Joseph A Walker
(800) 592-5537 (Toll Free)
Mr. Walker established his own practice in 1979, in Newport Beach, California, where he emphasizes business and real property litigation along with the representation of businesses, partnerships and corporations and the defense of employment matters for employers. Mr. Walker acts as outside general counsel for several small and medium size businesses.
In the past several years, Mr. Walker has litigated cases involving commercial leases, real property, partnership dissolutions, quiet title, breaches of commercial contracts and real property financing. He has also handled matters that have been resolved without the need for trial, relating to real property bankruptcies, foreclosures, real property financing, finder's fees, and creditors' bankruptcy rights.
Mr. Walker draws upon his previous extensive courtroom experience with the U.S. Air Force as a Judge Advocate and as a principal of a former California law firm that specialized in real property and business litigation, where Mr. Walker furthered his extensive jury trial experience.
As an active participant of various arbitration panels for the State and County Bars and U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Mr. Walker has also proven his skills as a mediator and arbitrator.
The Walker Law Firm holds an AV-rating in Martindale-Hubbell, where Mr. Walker is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers for civil trial practice.
Areas of Practice
- Business and Real Property Litigation
- Business & Corporate Law
- Civil Litigation
- Trust and Probate Litigation
- Contracts
- Bankruptcy Creditors
- Civil Appeals
- Arbitration & Mediation
Litigation Percentage
- 50% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- California, 1970
- U.S. District Court Central District of California
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit
Education
- University of Southern California Law Center, Los Angeles, California
- J.D. - 1970
- George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia
- M.B.A. - 1974
- University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
- B.A. - 1967
Professional Associations and Memberships
- California State Bar Association, Former Mandatory Fee Arbitration Committee Member
- Orange County Bar Association, Mandatory Fee Arbitration Panel Member
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California, Bankruptcy Mediation Program Member
