Balch & Bingham LLP Tops Chambers USA Rankings

Law Firm Again Achieves Top Rankings in Annual Guide to Excellence in the Legal Profession

Balch & Bingham LLP  has again achieved  several of the top rankings available nationally from Chambers USA, a highly recognized guide for excellence in legal services. Chambers USA  annually publishes the most renowned guide in the industry, recognizing and applauding individual attorneys and specialty practice groups which demonstrate highly skilled legal representation, knowledge within the field and outstanding client service.  The publication researches and measures the strengths and reputations of attorneys and law firms in the United States, Europe and Asia.  The Chambers rankings and selections are based on submissions by legal practices, attorney and client interviews during the course of research, and Chambers' own database.

 

Law firms and attorneys are ranked on a continuum from one to six, with one being the highest possible ranking .  The ranking is assessed by combining scores on  the law firm’s technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial astuteness, diligence, commitment, and other qualities most valued by clients.  

 

Chambers USA recognized Balch & Bingham LLP, founded and based in Birmingham, Alabama as top-ranking  in the following relevant areas of client practice.  Balch & Bingham's primary service footprint is the southeast, with offices in Atlanta, Birmingham, Montgomery, Jackson, Gulfport and Washington, D.C.           

 
 
Balch & Bingham LLP Rankings
Banking & Finance - Alabama - Ranked 1
Corporate/Commercial - Alabama - Ranked 1
Labor & Employment - Mississippi - Ranked 1
Real Estate - Alabama - Ranked 1
Bankruptcy/Restructuring - Alabama - Ranked 2
Energy - Georgia - Ranked 2
Environment - Mississippi - Ranked 2
Labor & Employment - Alabama - Ranked 2
Litigation: General Commercial - Alabama - Ranked 2
Energy: Nuclear (Regulatory & Litigation) - Nationwide - Ranked 3
Litigation: General Commercial - Mississippi - Ranked 4

Individual Rankings
H Hampton Boles - Banking & Finance: Mainly Regulatory Alabama - Ranked 1
J Foster Clark - Banking & Finance: Public Finance Alabama - Ranked 1
Clark Watson - Bankruptcy/Restructuring Alabama - Ranked 1
Scott Andress - Corporate/Commercial: Gaming & Licensing Mississippi - Ranked 1
Teri Wyly - Environment Mississippi - Ranked 1
M Jefferson Starling III - Labor & Employment Alabama - Ranked 1
Armin J Moeller Jr - Labor & Employment Mississippi - Ranked 1
Michael L Edwards - Litigation: General Commercial Alabama - Ranked 1
Timothy J Tracy - Corporate/Commercial Alabama - Ranked 2
Walter M Beale Jr - Corporate/Commercial Alabama - Ranked 2
Dan H McCrary - Energy Georgia - Ranked 2
Robert Pepper Crutcher Jr - Labor & Employment Mississippi - Ranked 2
Felton W Smith - Real Estate Alabama - Ranked 2
Randolph H Lanier - Real Estate Alabama - Ranked 2
Jesse S. Vogtle Jr. - Bankruptcy/Restructuring Alabama - Ranked 3
M Stanford Blanton - Energy: Nuclear (Regulatory & Litigation) Nationwide - Ranked 3
David M Moore - Environment Georgia - Ranked 3
Douglas B. Kauffman - Labor & Employment Alabama - Ranked 3
Lisa J Sharp - Labor & Employment Alabama - Ranked 3
Alan T Rogers - Litigation: General Commercial Alabama - Ranked 3
David R Boyd - Litigation: General Commercial Alabama - Ranked 3
Ben H Stone - Litigation: General Commercial Mississippi - Ranked 3
James M Edwards - Real Estate Alabama - Ranked 3
Michael J Bowers - Litigation: General Commercial Georgia - Ranked 4
Jonathan Dyal - Litigation: General Commercial Mississippi - Ranked 4

Key
S - Senior Statesman
* - Star (above rank 1)
U - Up and Coming
W - Associates to Watch