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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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Town’s Downfall Part 1: The Jaw-Dropping Photos
The jaw-dropping photos were in an unmarked envelope stuffed in ex-Drummond Executive David Roberson’s mailbox during Thanksgiving weekend last year. U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town, former Balch & Bingham partner and Alabama Power CEO Mark A. Crosswhite, and lobbyist Mike Cole were enjoying cocktails. We couldn’t believe it. Soon, after closely examining the photos, we confirmed they were taken at the Moon Shine Lounge at the Elyton Hotel in Downtown Birmingham. When we, the CDLU, received copies of the photos, we immediately dispatched our formal complaint along with copies of the photos to the Office of Professional Responsibility at the…
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CDLU Sparked Probe Forces Disgraced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town to Resign
Jay E. Town is out, abruptly resigning as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama today. On June 8, 2020, we, the CDLU, reported that Town was under scrutiny at the U.S. Department of Justice. The jaw-dropping photos, the secret deal with Alabama Power, the shenanigans about a half-baked deposition in the Newsome Conspiracy Case, and the blocking of not one but four F.B.I. investigations culminated in a formal complaint to the U.S. Department of Justice by us, the CDLU. We followed up with two additional packets of information and we told the Office of Professional Responsibility in our…
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Balch in Full Meltdown; Launches Publicity Campaign for CDLU and BanBalch.com
BanBalch.com is a success because of Balch & Bingham’s own self-inflicted failures. And now Balch has launched a publicity campaign to add to the list of stupid moves. The Alabama Political Reporter published a wonderfully long piece on us, the CDLU, and this website, BanBalch.com today. We texted Bill Britt, the editor and writer of this 1,500 word post, applauding through emoji and telling him, “Thank you for the enormous publicity. As Will Rogers said, ‘I don’t care what the newspapers say about me but spell my name right.'” And what does Britt’s story really declare after all is said…
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Unfit: Interim Police Chief’s Alleged Abuse Under the Color of Law, Anti-Muslim Vulgarity, and Balch Connection
Lt. Jeff Bowers of the Columbiana (Alabama) Police Department was appointed Interim Police Chief after long-time Police Chief Lamar Vick retired at the end of last year. Our sources at City Hall in Columbiana tell us a permanent chief will be appointed after the mayoral election in November. Bowers should not be promoted; instead he should be demoted. Why? This was the police officer who pulled Burt Newsome over in an alleged “staged arrest” back in 2013, during the early days of the Newsome Conspiracy Case. The mug shot from that arrest was used by disgraced law firm Balch &…
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Ready. Set. Action! Actor Allegedly Used in Balch’s Half-Baked Deposition
Unless he grew five inches in height, gained 150 pounds, suffered dramatic hair loss, and saw his skull double in size, the telephony expert in the Balch’s half-baked deposition in 2017 during the height of the Newsome Conspiracy Case was allegedly an actor, a fake, an imposter. The real Jason Forman is pictured above exiting Verizon Corporate headquarters in New Jersey. In March, the well-read blog Legal Schnauzer wrote about the farce of a deposition and Verizon’s alleged expert: At the beginning of the deposition, [alleged Verizon employee Jason] Forman had no attorney present to represent him and object, if necessary…
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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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Independence Day for Mrs. B; Judge Alan L. King Ripped to Shreds
In a unanimous 7-0 decision by the Alabama Supreme Court, the temporary and emergency guardianship over Joann Bashinsky (Mrs. B) was tossed out yesterday. Mrs. B is worth $218 million and the widow of the Golden Flake Foods founder. The alleged elderly exploitation scandal has shaken the probate courts of Alabama and the embattled law firm Balch & Bingham. Alabama Today, which broke the story of Mrs. B’s plight and the questionable actions of Balch & Bingham partner Amy Davis Adams, writes: [Alabama Today] heard from others whose cases eerily track with the same M.O. used by Judge King and…
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Balch & Bingham Lies and then Withdraws; Alleged Elderly Exploitation Scandal Explodes
In a detailed report this morning outlining communication exchanges with embattled law firm Balch & Bingham, Alabama Today exposed that Balch lied twice about representing Joann Bashinsky (Mrs. B), the widow of the Golden Flake Foods founder who is worth $218 million. Alabama Today in a report titled “Balch & Bingham and the lies they’ve told” writes about the dishonesty: Lie one: The day [Balch & Bingham partner Amy Davis] Adam’s left the case. The statement… saying that Adams was withdrawing from the case, was sent May 20, 2020. Yet, Adams was copied on emails related to the case, and…
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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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Bold Leadership and the World After Balch & Bingham
On March 18, 2020, Michael J. Hennigan (above, far left) was appointed the new President and CEO of Marathon Petroleum during the beginning days of the quarantine and COVID-19 pandemic. In 24 hours after receiving our letter and report on the alleged racist misconduct and alleged tokenism of Balch & Bingham, Hennigan boldly terminated the embattled firm on June 17th. Even U.S. Senate filings show that on June 17, 2020, Balch was sent a final check of $40,000 and terminated. Why such swift and bold leadership? Prior to Marathon, Hennigan had served as President of Sunoco Logistics for over a…
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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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Suicide of Balch & Bingham?
How much has Balch lost now in the aggregate? $5 million? $9 million? $12 million? or even $20 million? [This post originally was posted on January 16, 2020. Now with Balch & Bingham’s alleged racist misconduct and alleged tokenism in the spotlight, Juneteenth is the appropriate day to remind Balch clients to terminate the firm. Changes to the post are in purple.] The news at Balch was an earthquake, a shock—equal to a die-hard Alabama fan dumping the Crimson Tide for Auburn after three decades. Legacy partner Jesse S. Vogtle, Jr., after 31 years, and his money-making team have left…
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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,…
