Ed J Walters | Baton Rouge Accident & Injury Lawyer | Louisiana

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About Ed

Edward J. Walters, Jr. has been representing individuals in personal injury cases for over 35 years. Because of his significant courtroom experience and because of his dedication to the Louisiana and Baton Rouge bar, and to the Louisiana State University Law Center, he recently received a statewide honor being named "Distinguished Attorney" in 2009 by the Louisiana Bar Foundation . His practice focuses on all areas of personal injury and wrongful death matters including products liability , automobile accidents , industrial accidents , and sexual abuse by professionals and others.

Ed Walters is certified in the fields of Civil Trial Advocacy and Civil Pretrial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He has been selected for inclusion in Superlawyers in the field of Personal Injury since 2006. He is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Academy of Trial Lawyers.

Mr. Walters is dedicated to educating our future lawyers. He has served as Adjunct Professor of Law at the L. S. U. Law Center for in excess of 20 years, teaching a course he co-developed with Baton Rouge attorney Michael Patterson entitled "Advanced Trial and Evidence" which is a "hands-on" trial skills course. He has been is a member of the faculty of the law school's yearly Trial Advocacy program since its inception.

Mr. Walters is a frequent lecturer and writer on a vast array of litigation, ethics and professionalism topics and has served as the Editor of the Baton Rouge Bar Association’s monthly Around the Bar for 25 years. He is currently serving as the Secretary of the Louisiana State Bar Association and as the Editor of the Louisiana Bar Journal .

Mr. Walters was born in New Orleans. He is a graduate of Louisiana State University (B.S., 1969) and the Louisiana State University Law Center (J.D., 1975) where he is a member of its Hall of Fame.

Please call 225-236-3636 for a free consultation.

Experience

Partner - Attorney

Walters, Papillion, Thomas, Cullens, LLC

Present

Baton Rouge

Adjunct Professor

Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center

Present

Baton Rouge

Admission

Verified LA

1976

Education

Louisiana State University

N/A (N/A)

1969

Recognitions & Achievements

Associations
  • - Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
  • - Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers
  • - Past Member, American Board of Trial Advocates
  • Board Certified in CTA, NBTA, to
    1988 / present
  • Fellow, Louisiana Bar Foundation, Distinguished Attorney
    2009
  • President, Baton Rouge Bar Association,
    1993
  • - Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit
  • - American Bar Association
  • Louisiana State Bar Association, Secretary /.
    2012 / 2013
  • Wex S. Malone American Inn of Court,
    1991 - Present
  • Assistant Bar Examiner, Louisiana State Bar Association
    1984
  • 1999
  • - Hearing Committee Chairman, Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board
  • American Association for Justice, ;
    1978 - present
  • - Lifetime Member, Louisiana Association for Justice
  • - Federal Judiciary Liaison Committee for the Middle District of Louisiana
  • - Appointee, Civil Justice Reform Act Committee for the USDC, Middle District
  • of LA
  • - Appointee, U. S. Magistrate Selection and Retention Committee for the USDC, Middle District
Honors / Awards
  • Appointed Vice Chair of the American College of Trail Lawyers' Louisiana State Committee for
    2012-2013
  • Named "Distinguished Attorney" in by the Louisiana Bar Foundation
    2009
  • ; recipient of the President’s Award, and
    1976-present / 1995 / 1998
  • President’s Award in , Louisiana State Bar Association
    2011

Walters, Papillion, Thomas, Cullens, LLC Highlights

Accident & Injury, Business, Employment, Lawsuit & Dispute, Personal Injury, BP Oil Spill, Automobile Accidents, Trucking Accidents, Commercial/Business Litigation, Admiralty / Maritime / Boating Accidents, Premises Liability, Aviation Accidents, Industrial Accidents / Toxic Torts, Construction Negligence, Burn Injuries, Brain Injuries, Spinal Cord Injuries, Electrical Accidents, Medical Malpractice / Medical Device / Medical Products, Alcohol Related Injuries, Defective Highways, Roads and Bridges, Sexual Abuse by Therapists, Professionals and Others, Qui Tam/Whistleblower Cases, Chinese Drywall Litigation, Insurance Bad Faith

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