Balch & Bingham Partners Named to Benchmark Litigation’s 2026 40 & Under List

Balch & Bingham partners Elizabeth Flachsbart, Brooke Gram and Meghan Pieler are named to Benchmark Litigation's 2026 40 & Under list, which recognizes the nation's top litigation talent under the age of 40.

Benchmark Litigation’s annual list recognizes accomplished young attorneys who consistently demonstrate excellence in their field and are regarded as rising stars in litigation.

Balch's Litigation Practice counsels clients through a wide variety of disputes across nearly every area of the law. A key strength of the practice is its work in heavily regulated industries, including energy, environmental, financial services and healthcare. Balch attorneys regularly serve as national and regional counsel, representing clients in federal and state courts across the country, the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Courts of Appeals.

The Balch attorneys recognized the 2026 40 & Under list include:

• Elizabeth Flachsbart is a partner in the firm’s Birmingham office. She maintains a diverse practice in general commercial litigation, with experience in casualty claims, electrical contact cases, environmental litigation, personal injury and death claims, product liability defense, insurance, construction and patent claims. She represents state and local utility companies, insurance companies, and private corporations and manufacturers.

• Brooke Gram is a partner in the firm’s Atlanta office. Her practice focuses on litigation of commercial disputes and the acquisition of property rights and real estate litigation. Brooke regularly represents owners and operators, including investor-owned utilities, not-for-profit cooperatives, and other public power companies, of nuclear and electrical power plants in all aspects of pre-dispute strategy, litigation and dispute resolution.

• Meghan Pieler is a partner in the firm’s Atlanta office, focusing on products liability actions and commercial disputes. Meghan regularly handles a wide variety of cases, including catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death actions, commercial disputes, fire cause and origin claims, and medical negligence actions. Meghan defends electric utilities in high-stakes personal injury cases and property damage disputes. She also handles the general defense of construction, contract and tort claims for a variety of clients.