Balch & Bingham, LLP is a regional law firm

Law firm

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 based in Birmingham, Alabama

Birmingham, Alabama

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. Founded in 1920, Balch & Bingham also has offices in Montgomery, Alabama

Montgomery, Alabama

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, Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

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, Gulfport, Mississippi

Gulfport, Mississippi

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, Jackson, Mississippi

Jackson, Mississippi

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 and in Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

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Balch & Bingham has over 200 attorneys

Lawyer

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 in its 6 offices. The firm has been established in Birmingham for over 80 years and in Montgomery for over 50 years. Offices were opened in Washington, D.C. in 1991. In 2001, Balch & Bingham LLP and Eaton & Cottrell, with offices in Gulfport and Jackson, Mississippi, merged; and in June 2003, Balch & Bingham LLP and Meadows, Ichter and Bowers, with an office in Atlanta, Georgia, merged in order to further serve the Firm's clients.

At the time of her death on 9/11, lawyer, author and commentator Barbara Olson

Barbara Olson

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 was a partner in the Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....

office of Balch & Bingham.