About

John R. Walker is a Partner in SBSBs Houston office with almost twenty-5 years of experience representing insurance and corporation pursuits in diverse felony subjects. John R. Walker is a Partner at SBSBs Houston workplace, in which he specializes in representing coverage and company interests in quite a few criminal subjects. With almost twenty-five years of experience, John focuses on defending claims added below the Longshore and Harbor Act, the Defense Base Act (DBA), the Non-Appropriated Funds (NAF) Instrumentalities Act, the Jones Act, and General Maritime and Admiralty Law. In addition to his paintings in those regions, John also has giant revel in in First Party Insurance Defense topics. He represents employers, insurance providers, and third events in State, Federal, and Appellate courts. Prior to becoming a member of SBSB, John treated First Party Insurance Defense, Maritime, and Admiralty fits in each nation and federal courts. John is a posted creator, with numerous prison articles performing in the Corporate Counsel Review. One of his high-quality articles is "The Contingent Workforce in Texas - What Every Corporate Counsel Using Temporary, Contract, or Leased Employees Needs to Know" (Corp. Counsel Rev. 2010). He is also a frequent lecturer at Continuing Education guides for coverage companies, wherein he provides seminars on a extensive variety of civil litigation topics. John earned his undergraduate diploma from Baylor University, in which he served as Commodore of the Sailing Team. He went directly to earn his law degree from South Texas College of Law, wherein he became worried in the South Texas Law Review. John is licensed to exercise law within the State of Texas and is admitted to the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas, the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fifth and Ninth Circuits, and the U.S. Court of International Trade.

Legal Issues

Insurance Defense

Maritime Law

Insurance Claims

Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance

Workers Compensation

Employment Law

Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination

Energy, Oil & Gas Law

Utilities

Certificates

Mediation Training
Fort Bend County Dispute Resolution Center

Languages

• French
• Spanish

Accepted Jurisdictions

Experience

• Partner
  Schouest Bamdas Soshea & Ben-Maier
  2015
• Partner
  Kelley Kronenberg
  2013
• Partner
  Smith & Carr, PC
  2008
• Partner
  Hays McConn Rice & Pickering
  2000
• Partner
  Murphy & Walker, LLC
  1999

Education

Associations

Costs

• Free Consultancy Service
• Retaines and Rates
  For Employers and Insurance Carriers.

Location