Chris Balzli

Biography

When folks are injured through no fault of their own, they deserve to be fully restored, and that’s where Chris comes in.

In the last five years alone, Chris has recovered over $30 million for his clients. Chris has obtained impressive results in all types of cases, from those involving 18-wheelers, drunk drivers, slip and falls, and commercial vehicles to food poisoning and assaults. In every case, Chris is determined to secure the best possible result for his client.

Born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama, Chris joined his wife Stephanie at Shunnarah in 2018, and the two now work together on cases involving 18-wheeler collisions, auto collisions, wrongful death, commercial truck cases, premises liability, and medical malpractice.

Chris is licensed to practice in all state courts with the State of Alabama and the United States District Courts for the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Alabama. He and Stephanie live in Vestavia Hills with their daughter and son. Chris’s hobbies include saltwater fishing, hunting, golf, and following college football.

Assistants

Practice Areas

• Civil Litigation
• Trucking Accidents
• Wrongful Death
• Commercial Truck Accidents
• Construction Accidents
• Premises Liability
• Brain Injury
• Dram Shop
• Motor Vehicle Accidents
• Assault & Battery
• Workers Compensation

Education

• University of Alabama, 2007, B.A.
  • Major in Political Science and a double minor in Business Management and Computer Science.
  • Recognized as a Pi Kappa Phi Academic Scholar.
• Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, 2011, J.D.
  • As a third-year law student, Chris obtained a 3L practice card which allowed him to serve as an intern with the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office. Before finishing school, Chris also received his certification in Alternative Dispute Resolution.

Memberships

• Alabama State Bar
• Birmingham Bar Association
• Huntsville Bar Association
• American Association for Justice (Trucking Litigation Group)
• Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys
• Alabama Association for Justice

Awards & Recognition

• Super Lawyers Mid-South Rising Stars (2019-2023)
• National Trial Lawyers Top 100
• The Million Dollar Advocates Forum
• The Multimillion Dollar Advocates Forum
• The National Trial Lawyers – Top 40 Under 40 in Alabama

Legal Experience

Nicknamed the “Dynamic Duo”, Chris and Stephanie Balzli have obtained numerous jury verdicts and settlements on behalf of their clients, including some of the following recent results:

• $500,000.00 failure to secure cargo federal court jury verdict (Tuscaloosa Western District of Alabama)
• $300,000.00 assault and battery jury verdict (Calhoun County)
• $3,250,000.00 medical malpractice wrongful death settlement $2,250,000.00 jobsite injury settlement
• $1,400,000.00 motor vehicle wrongful death settlement
• $1,035,000.00 18-wheeler injury settlement
• $1,000,000.00 medical malpractice wrongful death settlement
• $975,000.00 18-wheeler injury settlement
• $750,000.00 18-wheeler injury settlement
• $742,000.00 18-wheeler injury settlement
• $600,000.00 Commercial truck injury settlement
• $566,666.66 18-wheeler injury settlement
• $550,000.00 Police chase personal injury settlement.