PARTNER

Areas of Practice:

  • Civil Trial
  • Labor and Employment Litigation
  • Oil and Gas Litigation
  • Personal Injury
  • Probate Litigation
  • Professional Malpractice
  • Toxic Tort

Ronald B. Walker

Ron Walker is Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Personal Injury Trial Law and in Civil Trial Law. As an experienced litigator, Ron has successfully tried scores of trials to juries as well as before the Bench. Ron’s practice is active in many of the surrounding counties including, Calhoun, Jackson, Wharton, Refugio, Goliad, DeWitt, Gonzales and Lavaca. From nearby Refugio, Ron has practiced law in Victoria since 1974. His work concentrates in personal injury and civil jury trial practice, including general negligence, general commercial, oil and gas disputes, employment law, probate litigation, medical malpractice and toxic tort.

Peer Review:

 Thomson Reuters has named Ron as a Super Lawyer each year since 2003.

Representative Cases:

  1. Lead attorney defending major chemical company for personal injury arising out of explosion with over 1100 plaintiffs.
  2. Lead counsel setting aside oil and gas lease involving large South Texas ranch.
  3. Lead trial attorney in six cases involving various types of employment discrimination in state and federal court with favorable jury findings in each
  4. Co-counsel for Fortune 100 company for groundwater contamination involving more than 1000 plaintiffs.
  5. Trial counsel in multiple death and personal injury medical malpractice cases for hospitals, physicians and nurses. Most recent defense verdict of no liability in death case involving nephrologist and clinic.
  6. Lead trial attorney in large estate against claim of common law marriage. Jury verdict in favor of his client

Admissions to Practice:

  • Texas
  • U. S. District Court, Texas
  • Southern
  • Eastern
  • Western

Memberships & Affiliations:

  • Board Certified in Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
  • Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
  • Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
  • International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC)
  • Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
  • Director, Federal Bar Association, Southern District of Texas
  • Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
  • Fellow, American Bar Foundation
  • Federal Magistrate Merit Selection Panel
  • Former Member of Advisory Committee for United States District Courts, Southern District of Texas
  • Former Member Local Rules Committee of 13th Court of Appeals
  • Former President Victoria County Bar Association
  • Former Committee Chair of District 11C of State Bar Grievance Committee
  • Director and Former President, Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid
  • Trustee and Former Chair, Victoria College Board of Trustees
  • Former Advisory Director, Wells Fargo, Victoria
  • Former Director, Victoria Bank & Trust
  • Advisory Director, Frost Bank
  • Secretary/Treasurer for Sandies Creek Wildlife Management Association

Publications/Presentations:

ABC News 

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=6835645&page=1

March 23, 2009 interviewed in connection with defense of landowner

“Searching for Treasure Using Google Earth”

Texas Lawyer, October 29, 2007, “The Basics of Groundwater Contamination Claims”

St. Mary’s University School of Law CLE presentation, “How to Deal with Antagonism in the Courtroom”

State Bar of Texas, Legal Assistants Division, Paper & Seminar Presentation, “Expert Witnesses – Retaining & Examination”

Areas of Practice:

  • Civil Trial
  • Labor and Employment Litigation
  • Oil and Gas Litigation
  • Personal Injury
  • Probate Litigation
  • Professional Malpractice
  • Toxic Tort

Education:

J.  D. 1974

University of Texas School of Law

 

B. S. 1970

University of Texas at Austin

 

State Board of Legal Specialization, Personal Injury and Civil Trial Law