David O. Walker
Partner dwalker@nbalawfirm.com
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Toll Free: 800.256.1050
Fax: 318.880.0662
2220 Bonaventure Court
P.O. Box 1190
Alexandria, Louisiana 71301
DAVID O. WALKER is a limited partner of Neblett, Beard & Arsenault. He joined the firm in 1985 after a judicial clerkship. Mr. Walker is recognized by his peers as a Louisiana SuperLawyer® by Law & Politics publication, Louisiana SuperLawyers®.
Focusing on personal injury and consumer litigation, Mr. Walker has been counsel in over one thousand litigated cases and has been retained in over two thousand personal injury cases. He has always been involved in litigation, concentrating on 18 wheeler/trucking collisions and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Death on the High Seas; Insurance Contract Coverage; Motor Vehicle Collisions; and Products Liability Law. Mr. Walker’s accounting degree and experience in the public accounting field, along with his business acumen, provide a background to competently handle business, securities and financial litigation.
Mr. Walker has successfully litigated numerous cases and negotiated millions of dollars in settlements, including a $4.5 million settlement involving a multiple 18 wheeler collision with a passenger vehicle; $3 million helicopter crash in the Gulf of Mexico; $2 million to family of an asbestos victim; $1 million in a burn case involving a land pipeline worker; $1 million to a motor vehicle accident victim hit by a drunk driver; and millions of dollars in settlements of lawsuits involving Jones Act seamen.
In 2008, Mr. Walker appeared before the Supreme Court of Louisiana and was successful in a UM insurance case, providing $1 million to compensate his client instead of the $100,000 suggested by the insurance company.
The key to a successful trial and resolution of a case is preparation. Mr. Walker methodically details the evidence to capture the important points for the jury. He utilizes a PowerPoint story board for presentations and incorporates technology into simple story telling techniques to captivate the juror’s attention. He also advocates effective communication with clients to ensure they are up to date on the progress of their litigation, their needs are promptly met, and their questions are quickly answered. Mr. Walker has a committed passion to obtain justice for his clients as efficiently and quickly as possible.
Mr. Walker is licensed to practice law in Louisiana and Texas, and admitted to practice in the U.S. Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court. He has taught courses in negligence and offshore injury and lectured on trial techniques. He is a member of the Louisiana and Texas State Bar Associations, American Association for Justice, the Louisiana Association for Justice (President's Advisory Counsel 1989-1995), Master of the Bench of the Crossroads-American Inns of Court, and the AAJ Interstate Trucking Litigation Group.
Mr. Walker earned his law degree in 1984 from Southern University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, cum laude, was on the Moot Court Board and was a candidate of the Law Review. Mr. Walker also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting.
Focusing on personal injury and consumer litigation, Mr. Walker has been counsel in over one thousand litigated cases and has been retained in over two thousand personal injury cases. He has always been involved in litigation, concentrating on 18 wheeler/trucking collisions and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Death on the High Seas; Insurance Contract Coverage; Motor Vehicle Collisions; and Products Liability Law. Mr. Walker’s accounting degree and experience in the public accounting field, along with his business acumen, provide a background to competently handle business, securities and financial litigation.
Mr. Walker has successfully litigated numerous cases and negotiated millions of dollars in settlements, including a $4.5 million settlement involving a multiple 18 wheeler collision with a passenger vehicle; $3 million helicopter crash in the Gulf of Mexico; $2 million to family of an asbestos victim; $1 million in a burn case involving a land pipeline worker; $1 million to a motor vehicle accident victim hit by a drunk driver; and millions of dollars in settlements of lawsuits involving Jones Act seamen.
In 2008, Mr. Walker appeared before the Supreme Court of Louisiana and was successful in a UM insurance case, providing $1 million to compensate his client instead of the $100,000 suggested by the insurance company.
The key to a successful trial and resolution of a case is preparation. Mr. Walker methodically details the evidence to capture the important points for the jury. He utilizes a PowerPoint story board for presentations and incorporates technology into simple story telling techniques to captivate the juror’s attention. He also advocates effective communication with clients to ensure they are up to date on the progress of their litigation, their needs are promptly met, and their questions are quickly answered. Mr. Walker has a committed passion to obtain justice for his clients as efficiently and quickly as possible.
Mr. Walker is licensed to practice law in Louisiana and Texas, and admitted to practice in the U.S. Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court. He has taught courses in negligence and offshore injury and lectured on trial techniques. He is a member of the Louisiana and Texas State Bar Associations, American Association for Justice, the Louisiana Association for Justice (President's Advisory Counsel 1989-1995), Master of the Bench of the Crossroads-American Inns of Court, and the AAJ Interstate Trucking Litigation Group.
Mr. Walker earned his law degree in 1984 from Southern University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, cum laude, was on the Moot Court Board and was a candidate of the Law Review. Mr. Walker also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting.
David Walker Wins a Big Victory for Insureds At the Louisiana Supreme Court
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