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Steven Neil Walden

also known as Steve Walden

4.7
31 reviews
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Rating: 10.0

Licensed for 28 years

Family Lawyer at Killeen, TX
Practice Areas: Family, Criminal Defense

100 E. Central Texas EXPY, Killeen, TX

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About Steven

Practice Areas

2

Practice Areas

Family 80%

29 years

80%
Criminal Defense 20%

Former Army Judge Advocate. Practice includes misdemeanor and felony cases in federal and state courts.

29 years

20%

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Awards

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2019 2018 2014
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Licenses

Licensed in Florida for 4 years

State: Florida

Acquired: 2021

Member in Good Standing

No misconduct found

Licensed in Texas for 26 years

State: Texas

Acquired: 1999

Eligible to Practice in Texas

No misconduct found

Licensed in Georgia for 28 years

State: Georgia

Acquired: 1997

Active Member in Good Standing

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Location

Carlson Law Firm

100 E. Central Texas EXPY, Killeen, TX, 76541

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Steven Neil Walden's Reviews

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5 stars 24 4 stars 1
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2 stars 1 1 star 3
Practice Areas
Criminal Defense (10) Lawsuits & Disputes (6) Divorce & Separation (5) Child Custody (3) Military Law (3) Family (2) Adoption (1) Debt Settlement (1) Litigation (1) Personal Injury (1) Speeding & Traffic Ticket (1)
What Clients Mention
Case Results (18) Advocacy (13) Recommendation (12) Professionalism (11) Practice Area Knowledge (10) Communication Style (9) Responsiveness (9) Character & Conduct (7) Compassion (7) General Knowledge (7) Trustworthiness (7) Cost of Services (6) Staff & Support (6) Free Consultations (1)

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Posted by Paul | December 28, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

A good attorney, just not the attorney for my particular case

Served out of state and past Texas work hours less than 36hrs prior to the first divorce hearing, began making calls to obtain an attorney the following day less than 24hrs out from court, and as luck would have it, The Carlson Law Firm and Steve Walden would be the only law firm to return my call. ...It seems Walden just didn’t have time for the case, case overload, or a simple lack of interest in it; either way, he needed to inform of his lack of interest prior to assuming the case. Poor staff work from the get go; for example, I requested the paralegal to include several key items of interest in discovery and was ignored, I received requests for the same tax statement—already sent—3x times, received 3x times property division examples belonging to other parties, my case mixed up with another that contained the same last name, no monthly billing to this date minus the initial bill statement back in March of 2016, the paralegal laughed at me over the phone when I expressed concern over my retirement—declaring that I would still have disability, which I do not, though Hollingsworth seemed to think I did, laughed at again when I mentioned my spouse refers to herself as a ‘survivor’, and repeated references to military jargon that I never really cared for since I did not see how the military transcended itself into a civil divorce case. Poor staff work. As for the attorney, he seemed disinterested from the very first meeting in his office. After my experience with the attorney and reading the remaining reviews, I suspect he cherry picks many of his cases for the best results. Some early on assumptions concerning income and property led to a lack of discovery docs and tended to move the divorce toward a standard military divorce scenario—no assets, lots of bills, a spouse that has no income, and now let’s divide retirement and call it quits. He did a poor to nonexistent job of not only explaining the divorce process, rather also of disclosing the content of petitions and counter petitions submitted on my behalf prior to their submission to OC and the court. He put me behind from the very beginning. To this day, my follow on attorney is attempting to uncover my spouse’s true retirement income for division in final divorce decree, though OC continues to side step the issue. In all fairness, Mr. Walden continued to hit road blocks from OC in terms of providing docs, establishing court dates, or even presenting property proposals as the case proceeded. Mr. Walden filed to withdraw from the case after 8 months or so with no objection from myself. PROs: Has a solid professional working relationship with fellow attorneys in the area. Very calm and collective demeanor (likely good for child custody or adoption cases). More than likely, a solid attorney to retain for military style cases. CONs: Poor job of explaining the step by step process of divorce, along with expectations. Poor internal staff organization and staff work. Too accommodating to opposing counsel requests and desires.

Posted by anonymous | September 25, 2018 | Divorce & Separation

Zero Stars

This attorney and his office proved poor communicators, failing to keep me informed and failing to fully explain the divorce court process. As a result, I ended up having to return to court with a subsequent attorney to enforce the original court orders upon opposing counsel. Steven overlooked basi...c discovery requests along with reoccurring mix ups among my documents and those of other clients. Keep an eye on their billing I ended up paying a lot of money due to excessive billing with zero results, to include billed time for multiple requests for the same misplaced docs, billed time sending me other client's docs, and for office miscommunications.

Posted by anonymous | August 01, 2013

Expensive, confusing ledger fees

Mr walden seems very personal and trustworthy however after you paid the retaining fee is almost impossible to get to him. Everything is handled by his paralegals who charge the client for every single item they can. You can not email, or talk to them without being charged. The billing method is ...very confusing to say the least . We felt that we were taking overcharged but again we couldn't talk to Mr Walden to get an answer of what we were being charged. If you want to pay thousand of dollars on attorneys fees then he is the attorney to go to.

Posted by anonymous | November 08, 2012 | Criminal Defense

Not Very Competent

Mr. Walden was not that knowledgeable about the law regarding my case. He could not answer any questions and left me feeling guilty until proven innocent.

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Family lawyer | Feb 08

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Family lawyer | Feb 19

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Lisa Londergan

Family lawyer | Dec 16

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"Steve is an exceptional trial lawyer who works tirelessly for his clients. He has a reputation as a hard nosed litigator with a heart of gold. I endorse Steve wholeheartedly. He is one of the best in Central Texas!"

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Family lawyer | Nov 30

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Family lawyer | Oct 22

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"I endorse this lawyer. Mr. Walden is extremely knowledgeable and cares deeply for his clients."

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Criminal defense lawyer | Aug 15

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Criminal defense lawyer | Jul 23

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Experience

Rating:  10.0 (Superb)

Honors

2016

Certified Mediator, Mediators of Texas

2015

Board Certified - Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization

2013

AV Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell

1993

Summa Cum Laude Graduate, University of Central Florida

Work Experience

2001 - Present

Attorney, The Carlson Law Firm

1998 - 2001

Judge Advocate, United States Army

Associations

2013 - 2014

Bell County Bar Association

President

Education

1997

Emory University

JD - Juris Doctor

1993

University of Central Florida

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Languages

English

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