LEADING THE WAY

Change takes courage, and there is nothing about a post-pandemic world that has not changed.

Community leaders need lawyers who understand the intricacies of law and policy and can communicate them with understanding not legalese.

Chris Balch and the team of professionals at the Balch Law Group have a long track record of helping local governments, elected officials, and insurers navigate complex problems with trust, transparency, exceptional risk management, empathy, inclusivity, and integrity. Please contact BLG to find out how the firm can help you and your community.

I have found Chris to be the ultimate professional in matters ranging from Chris has represented governmental entities and officials throughout his career and has a breadth of knowledge of the myriad of issues facing a municipality daily. Chris has served with co-defense council in several cases. During that time I have found his work product and judgment to be excellent.

Cynthia Daley,
Jonathan R. Brockman, P.C.

Chris Balch is the #1 Crisis Lawyer in Georgia

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GENERAL COUNSEL EMERITA
GEORGIA MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION

I have found Chris to be the ultimate professional in matters ranging from ethics to full blown advocacy. He knows how to set a course, steer a course, and see a course through to completion.

Phillip E. Friduss
Hall Booth Smith

Please note: Balch Law Group is not affiliated with the firm Balch and Bingham nor is Chris Balch related to any of their lawyers.

Scales of Justice
Development | Local Government

City of Brookhaven and BLG Vindicated by Court’s Order on Summary Judgment

Months of negotiations, a lawsuit, 6 years of litigation, a jury trial and adverse judgment, followed by reversal in part by the Court of Appeals ended today with the complete exoneration of the City of Brookhaven and the advice by this firm in Ardent et al v. City of Brookhaven, et al. DeKalb Superior Court,…

search warrant
Law Enforcement | Local Government | News

Balch Law Group successfully defends Investigators with the Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office

Balch Law Group successfully defends Investigators with the Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office in a challenge from the Columbus Consolidated Government (“CCG”) to the production of information gathered pursuant to 6 search warrants. Sheriff’s Investigators are looking into allegations of financial mismanagement by CCG pursuant to a request by the Governing Authority of the Consolidated Government….

College Park, Georgia Mayor Bianca Motley Broom
Crisis Management | Local Government | News

Balch Law Group Files Complaint in Federal Court on Behalf of College Park Mayor Bianca Motley Broom

MAYOR BIANCA MOTLEY BROOM FILES PETITION AGAINST THE CITY OF COLLEGE PARK FOR VIOLATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL RIGHTS PRESS RELEASE from Mayor Motley Broom [Fulton County, GA – March 1, 2024] – On March 1, Mayor Bianca Motley Broom, both in her individual and official capacity as Mayor of the City of College Park,…