Mr. Balch first practiced law in Washington, D.C., in the area of communications and administrative law. He relocated to Michigan in 1986 where he was general counsel to a multiple station radio station owner. In 1994 he moved to Auburn, Alabama, where his wife is on the faculty at Auburn University.
Areas Of Practice
- Commercial Real Estate Development
- Civil Litigation
- Business Law
- Corporate Law
- Probate
- Real Property
Bar Admissions
- Alabama, 1995
- Michigan, 1987
- District of Columbia, 1978
- U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia, 1979
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Alabama, 1995
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Alabama, 2008
- U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 1979
Education
- The University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- J.D. - 1978
- Honors: cum laude
- Coe College
- B.A. - 1975
Classes/Seminars
- CLE Faculty, "Office and Retail Leases", 1999 to 1999
- CLE Faculty, "Commercial Collections", 2007 to 2007
- CLE Faculty. "Forms of Business Organizations", 2009 to 2009
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Lee County Bar Association, President, 2000 to 2000
- American Bar Association, Member
- The District of Columbia Bar, Member
- Alabama State Bar, Member
- State Bar of Michigan, Member