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  • Saint Petersburg, FL
  • Licensed for 46 years
William Haskell Walker
William Haskell Walker
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About William

Helping business people balance goals and risks. Call 727-258-5688

Bill Walker  has the skill and experience needed to effectively represent you in today's complex legal environment.

 

As a collegiate diver, professional coach and national sports leader, Bill Walker understands the correlation between risk analysis, hard work based on informed decisions and the achievement of objectives, or even dreams in the business world. His 37 years as a lawyer give clients the benefit of real experience applied with a goal-achieving attitude.

 

Since founding The Law Office of William H. Walker, Chartered in 1980, Bill Walker has counseled hundreds of businesses in commercial law. His legal career began in 1973 when he earned his Juris Doctor from Stetson University College of Law and was admitted to practice law. While earning his Juris Doctor, Mr. Walker was also a teaching assistant, executive editor and editor-in-chief of the Stetson Law Review. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Miami in 1968.

Practice areas

OtherCorporate and incorporationAppealsBusinessLitigation
  1. Litigation: 30%

    Litigation in the fields of business law, real property, trade secret and non-competition covenants, trust and probate cases, corporate and association/organization litigation, contract litigation, business torts (interference with contracts, slander, libel, statutory torts), construction litigation.

    46 years, 1,000 cases

  2. Business: 30%

    Forming corporations and other entities, advising clients on business formation alternatives, contract preparation and analysis, mergers and dissolutions and business and corporate practice.

    46 years, 500 cases

  3. Appeals: 10%

  4. Corporate and incorporation: 10%

  1. Contracts and agreements: 10%

  2. Lawsuits and disputes: 10%

Languages spoken

English

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Contact

4699 Central Ave Ste 102
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4699 Central Ave Ste 102
Saint Petersburg, FL, 33713-8146

Office (727) 821-3060

www.walkeratty.com

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License
StateStatusAcquiredUpdated
FLMember in Good Standing197309/10/2019
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
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Awards
Award nameGrantorDate granted
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review RatedMartindale-Hubbell2017
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review RatedMartindale-Hubbell2016
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review RatedMartindale-Hubbell2015
Law Firm Award for Pro Bono ServiceCommunity Law Program, St. Petersburg2012
Heroes Among Us AwardSt. Petersburg Bar Association2007
The BarneyBarney Masterson Inn of Court2006
AV RatingMartindale Hubble1994
Work Experience
TitleCompany nameDuration
AttorneyLaw Office of Wm. H. Walker, Chartered1980 - Present
Associate AttorneyDuggar and Walker, PA1976 - 1980
ProsecutorFormer Assistant State Attorney1974 - 1976
Associations
Association namePosition nameDuration
St. Petersburg Bar FoundationPresident2017 - Present
United States Diving FoundatonChair2012 - Present
St. Petersburg Bar FoundationTrustee2005 - 2007
St. Petersburg Bar AssociationPresident2004 - 2005
USA Diving, Inc.President1998 - 2002
Publications
Publication nameTitleDate
The Paraclete, St. Pete Bar Assn.Mediation Training, 40 Hours Demystified2000
USA DivingDryland Training Manual1998
USA DivingUSA Diving Safety Education Manual1998
Stetson Intramural Law JournalRights of the Non-Privity Claimant1972
Education
School nameDegreeGraduated
Stetson University College of LawJuris Doctor1973

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