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Why Did Mike Tracy Become Disloyal to a Friend and a Colleague?
[This post was originally published on July 22, 2019. Now that civil court proceedings in the Drummond case are moving forward tomorrow morning, questions remain to be answered. Drummond, like other former Balch clients, needs to demonstrate sensible independence from Balch. Tracy abruptly “retired” a year ago, but his alleged actions are still stunning.] Drummond Company President Mike Tracy vowed unequivocally to back his friend, his co-worker David Roberson a year ago, releasing the following statement: We are disappointed by the jury’s decision to convict our employee, David Roberson. While we respect the judicial process, we consider David to be…
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Black Lives Matter: Was Fanning’s Anti-Racism Statement Just a Media Stunt?
An international grassroots effort in the Black community to hold Southern Company CEO Thomas A. Fanning accountable for hypocritically denouncing racism while utilizing the embattled and alleged racist law firm Balch & Bingham is now percolating. Two new videos are out on YouTube and generating buzz. Fanning’s June 6th statement denouncing racism in all its forms is questioned in both videos. “But sir, was this just a media stunt or a publicity circus?” The videos discuss items that this website has outlined including: The North Birmingham Bribery Scandal that suppressed African-Americans from having their toxic and contaminated property tested by…
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Saving Baby Natalia
While Balch & Bingham apologists were busy terrorizing the wrong family and amputating their brains, we were busy helping the sick and dying. In June, Baby Natalia was in need of a liver transplant but her boosters had only raised less than $25,000 of an $80,000 goal when COVID-19 caused fundraising efforts to collapse. We, the CDLU, vowed to help. We spoke directly with the CEO of the hospital and told her that the child had less than two months to live if the transplant did not proceed. We noted that everything was lined up including the donor and the…
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Balch & Bingham’s Humiliation
Who would want Balch & Bingham to represent them if Balch cannot bring legal matters to a close for the firm itself after 8 long years? So seriously, Balch & Bingham’s brilliant defenders thought the best tactic would be to try to smear an organization that has spurred multiple Civil Rights, state and local investigations, and three U.S. Congressional hearings by allegedly buying some fake protesters, a couple of yellow journalists, and a controversial “burn down Hoover” rabble-rouser? Balch’s humiliation has spurred hearty chuckles and gossipy whispers from coast to coast. From prestigious mega law firms to small two-partner firms,…
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Balch Unhinged; Josh Moon Amputates Brain for Embattled Law Firm
Thank you Josh! Part of the orchestrated public relations campaign to try to rehabilitate Balch & Bingham’s image, Josh Moon wrote a publicity piece in the Alabama Political Reporter (APR) about us, the CDLU, and our Chief Executive Officer, K.B. Forbes, which means one thing, and one thing only: Balch is unhinged, seriously hemorrhaging, and cannot cope with their past transgressions. Moon was once an award-winning investigative journalist; now he sadly appears like another foolish Balch & Bingham apologist. After APR ran their original 1,500 word publicity piece defending Balch on July 9, the public ripped them apart for defending…
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Town’s Downfall Part 4: Shielding Alabama Power
Now that Town has been ousted, will investigations of Alabama Power, Balch & Bingham and other Balch stooges proceed ahead? And when will the other shoe drop? When will Crosswhite be forced to retire or resign? As the final post on the downfall of disgraced and now former U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town, we focus on the inappropriate shielding of Alabama Power, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Southern Company and the sister-wife of embattled law firm Balch & Bingham. In our request for a probe of Town, we wrote: During the criminal trial of Balch & Bingham partner Joel I. Gilbert…
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Town’s Downfall Part 2: Ending the Expanded North Birmingham Investigation
When U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town announced after their convictions that ex-Balch partner Joel I. Gilbert and ex-Drummond executive David Roberson were the lone wolves of the North Birmingham Bribery Scandal, observers including law enforcement were stunned. Most insiders (and the public in general) think the “lone wolves” theory is bull. With the convictions, law enforcement officials wanted to expand the probe to look at more individuals and entities, but Town shut it down. As we told the U.S. Department of Justice in our formal complaint: According to a report [in April of 2019] in The Washington Post, “Balch &…
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Keisha Brown: Caravan Against Environmental Injustice A Success; Balch Should Apologize
On Saturday, July 11, 2020, Keisha Brown, a resident of North Birmingham, in collaboration with the environmental group GASP, and the local advocacy group PANIC (People Against Neighborhood Industrial Contamination) organized the Caravan Against Environmental Injustice, which was deemed a success. “The main goal for years has been to bring attention to North Birmingham; local leaders have been overlooking us. We have visited with ADEM, City Hall, and other leaders about water, soil, and air contamination,” Brown said. “With all the problems with our contaminated water, soil, and air, residents are sick. We have a new cement plant coming; yet,…
