Balch & Bingham LLP

Law Firm Overview

In January, 2001, Balch & Bingham LLP and Eaton & Cottrell merged to form our Gulfport and Jackson offices. The Jackson office was opened in 1995 in order to broaden its base and facilitate access to state and federal courts and governmental agencies. Our Jackson office allows the firm to serve clients more efficiently throughout the states of Alabama and Mississippi.

Areas of Practice

• Antitrust
• Construction Law
• Corporate
• Creditors Rights and Bankruptcy
• Education
• Energy
• Environmental and Natural Resources
• Financial Institutions
• Government Relations
• Healthcare
• Intellectual Property
• Joint Use
• Labor & Employment
• Litigation
• Public Finance
• Real Estate
• Regulated Industries
• Sports and Entertainment Law
• Wealth Management and Employee Benefits
• Health Law
• Solid Waste Industry
• Climate Change & Smart Sustainability
• Gulf Coast Oil Spill
• Immigration
• Maritime
• Product Liability & Casualty
• B&B Sports
• Insurance
• Nuclear Energy

Representative Clients

• Aetna Life & Casualty Co.
• Alabama Bankers Association
• Alabama Power Co.
• Alabama River Pulp Co., Inc.
• Alabama State Board of Education
• American Colonial Life Insurance Co.
• American Express Co.
• American Mutual Insurance Cos.
• American Universal Insurance Co.
• Amoco Corp.
• Associated Press
• Auburn University
• AT&T Communications, Inc.
• Birmingham Budweiser Distributing Co., Inc.
• Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama
• Brasfield & Gorrie, Inc.
• Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc.
• Central Bancshares of the South, Inc.
• Central Bank of the South
• Cluett Peabody & Co.
• Colonial Properties, Inc.
• Dan River, Inc.
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
• First American Title Insurance Co.
• Fluor Daniel, Inc.
• General Electric Co.
• Harbert Corp.
• Hartford Insurance Co.
• Jenkins Brick Co.
• Kimberly-Clark Corp.
• Lloyds, London
• National Energy Partners
• Southern Company Services, Inc.
• Southern Research Institute
• State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.
• Teledyne Industries, Inc.
• Texaco Inc.
• The Advertiser Company (Montgomery Advertiser and Alabama Journal)
• The Boeing Co.
• The Colonial Co.
• The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States
• The St. Paul Companies, Inc.
• The Travelers Insurance Co.