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Three Blind Mice Join Balch & Bingham
Three blind mice. Three blind mice. See how they run. See how they run. They all ran after the farmer’s wife, who cut off their tails with a carving knife. Did you ever see such a sight in your life, as three blind mice? Three blind mice appear to have joined the silk-stocking law firm of Balch & Bingham. Balch was blind to the criminal acts of convicted felon and Balch-made millionaire Joel I. Gilbert and may have thought they were immune until the federal indictments were handed down last year by a Grand Jury and successfully prosecuted by Assistant…
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Balch Defense Campaign Blows Up
“In totality, the most nauseating, infuriating and pathetic piece of writing I’ve encountered in a long, long time.” − Josh Moon, Alabama Political Reporter columnist More people want to know: Who is behind the AstroTurf digital ad campaign defending Balch & Bingham’s conduct in North Birmingham targeting poor black children and discouraging the testing of toxic and contaminated property by the EPA? The LMAO op-ed defending Balch and allegedly written by Guy V. Martin, Jr. is being aggressively pushed and publicized by the digital ad campaign. If Balch, Drummond or any entity associated to them is linked to the AstroTurf…
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From Get Smart Tarrant to Get the Facts
Are supporters of Balch & Bingham and convicted felon Joel I. Gilbert thumbing their noses at the U.S. Attorney’s office? The absurd op-ed defending Balch & Bingham and Gilbert’s abhorrent conduct is now part of an orchestrated advertising campaign on Google searches targeting Alabama area mobile phones. Anyone searching for information about the Oliver Robinson sentencing or even BanBalch.com, may see the ad about “Corruption & Pollution” and “Get the Facts” linking you to Guy V. Martin, Jr.’s op-ed on the Yellowhammer.com website. (Screenshot from September 27th above.) The identical op-ed by Martin now has appeared on the Alabama Political Reporter…
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Newsome Conspiracy Case, North Birmingham Bribery Case, Spotlight on Balch & Bingham, Vincent Land Grab
Dying on the Vine? Balch and Alleged Racism
It’s killing them. Will Balch & Bingham vehemently deny the actions in North Birmingham, an area that is 92.5 percent African-American, are racist? Will Balch & Bingham vehemently deny the actions by former Balch partner and convicted felon Joel I. Gilbert and his paid stooges targeting poor black children and a school that is 95 percent minority were racist? Will Balch & Bingham rather die on the vine than acknowledge, apologize, and advance beyond the ugliest chapter of their almost 100-year history? With the new foolish LMAO campaign to try to justify Gilbert’s criminal conduct and the targeting of poor…
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Robinson Sentenced to 33 Months
While the nation focused on the testimony of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, bought-and-paid-for politician Oliver Robinson was sentence to 33 months in federal prison by Judge Abdul Kallon today at the U.S. Federal Courthouse in Downtown Birmingham. Lauren Walsh of ABC 3340 reports that Robinson, in a moment of contrition, stated: My life has been about helping everyone, but in this case I failed. It is my prayer the residents of North Birmingham continue in their efforts to be placed on the national priority list. Again, my people in North Birmingham, my deepest apologies….I confessed my charges and…
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Balch’s Targeting of Black Children in Tarrant Detailed
No company with a social conscience should be using Balch & Bingham as their legal representatives. Why? Residents in North Birmingham, an area that is 92.5% African-American, believe that they and their children were alleged victims of the embattled law firm Balch & Bingham in the Oliver Robinson Bribery Scandal which suppressed African-Americans from having their toxic and contaminated property tested by the EPA. Handing out free coats to poor Black children to discourage EPA testing was one of the abhorrent acts spearheaded by Balch & Bingham’s convicted partner and criminal felon Joel I. Gilbert and other paid stooges. Why are…
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LMAO: Embarrassing Defense of Balch Backfires
The publication of a foolish defense of the Balch and Drummond’s indefensible conduct (targeting poor children in North Birmingham to discourage parents from testing their toxic and contaminated property ) has caused members of the legal community to either shake their heads in disgust or others to LMAO at the absurdity. The writer, Guy V. Martin Jr., has the audacity to write that Balch & Bingham “set a high bar for ethical standards others envy.” We’re sure no one, and we mean no one, envies Balch-made millionaire and long time Balch partner Joel I. Gilbert’s “high bar:” a six-count criminal…
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Balch Stooge Suspended by NAACP
In July, we wrote how Hezekiah Jackson, the president of the local NAACP Birmingham chapter, sold out the African-American community for cash. Balch & Bingham and Drummond Company’s criminal bribery scheme included a slew of “consultants” and other stooges that discouraged African-Americans in North Birmingham from testing their toxic property. While Balch & Bingham refuses to apologize for the appalling conduct of their convicted partner Joel I. Gilbert, the national NAACP is dealing swiftly with the situation. AL.com reports this evening: The NAACP has suspended the membership and leadership of beleaguered Birmingham chapter president Hezekiah Jackson, pending results of the…
