conduct a “top-to-bottom” review of their firm and hold any spoiled apples inside the firm accountable.

Our hope is that Balch will start by focusing on their commitment to “mutual cooperation and openness and professionalism,” and that they will settle the Burt Newsome Conspiracy Case, and hold a Day of Forgiveness and Reconciliation in North Birmingham.

There are many professional, ethical, and outstanding professionals working at Balch & Bingham. Regardless of the criminal conviction of Balch partner Joel I. Gilbert, adherence to the law and best practices cannot be ignored.

The few spoiled apples need to be dealt with and we hope so soon.

Without our involvement, we don’t believe a “future star” partner would have been fired on March 3, 2017. You must demand higher standards and swift action from your management team not to defend the indefensible, but to seek better practices and affirm the best professional standards.

Drummond, Newsome Conspiracy Case, North Birmingham Bribery Case, RICO, Secret Star Chamber, Southern Company, Spotlight on Balch & Bingham

After Suicide, National Media and Feds Zero in on Alleged Obstruction and “Criminal Concealment;” RICOs Coming?

April 18, 2022 /

The federal statute of limitations for obstruction of justice is five years. The timing of the alleged federal investigation makes sense. The statute would expire the summer of 2023. Suicide. Resignations. Internal turmoil. Corporate strife. Since November, Birmingham is seeing what appears to be the collapse of the house of marked cards allegedly propped up by the deep resources of Alabama Power. The Three Stooges (Balch & Bingham, Drummond, and Alabama Power) have seen their dominance stumble. High-level sources told us in late October that allegedly Mark A. Crosswhite, the Chairman and CEO of Alabama Power and a former partner…

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Drummond, North Birmingham Bribery Case, Southern Company, Spotlight on Balch & Bingham

Breaking News: Balch Attorney Commits Suicide; Federal Investigation Rocks Balch and Southern Company; Crosswhite Out?

April 13, 2022 /

Federal Judge Abdul K. Kallon resigned a week ago. Last Thursday, two Assistant U.S. Attorneys allegedly resigned, now yesterday sources told us and we confirmed this morning that Balch & Bingham partner William Dice Lineberry, known to many as “Bo,” committed suicide and died early yesterday. Lineberry was the Balch lawyer who helped set up the money laundering entity Alliance for Jobs and the Economy (AJE) in the North Birmingham Bribery Scandal. Former Balch partner Joel I. Gilbert and ex-Drummond executive David Roberson were convicted in the scandal and are currently in federal prison. Hours after his death by suicide,…

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Drummond, North Birmingham Bribery Case, Southern Company, Spotlight on Balch & Bingham

Dragnet Bombshell: Two Assistant U.S. Attorneys Allegedly Resign 24 Hours After Kallon Resignation

April 12, 2022 /

Over the weekend, the same high-level sources who accurately told us about Federal Judge Abdul K. Kallon’s abrupt resignation last Wednesday, alleged that two Assistant U.S. Attorneys in Birmingham had resigned a mere 24 hours later. Yesterday, we, the CDLU, reached out to the Public Affairs Specialist for the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama. We finally spoke at about 2:00 p.m. CDT yesterday afternoon. We told her that we had heard that two AUSAs had resigned last Thursday. She stated, “Oh yes…,” and then caught herself, saying after a pause, “I’ll have to check…

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Drummond, Newsome Conspiracy Case, North Birmingham Bribery Case, Southern Company, Spotlight on Balch & Bingham

Federal Dragnet? All Eyes on Crosswhite, Alabama Power, and Newly Revealed Alleged Criminal Acts

April 11, 2022 /

Was Kallon offered a deal? Just three years shy from senior status, Federal Judge Abdul K. Kallon abruptly announced his resignation to a lifetime appointment. He would have had full benefits and privileges. Multiple legal observers have told us that this resignation makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. And people are asking: Was Kallon offered full criminal immunity for his cooperation in an alleged federal probe? Was Kallon required to resign after he wrapped up current pending or ongoing cases as a condition of an alleged full criminal immunity deal? What Kallon has said to media is that his spouse has…

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Drummond, North Birmingham Bribery Case, RICO, Southern Company, Spotlight on Balch & Bingham

Breaking News: Judge Abdul K. Kallon Abruptly Resigns; Crosswhite Scandal Explodes

April 6, 2022 /

Judge Abdul K. Kallon who presided over the North Birmingham Bribery Trial is abruptly resigning. His clerk confirmed the news to the CDLU this afternoon with a sigh. Kallon joins disgraced ex-U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town, who fled in the middle of the night in 2020 after photos were published of him chugging cocktails with Alabama Power CEO and ex-Balch partner Mark A. Crosswhite allegedly at the height of the North Birmingham Bribery Trial. The unexpected announcement comes as federal investigators allegedly probe obstruction of justice. Sources claim the obstruction may include the alleged secret “unmentionable” deal between Alabama Power…

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Drummond, North Birmingham Bribery Case, Southern Company, Spotlight on Balch & Bingham

Balch Bonanza: Spring Fever and Two Criminal Trials

April 4, 2022 /

Welcome back from a wonderful Spring Break! This spring two criminal trials are set to begin. One local case is against the alleged pedophile and ex-Balch attorney Chase T. Espy and the other is a federal case against Paul Daigle, the ex-CEO of Balch’s former client Black Hall Aerospace. While Stan Blanton, Balch & Bingham’s managing partner, was busy patting himself on the back with a make-believe award for “diversity and inclusion,” the alleged racist law firm among others appears to be under federal investigation. Spring fever has arrived, and the Three Stooges (Balch, Alabama Power, and Drummond) are under…

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