Stephanie Emens Balzli

Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Birmingham, Alabama

Alexander Shunnarah Trial Attorneys
Stephanie Emens Balzli
Alexander Shunnarah Trial Attorneys

Practice areas: Personal Injury; view more

Licensed in Alabama since: 2010

Education: The University of Alabama School of Law

Selected to Rising Stars: 2018 - 2025

Alexander Shunnarah Trial Attorneys

2201 4th Ave N
Birmingham, AL 35203 Visit website
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Stephanie Emens Balzli serves as an attorney at Alexander Shunnarah Trial Attorneys in Birmingham, Alabama, where she represents individuals and families pursuing compensation for injuries and losses resulting from accidents, negligence and other complex circumstances. Her practice focuses on personal injury matters, including car accidents, commercial vehicle and truck accidents, medical malpractice, premises liability, and mesothelioma claims.

Ms. Balzli works with clients navigating the physical, financial and personal challenges that can follow a serious injury or wrongful act. Her experience includes handling claims involving commercial vehicles and large truck collisions, and cases that can involve significant injuries, complicated liability issues and substantial damages. She advocates for clients throughout the legal process, working to protect their rights and pursue compensation for the harm they have suffered.

Her track record includes notable results in commercial vehicle accident matters. She secured a $4.25 million result in an 18-wheeler interstate collision claim and a $1 million result in an 18-wheeler accident claim. These results reflect her experience representing clients in serious commercial vehicle cases and her commitment to pursuing meaningful recoveries on their behalf.

Ms. Balzli earned her Bachelor of Arts from The University of Alabama in 2007. She continued her legal education at The University of Alabama School of Law, where she earned her Juris Doctor in 2010. Following law school, she was admitted to practice law in Alabama and has built her legal career representing clients in personal injury matters.

In addition to her legal practice, Ms. Balzli is a member of the Alabama State Bar and the Birmingham Bar Association. She is also affiliated with the Alabama Association for Justice and the American Association for Justice. For her contributions to the legal profession, she received an AV Preeminent* peer-review rating through Martindale-Hubbell.

*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer-review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.

Practice areas

Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff

Focus areas

Assault, Brain Injury, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death

  • 100% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff

First Admitted: 2010, Alabama

Professional Webpage: https://shunnarah.com/attorney/stephanie-emens-balzli/

Bar / Professional Activity

  • Member, Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys
  • American Association for Justice
  • Alabama Association for Justice
  • Birmingham Bar Association
  • Alabama State Bar Association
  • Alabama

Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)

  • $950,000.00 settlement obtained in 18 wheeler collision case with foot injury, 2024
  • $1 million settlement obtained in dental malpractice case, 2023
  • $3.25 million settlement obtained in medical malpractice case, 2023
  • $300,000.00 settlement for client injured in 18 wheeler collision, disputed liability.  Client rear-ended truck that stopped suddenly on the interstate, investigation revealed that truck's rear brake lights were not working. , 2020
  • $1,200,000.00 settlement for wrongful death & personal injury case involving a three car collision, 2019
  • $500,000.00 verdict against individual defendant in car wreck case.  Plaintiff had a fractured ankle that required surgery., 2018
  • $500,000.00 verdict against State Farm.  Plaintiff was struck by an underinsured motorist while a pedestrian in a parking lot.  Plaintiff suffered a tibial plateau fracture.  Underinsured motorist tendered his $50,000.00 policy limits and Plaintiff pursued additional recovery from her UIM carrier, State Farm.  State Farm noted the relatively low medical specials ($18,000.00) and would not agree to pay out their $100,000.00 policy limits so the case went to trial. , 2014
  • $300,000.00 verdict for client injured in physical altercation with cashier at Dollar General, 2019
  • $290,000.00 verdict against a cab company.  Cab driver ran a red light and caused collision.  Plaintiff was a passenger in the cab and suffered a rotator cuff tear. , 2014
  • $135,000.00 verdict for client in uninsured motorist case.  Client was in head on collision and had soft tissue injuries. , 2019
  • $110,000.00 verdict against State Farm.  Uninsured motorist case.  Plaintiff was run off the road by phantom vehicle and suffered an ankle fracture.  , 2013
  • $100,000.00 settlement for client injured by bouncer in nightclub.  Client sustained facial injuries. , 2015
  • $325,000 settlement for client injured in head-on collision with underinsured motorist.  Client sustained tibial plateau fracture. , 2017
  • $100,000.00 settlement.  Client's vehicle ran into the back of a log truck and client suffered facial injuries.  Logs protruded out the back of the truck by 40 feet and had no red flags attached as required by law., 2015
  • $100,000.00 settlement for client who sustained a leg injury when he fell through a rotted area of a neighbor's back porch.  The neighbor knew the porch was unsafe and needed to be fixed. , 2017

Pro bono / Community Service

  • Member, Prince of Peace Catholic Church

Educational Background

  • University of Alabama, B.A., Honors: Morris Lehman Mayer Award; The XXXI; Brownell Award for Most Outstanding Undergraduate in Spanish; Lee David Black Award for Excellence in English; Phi Beta Kappa, 2007

Honors

  • B-Metro Birmingham's Top Women Attorneys, https://b-metro.com/2020/09/28/women-and-the-law/, 2020
  • Birmingham Business Journal's "Best of the Bar", https://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/news/2022/04/19/bbj-best-of-the-bar-2022-stephanie-balzli.html, 2022
  • Women in Business 2021, https://www.abouttown.io/features/alexander-shunnarah-leading-women, 2021
  • AV Rated by Martindale, https://www.martindale.com/attorney/mrs-stephanie-emens-balzli-45408621/
  • Birmingham Business Journal Rising Stars of Law, https://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/news/2017/12/14/meet-the-rising-stars-of-birmingham-business-for.html, 2017

Office location for Stephanie Emens Balzli

2201 4th Ave N
Birmingham, AL 35203

Phone: 866-806-8481

Selections

8 Years Rising Stars
  • Rising Stars: 2018 - 2025

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