Appellate Victory for Injured Firefighters
In November 2023, Skip Walker and Jeff Walker obtained a stunning appellate victory, reversing a jury verdict that hinged on application of the firefighter’s rule, which basically says first responders assume the risk of injury when carrying out their duties. The underlying case, Rattary v. Favro, involves extremely serious injuries to firefighters who were struck…
Read MoreFour WHK Attorneys Selected for 2023 Northern California Super Lawyers List
Walter H. Walker, III, Timothy M. Hamilton and Martin Blake have been selected to the 2023 Northern California Super Lawyers list. Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a…
Read MoreSkip Walker Recognized as a 2021 SFTLA “Trial Lawyer of the Year Notable Achiever”
Walker, Hamilton & Koenig is proud to announce that attorney Walter “Skip” Walker will be recognized as a Notable Achiever at the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association's 2021 Annual Gala, "SFTLA Rising Out of the Ashes." The event will be held at the InnerContinental Mark Hopkins on August 26, 2021. Additional information can be found on the…
Read MoreSkip Walker Named Finalist for 2021 Marin County Trial Lawyer of the Year
The firm is proud to announce that Walter "Skip" Walker was named a finalist for the Marin County Trial Lawyer of the Year in 2021. This is Skip’s second time as a finalist for this prestigious award. He has also been nominated for San Francisco Trial Lawyer of the Year five times and California Trial…
Read MorePlaintiff Magazine Profile: Peter Koenig
As a defense lawyer, decisions on resolving a case were "out of my hands." Not anymore. Peter Koenig is profiled in the December 2019 issue of Plaintiff Magazine. In the article he discusses is transition from working on the insurance defense side of the bar to representation of plaintiffs, a role he finds much more…
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