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FBI: Ex-Balch Partner Gilbert “Will be Serving Time”
Even though many in the legal community in Alabama are currently focused on the Donald Watkins trial, the conviction and five-year sentence of ex-Balch & Bingham partner and ghost-writer extraordinaire Joel I. Gilbert have not gone away. In an extraordinary news post last week on the FBI website, the FBI wrote about the North Birmingham public corruption trial. In the lede, the FBI bluntly wrote: An Alabama legislator who was bribed by a corporation to represent the company’s interests—instead of his constituents’—is now serving prison time, and the two men who paid him will be serving time as well. Why…
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All-White New Partners Shake Legal World
The New York Times ran a story on Sunday about the large law firm Paul, Weiss’ new partner class, writing: The post appeared on LinkedIn in early December: Paul, Weiss, one of the country’s most prominent and profitable law firms, said it was “pleased to announce” its new partner class. In the image, 12 lawyers looked out at the world, grinning. What followed, however, was nothing to smile about. In short order, people across the industry began to comment that all of the faces were white, and only one was a woman’s. Looking at Balch & Bingham’s proud announcement this…
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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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Balch & Bingham Arrogantly Disrespects Alabama Supreme Court
Who do Balch & Bingham think they are to make these unsolicited demands? The Gods of Montgomery? The shadow government of Alabama? Unbelievable! Balch & Bingham’s legal counsel, Andrew “Andy2K” Campbell, has filed yet another unsolicited response with the Alabama Supreme Court against Burt Newsome’s Writ of Mandamus. The Writ asks for the immediate recusal of the Queen of the Star Chamber, Judge Carole Smitherman and the striking of all her orders in the Newsome Conspiracy Case. Smitherman, who accepted a $2,000 campaign contribution from Andy2K in February, has demonstrated unrestrained judicial bias against Newsome. But in this filing, instead of…
