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
SUSAN MOORE
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.
BLG Successfully Defends Enforcement Action by Local Government that Results in Lawsuit’s Dismissal
The firm was proud to represent the City of Canton and a number of its employees in a suit brought by Venture Capital, Inc. (“VCI”). VCI was in the business of processing fats, oils, and grease into usable post-consumer commodities such as bio fuels. VCI applied for and received a permit from the City of…
Creating New Cities Is Hard
The citizens of the new City of Mulberry, in Gwinnett County, recently approved the adoption of their New City Charter. There are lots of steps that make up leading to a new city, and these leaders and citizens have navigated two of the hardest: (1) Getting a Bill passed by the Legislature that allows voters…
BLG advocates for local governments at US Supreme Court
Our firm was asked by the International Municipal Lawyers Association, the Georgia Association County Commissioners, and Georgia Municipal Association to file a brief in support of a petition for review by the United States Supreme Court by former Muscogee County Sheriff’s Department Correctional Officer Keyvon Sellers. Earlier this year Officer Sellers was denied qualified immunity…