Stephanie Emens Balzli

Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Birmingham, Alabama

Alexander Shunnarah Trial Attorneys

Practice areas: Personal Injury

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 Phone: 205-983-8550 Email: Stephanie Emens Balzli Visit website

Stephanie is a personal injury attorney with Alexander Shunnarah Personal Injury Lawyers in Birmingham, Alabama. Stephanie has since obtained millions of dollars in total verdicts and settlements for her clients. She has experience handling a variety of personal injury cases, including catastrophic injury cases, trucking and commercial defendant cases, uninsured motorist cases, and medical malpractice cases. In 2015 and 2016, the National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys named Stephanie as one of the Top 10 Personal Injury Attorneys Under 40 in Alabama. In 2017, Stephanie was named a "Rising Star in Law" by the Birmingham Business Journal. Stephanie has an "AV Preeminent" rating on Martindale-Hubbel, signifying that her peers rank her at the highest level of professional excellence for legal knowledge, communication skills and ethical standards. She is also a regular CLE presenter in the areas of trial advocacy and pre-trial preparation tips. Stephanie lives in Vestavia Hills, Alabama with her husband Chris (who is also a personal injury attorney) and their daughter Mary Lou and son Chris.

Stephanie has obtained the following verdicts in recent years:

$500,000.00 - verdict against State Farm in underinsured motorist case. Client was hit by a vehicle in a parking lot and suffered a tibial plateau fracture.

$290,000.00 - verdict against Yellow Cab for wreck caused by cab driver. Client was passenger in cab and suffered a rotator cuff tear.

$500,000.00 - verdict against ACCC insured for T-bone collision with ankle fracture requiring surgical fixation

$300,000.00 - verdict against Dollar General -- client got into argument with cashier that turned into physical altercation. Client suffered a head and neck injury.

$270,000.00 - verdict against State Farm in uninsured motorist case. Client ran over a piece of lumber that had fallen out of vehicle and injured his back.

$135,000.00 - verdict against Allstate in uninsured motorist case. Client was hit head-on and had chiropractic and orthopedic treatment for soft-tissue injuries.

$110,000.00 - verdict against State Farm in underinsured motorist case. Client was run off road by phantom motorist and suffered ankle fracture.

Stephanie has obtained the following settlements:

$3.25 million - 2023 medical malpractice settlement

$1 million - 2023 medical malpractice settlement

$2.5 million - 2023 construction site injury settlement

$975,000.00 - 2024 18 wheeler collision settlement

$1.2 million - 2019 car wreck settlement

First Admitted: 2010, Alabama

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

Bar / Professional Activity

Member, Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys

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

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