The Joy Of Prosecuting Civil Cases
From the vernacular of Gary Dordick to the polish of Bruce Broillet and the confidence of Deborah Chang, our finest trial lawyers continue to inspire me to go forth and try cases, even after 47 years of practice. [Note: This article by Skip Walker first appeared in Plaintiff Magazine, January 2022.] I went to the…
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The Ethical and Moral Dilemmas of Representing a Client in Litigation
"Rumpole doesn’t know the law..." Thus spake Phyllida Erskine-Brown (nee Trant), brilliant but strait-laced pupil of Horace Rumpole, the irascible London barrister at the center of John Mortimer's stories and novels about life at the Bar. For those of you who have not seen the British television series Rumpole of the Bailey or read the…
Read MoreHow a Trial Lawyer Writes a Book
[As seen in The Trial Lawyer Magazine, Spring 2015] By Walter "Skip" Walker So, how's your book coming? Seriously, you are writing a book, aren't you? Aren't all lawyers? All trial lawyers, at Ieast. And why shouldn't we? After aII, we have wonderful stories to tell. Rip-roaring stories. Exciting, unbelievable, tragic, funny, peculiar stories about…
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Skip 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…
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Hubris in the Courtroom
HUBRIS IN THE COURTROOM by Walter Walker Firm partner Walter "Skip" Walker presented at the 2021 Western Trial Lawyers Association's Summer Seminar, held in Maui, Hawaii from June 7 - 11. This conference brings together trial lawyers from around the country. As the association's website says, "From Masters of the Courtroom to litigation neophytes, everyone…
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