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Balch versus Blacks and Blue-Collar Competitors
This post originally posted on February 6, 2018. Now with the aftermath of the conviction of Balch & Bingham partner Joel I. Gilbert, we have updated the post in purple. We, the CDLU, continue to visit regularly with the North Birmingham community. The institutional racism in North Birmingham is real. With a population that is 92.5% African-American, the criminal actions by convicted Balch & Bingham partner Joel I. Gilbert is repugnant. As we now have visited the neighborhoods in North Birmingham multiple times, we took a look at Mountain Brook, the elite enclave where many of Balch & Bingham’s partners…
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Public Backlash: Balch & Bingham Tumbles in Lobbying Circles
According to the Center of Responsive Politics, Balch & Bingham appears to be down to only two well-paying lobbying clients in Washington, D.C. Looks like the dozens upon dozens of lobbying clients Balch used to have have dumped the embattled law firm into the outhouse. With the conviction of Balch-made millionaire and former esteemed partner Joel I. Gilbert, Balch & Bingham’s reputation appears to have tumbled in lobbying circles. And now comes the Birmingham Business Journal that reports the Balch & Bingham partner’s conviction on six federal charges including bribery and money laundering “could ultimately shape the way Birmingham’s corporate…
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Giving the Boot to Balch-Affiliated Goons
We outlined last week how Balch & Bingham’s once-upon-a-time all powerful touch has disintegrated into manure and that the embattled law firm has become a political liability. Now government agencies are agreeing and beginning to give the boot to Balch-affiliated cronies, consultants, and goons. The Birmingham-Jefferson County Port Authority fired STRADA Professional Services last Friday, behind closed doors. STRADA is headed by Scott Phillips (pictured), who testified in the Oliver Robinson Corruption Trial. AL.com reports: It appears the city is distancing itself from that company because of STRADA President Scott Phillips’ connection to corruption that kept the 35th Avenue Superfund…
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Will BBVA’s Code of Conduct Doom Balch & Bingham?
Banking giant BBVA in Madrid, Spain is investigating their wholly-owned U.S.-based subsidiary BBVA Compass‘ relationship with embattled law firm Balch & Bingham and making sure they are not violating BBVA’s Code of Conduct. We have asked BBVA to suspend or terminate their relationship with Balch immediately. We wrote and spoke directly to the leadership in Spain in May because the Executive Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of BBVA Compass, Richard Pearson, was a partner at Balch & Bingham for 34 years. In addition, Will Graham, who serves as Senior Vice President and Corporate Counsel at BBVA Compass, was a…
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Balch, Bingham, & Bribery: Why Did They Cross the Line?
Balch’s Managing Partner Stan Blanton should be replaced immediately, and Chief Operating Officer David Miceli, who testified in the corruption trial, should promptly step down. As convicted ex-Balch & Bingham partner Joel I. Gilbert prepares to possibly share the dark secrets at Balch & Bingham before being sentenced to federal prison, questions about the law firm’s internal culture or more accurately internal blindness is raising red flags. Why did Gilbert cross the line? Why did Balch & Bingham allow its client Drummond Company to cross the line? Even though Balch, Gilbert, Drummond and friends have the absolute right to fight…
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Flushed! Balch & Bingham Reputation Takes International Beating
Our Facebook posts about how convicted Balch & Bingham partner Joel I. Gilbert spearheaded an effort that targeted poor black children in North Birmingham so that families would not have their toxic or contaminated property tested by the EPA have taken off across the United States and in Spain. The CDLU has been in touch with the leadership of BBVA, one of the largest banks in the world based in Spain; BB&T, a large regional bank out of North Carolina; and Regions Financial, a powerhouse bank out of Birmingham demanding that they suspend or terminate their relationship with Balch immediately.…
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Balch’s Free Coats and Toxic School Grounds for Children
When you at some moment believe there will be an epiphany, redemption, and acts of contrition by the leaders at Balch & Bingham, it is then when you hear the unbelievable, the most appalling conduct ever and equate Balch & Bingham with the worst dregs of humanity. Your shock causes you to utilize vernacular of the gutter to describe Balch, and you shake your head in absolute disgust. Today was such a moment. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist John Archibald of AL.com writes a column describing testimony and evidence from the Balch/Drummond corruption trial that would tick anyone off. Balch & Bingham…
