Walter H. (Skip) Walker, III

About Walter

Skip Walker has had 75 jury trials and tried over 100 cases in various forums. His landmark trials have included those involving the Alpine Meadows Avalanche, the World Airways Jetliner crash into Boston Harbor, the largest personal injury verdict in Plumas County, and the “Great Cow Case” of San Mateo County. He has briefed or argued dozens of cases in courts of appeal throughout the country, including Bonanno v. Central Contra Costa Transit Authority (2003) 30 Cal 4th 139, which established that the location of a bus stop can constitute a dangerous condition of public property; Rattary v. Favro (2023) 97 Cal.App.5th 578, which clarifies the Firefighters’ Rule in California; and Holmes v. Syntex (1984) 156 Cal App 3d 372, which at the time was the leading case in California on forum non conveniens.

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Martin Blake

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Timothy M. Hamilton

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Clarissa E. Kearns

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Jeffrey Walker

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