Balch & Bingham partner will lead lawyers' group

BIRMINGHAM. - The Alabama Defense Lawyers of America (ADLA) has elected Bruce Barze, a partner at Balch & Bingham LLP, as president-elect.
The ADLA has more than 1,200 attorney members dedicated to the defense of civil actions and the promotion of fairness and integrity in the civil justice system.

Barze joined the ADLA in 1999. He has served on the board of directors and as secretary/treasurer. The ADLA restricts its membership to attorneys licensed in the state of Alabama who devote more than half of their civil practice to the defense, or are house counsel for insurance carriers or corporations.

After receiving a bachelor's degree from Vanderbilt University, Barze earned his J.D. from the University of Alabama School of Law, where he graduated summa cum laude. He joined Balch & Bingham in 1992 where he has practiced in environmental litigation and business litigation practice group.
Balch & Bingham LLP, the 164th largest law firm in the United States, according to The National Law Journal, has offices in Birmingham, Huntsville, Montgomery, Atlanta, Gulfport and Jackson, Miss.; and Washington, D.C.