For the past 30 years, John R. Walker has identified solutions to legal and practical challenges to corporations and insurance interests. These challenges include maritime, insurance and worker's compensation claims in defense of corporations and insurance interests in a nationwide practice. During this time, his practice has expanded to include a wide range of challenges experienced by corporations and insurance interests. These include products liability, professional liability, commercial litigation, insurance coverage dipsutes, and employment law. Following the sinking of the Transocean Deepwater Horizon and BP Oil Spill in 2010, he was retained by vessel owner defendants in personal injury lawsuits arising from the spill and clean-up operations.
Additionally, John R. Walker is regularly retained by insurance interests and employers to defend claims under the Jones Act, the Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act (LHWCA), the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), the Non-Appropriated Funds Instrumentalities Act (NFIA), the Defense Base Act (DBA), the Jones Act, the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA), and the Texas Workers Compensation Act. Mr. Walker is regularly retained by temporary services employers and staffing agencies for consultation and guidance related to employee practices, contracts, and injuries to employees.
John R. Walker is licensed to practice law in the State of Texas, the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas, the United States Courst of Appeals for the Fifth and Ninth Circuits, and the United States Court of International Trade. He regularly practices before Texas and federal administrative agencies. He frequently conducts continuing education programs and seminars for both insurance professionals and employers.
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Acquired: 1989
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1001 McKinney, Suite 1400, Houston, TX, 77002
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Posted by Tim | January 5, 2010
I have worked as a Catastrophic Workers' Compensation Claims Specialist for the past eleven (11) years. Is this capacity I am exposed to a myriad of complex issues. While my goal is to ultimately steer clear of litigation, unfortunately there are times when it cannot be avoided. Due to the extensive...
"John is an outstanding lawyer. He is not only knowledgeable on the law but also knows how to practically manage a case. John also has a high level of integrity. I highly recommend him."
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2015
Top Lawyer 2015, Houstonia Magazine
1989
American Jurisprudence Award - Wills Trusts and Estates, South Texas College of Law
1988
Top Ten Oralist - Moot Court, South Texas College of Law
1988
Law Review, South Texas College of Law
2015 - Present
Partner, Schouest, Bamdas, Soshea & BenMaier LLC
2013 - 2015
Partner, Kelley, Kronenberg
2008 - 2013
Partner, Smith & Carr
2000 - 2008
Shareholder, Hays, McConn, Rice & Pickering
2000 - 2000
Partner, Murphy & Walker, LLC
1989 - 1999
Associate, Brown Sims Wise & White
1988 - 1989
Law Clerk 3L, Brown Sims Wise & White
1987 - 1988
Law Clerk 2L, Lorance & Thompson, PC
1986 - 1986
Summer Clerk 1L, Hinds Meyer Billings & Solomon, PC
2014 - Present
Houston Mariners ClubMember
1990 - Present
Houston Bar AssociationMember
1989 - Present
State Bar of TexasMember
Member
Member
1987 - 1989
South Texas Law ReviewMember
Prevailed
Prevailed
Prevailed.
Prevailed on all issues.
Prevailed on all issues in longshore hearing loss claim.
Prevailed on all issues in hearing loss claim.
Prevailed on Attorney Fee Reduction
Prevailed.
Prevailed on toxic exposure.
Prevailed.
prevailed
ALJ granted Summary Decision
Prevailed at Court of Appeals.
BRB Reversed ALJ on Chiropractic Care
Prevailed.
Prevailed on LHWCA asbestos exposure claim.
Clients dismissed.
Clients dismissed.
Prevailed on LHWCA Section 49 Discrimination claim
Prevailed in Jones Act lawsuit against Employer.
Prevailed on LHWCA attorneys fees.
Settled.
Represented Employer on LHWCA 33(g) bar.
Prevailed. LHWCA AWW did not include "travel pay"
Prevailed on Wrongful Death Lawsuit by Employee
1989
JD - Juris Doctor
1985
BA - Bachelor of Arts
2018
Professional Ethics in DBA Claims Handling
2017
Annual Case Law Update
2017
2016
Annual Case Law Update
2016
2015
2015
Non-Appropriated Funds Instrumentalities Act
2015
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
2014
Food Borne Illnesses
2014
2014
2014
Occupational Illness and Infectious Diseases
2014
2013
Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act
2013
2013
Negotiation and Social Security Disability Offsets
2013
2012
Workers Compensation - The Basics
2012
2012
Medical/Legal Documentation - Interpreting Investigative Information
2011
The Records Retention Policy
2010
Spoliation and the Corporate Records Rentention
2009
2010
2001
1998
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