Willie Walker

Willie J. Walker, born January 12, 1959. Admitted to the Florida Bar, 1985, United States District Court, Middle District of Florida 1987; The Georgia Bar, 1993. Education: Savannah State College (B. S. 1981); Mercer University (J. D. 1984). Former Assistant Public Defender. Attorney Walker was awarded a legal training fellowship with the Council on Legal Education Opportunity (CLEO). In the fall of 1981, Mr. Walker entered the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University. While in law school he was the recipient of the Graduate and Professional Opportunities scholarship and the prestigious Earl Warren Legal Training Scholarship. As a law student, Mr. Walker was also selected to Whos Who In American Colleges and Universities His primary area of practice is litigation, including personal injury, product liability, medical malpractice and nursing home abuse. During his legal career, Mr. Walker has participated as lead or second counsel in numerous jury trials. In addition, Mr. Walker has participated in the trial of over one hundred twenty-five (125) non-jury matters. He has developed keen expertise in the area of tort litigation including complex product liability matters, and failure analysis cases. He has practiced extensively in both Federal and State courts. Mr. Walker is a certified Circuit Court civil mediator and handles a variety of complex legal disputes in this capacity. Attorney Walker is a member of the State Bars of Florida and Georgia and actively participates in both states. PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Mr. Walker, a past president of the D. W. Perkins Bar Association, is also a member of the Jacksonville Bar Association, the National Bar Association and the Florida Chapter of the National Bar Association. He has served on the Florida Bar Committee on equal opportunities in the profession and is a member of the Trial Lawyers Section of the Florida Bar, the American Trial Lawyers Association, The Georgia Association of Trial Lawyers, and the Product Liability Lawyers Section of the American Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Walker also serves on the States Mediator Ethics Advisory Committee. COMMUNITY SERVICE Member of the Board of Directors of the James Weldon Johnson Branch of the YMCA, The Clara White Mission, and has actively worked with the Baden Powell District Cub Scouts. Mr. Walker has also served on the steering committee for Tots and Teens, Inc. of Jacksonville; Chairman, School Advisory Counsel, Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School; member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.