Victor Balta

"The courts are the last refuge of the downtrodden, the bastion of the forgotten, and as the stewards of the law, lawyers must strive to uphold these ideals."

Victor Balta is an appellate attorney at McKeen & Associates. Victor graduated from Georgia State University in Atlanta with a Bachelor's in Business Administration - summa cum laude - and from Michigan State University College of Law - summa cum laude. While in law school, Victor Balta was managing editor of the MSU Law Review and a member of the Geoffrey Fieger Trial Practice Institute. During law school, Victor won several Jurisprudence awards for the highest student achievement in several courses.

Victor has been a member of the State Bar of Michigan since 2013. Prior to McKeen and Associates, Victor handled numerous complex legal matters and appeals, including: gross negligence; statutory immunity; employment discrimination; and police misconduct claims. Victor has successfully briefed and argued cases involving recreational waivers; the Michigan Governmental Tort Liability Act; the Michigan Ski Area Safety Act; Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Elliot Larsen Civil Rights Act; and 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He has been listed in the National Trial Lawyers and Thompson SuperLawyers® for 2021 and 2022 for civil litigation.

Victor joined McKeen & Associates in 2022 and handles medical malpractice, personal injury, and appellate matters.