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Newsome Conspiracy Case, North Birmingham Bribery Case, Secret Star Chamber, Spotlight on Balch & Bingham
Public Rips Idiotic Defense of Balch & Bingham
We never, ever thought it was this bad for Balch. The orchestrated public relations strategy of defending embattled law firm Balch & Bingham has backfired miserably and the public is ripping the idiotic defense of Balch. Last week, anonymous sources tried to defend Balch’s indefensible conduct, in a 1,500 word piece in the Alabama Political Reporter that promoted our website, the first salvo of a new orchestrated campaign to try to save the embattled law firm. But reaction by the public on social media has been unanimously against Balch. That’s bad; real bad. Here are just some of the blistering…
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Elderly Exploitation Scandal, Newsome Conspiracy Case, North Birmingham Bribery Case, Spotlight on Balch & Bingham
Balch Stooges Expose Failed Tactics; Utter Lack of Leadership at Balch
From the targeting of poor African-American children to the alleged exploitation of the elderly, the once-prestigious, silk-stocking law firm appears to be a complete embarrassment, and sadly, the legal community also appears to be relishing in Balch’s demise. Two Jefferson County judges. Two paid consultants. All Balch stooges. Even the Associate Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, Will Sellers, a former long-time Balch & Bingham partner, concurred. Balch stooge Judge Alan L. King’s ruling not allowing 88-year-old Joann Brashinsky (Mrs. B) to retain new legal counsel was “unfathomable.” Last week, King was ripped to shreds unanimously (7-0) by the Alabama…
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Southern Company’s Tom Fanning Encourages Racism by Ignoring Racism
With his inaction, is Tom Fanning telling the world, “Black lives matter but loyalty to alleged racist law firm Balch & Bingham is more important?” Southern Company Chairman and CEO Thomas A. Fanning released a public statement on June 6, 2020 declaring, “Racism, in any form, is abhorrent. It cannot and will not be accepted, ignored or dismissed. It must be confronted head-on across our society as it is within our company. The time has come to uncover and destroy systemic racism in all its forms.” Fanning’s statement was public relations fluff, a spin and a half, or more vulgarly put:…
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Newsome Conspiracy Case, North Birmingham Bribery Case, Spotlight on Balch & Bingham, Vincent Land Grab
Divide and Dilute: Alleged Racism Sucker Punches Balch & Bingham
While Balch and their foolish goons may have believed they had successfully and legally diluted and divided African-Americans, the reality appears to be that Balch has simply diluted and divided the once-prestigious firm. [Originally published on September 26, 2019, this post highlights one of the most explosive issues encouraged by systemic racism: disenfranchising African-American voters. Any corporate client of Balch & Bingham should be sickened.] Another day and another new Balch & Bingham bombshell. The consultant who allegedly disenfranchised African-American voters in North Carolina by creating legislative maps that were later ruled “extreme partisan gerrymandering” had contact with key Alabama…
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CDLU Calls On Southern Company to Fire Balch & Bingham for Alleged Racist Misconduct
Actions speak louder than words. Southern Company must rid itself of systemic racism and the first step is by firing Balch & Bingham publicly and slamming shut the revolving door. From Globe Newswire… Consejo de Latinos Unidos (CDLU), a public charity and advocacy group, called on Southern Company to immediately cut ties with embattled law firm Balch & Bingham for alleged racist misconduct against African-Americans and alleged tokenism in hiring practices across the law firm’s footprint. “According to court records, Southern Company and its subsidiaries like Alabama Power continue to use Balch, a law firm that was involved in a bribery…
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Balch, Bingham & Bigotry
Will Protective Life risk losing a stadium named after them because of their association with Balch & Bingham? Will BBVA finally end the decades of an attorney-client relationship with Balch & Bingham because of Balch’s alleged racist misconduct? Will Alabama Power close its revolving door, end the incestuous relationship with Balch, and evict the firm once and for all? Black lives matter and corporate America is listening. Marathon Petroleum dumped the embattled firm 24 hours after we asked them to. We, the CDLU, will continue to reach out to Balch clients at this historic moment as we fight for equality,…
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18 of 18: Marathon Petroleum Terminates Balch & Bingham Showing that Black Lives Do Matter
Marathon Petroleum confirmed tonight that they have terminated Balch & Bingham as their lobbyists in Washington, D.C., and their bold action affirms that Black Lives Matter. Yesterday, we, the CDLU, had written to Marathon Petroleum’s new Chief Executive Officer Michael J. Hennigan asking him to terminate the firm. We wrote: The law firm has been involved in alleged racist misconduct, targeting poor African-American children, and using intimidation tactics reminiscent of the segregationists from the 1960s. A Balch partner was convicted of six federal crimes including money laundering and bribery in a scheme to suppress African-Americans from having their toxic property…
