Will O. Walton III
Language(s):
English
Trip Walton | Auburn Personal Injury Lawyer
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About Will
After many years of practicing law with a large prestigious firm, Trip Walton decided to build his own firm around a core of attorneys with superior trial skills, who would share the same goal of standing up and fighting for the rights of those who cannot fight for themselves. Trip is a former Golden Gloves Heavyweight Boxing Champion. The values of a fighter are honor, dignity, pride and sportsmanship. Trip learned that aggressive hard work, persistence and diligence pay off – in the boxing ring and in the courtroom. Let Walton Law Firm fight for you!
Trip has a well-earned reputation in the Personal Injury, Tractor Trailer Collision, Traumatic Brain Injury and Mediation arena. Trip is highly regarded in these areas of practice and has been asked to speak at various professional conferences across the country. Trip has tirelessly fought, standing up to the big insurance companies, winning multi-million and million dollar settlements for his clients.
Trip also has established a practice of defending those accused of Title IX offenses which typically involve sexual and gender-based misconduct. Because the standard of proof in these cases is less than “beyond a reasonable doubt” (i.e. more likely than not), these cases are very difficult to defend and require a lot of time and experience. Trip also defends students accused of violating Auburn University’s Code of Student Conduct.
While in college and law school, he enjoyed a successful amateur heavyweight boxing career with a 20-1 record. As an amateur heavyweight fighter, he was known for his knockout punch with 18 first round knockout victories. His record includes the Auburn University and Southeastern Regional Intercollegiate Titles in 1978; a win in the Georgia Golden Gloves Tournament in 1980; the Alabama AAU Open-Class Heavyweight Championship in 1981; and he concluded his boxing career in 1982 by winning the Alabama Golden Gloves Heavyweight Championship.
Trip is an Eagle Scout and was a member of the Auburn University Football Team and the Auburn University Debate Team. He is a member of Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity and Kappa Alpha Order.
Before founding Walton Law Firm in 2001, Trip served as a Deputy District Attorney in Montgomery County, AL where he prosecuted numerous felony cases including capital murder, murder, rape, robbery, dealing of marijuana, dealing of cocaine, trafficking of illegal drugs, arson, and other felony type offenses. Trip left the DA’s office in Montgomery and began his private practice with Harper and Meadows Law Firm in Auburn, Alabama. Senior partner Bobby Harper became a circuit judge in Lee County and thereafter Trip and Bob Meadows joined forces with Walker, Hill, Adams, Umbach, Meadows and Walton. While a partner with the Walker-Hill firm, in Opelika/Auburn, Trip handled the City prosecution duties for the City of Auburn, for approximately five (5) years. He also built his personal injury/wrongful death practice while a partner at the Walker-Hill firm.
Trip has a well-earned reputation in the Personal Injury, Tractor Trailer Collision, Traumatic Brain Injury and Mediation arena. Trip is highly regarded in these areas of practice and has been asked to speak at various professional conferences across the country. Trip has tirelessly fought, standing up to the big insurance companies, winning multi-million and million dollar settlements for his clients.
Trip also has established a practice of defending those accused of Title IX offenses which typically involve sexual and gender-based misconduct. Because the standard of proof in these cases is less than “beyond a reasonable doubt” (i.e. more likely than not), these cases are very difficult to defend and require a lot of time and experience. Trip also defends students accused of violating Auburn University’s Code of Student Conduct.
While in college and law school, he enjoyed a successful amateur heavyweight boxing career with a 20-1 record. As an amateur heavyweight fighter, he was known for his knockout punch with 18 first round knockout victories. His record includes the Auburn University and Southeastern Regional Intercollegiate Titles in 1978; a win in the Georgia Golden Gloves Tournament in 1980; the Alabama AAU Open-Class Heavyweight Championship in 1981; and he concluded his boxing career in 1982 by winning the Alabama Golden Gloves Heavyweight Championship.
Trip is an Eagle Scout and was a member of the Auburn University Football Team and the Auburn University Debate Team. He is a member of Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity and Kappa Alpha Order.
Before founding Walton Law Firm in 2001, Trip served as a Deputy District Attorney in Montgomery County, AL where he prosecuted numerous felony cases including capital murder, murder, rape, robbery, dealing of marijuana, dealing of cocaine, trafficking of illegal drugs, arson, and other felony type offenses. Trip left the DA’s office in Montgomery and began his private practice with Harper and Meadows Law Firm in Auburn, Alabama. Senior partner Bobby Harper became a circuit judge in Lee County and thereafter Trip and Bob Meadows joined forces with Walker, Hill, Adams, Umbach, Meadows and Walton. While a partner with the Walker-Hill firm, in Opelika/Auburn, Trip handled the City prosecution duties for the City of Auburn, for approximately five (5) years. He also built his personal injury/wrongful death practice while a partner at the Walker-Hill firm.
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Experience
President & “The Fighter”
Walton Law Firm, P.C.
Present
Auburn, AL
Admission
Georgia
2008
Alabama
1984
Education
Auburn University
Bachelors (Public Administration)
1980
Recognitions & Achievements
Associations
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Auburn Chamber of Commerce
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Lee County Bar Association
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Chambers County Bar Association
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American Bar Association
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Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce
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Alabama Association for Justice
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American Association for Justice
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Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
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National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
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North American Brain Injury Society
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American Association for Justice, Traumatic Brain Injuries Litigation Group
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Spinal Cord Injury Litigation Group of the American Association for Justice
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Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America
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APITLA Advisory Board
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Million Dollar Advocates Forum
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Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Honors / Awards
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Trip is rated AV Preeminent by the Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating Service, which means he has been rated by his peers as having the highest level of legal ability and ethical standards. He has also been selected yearly as an Alabama Super Lawyer since , Top Attorney’s in Alabama since , and 100 Top Trial Lawyer’s since . In Mr. Walton joined a global honorary society of attorneys, judges, law faculty, and legal scholars by accepting a fellowship of the American Bar Association.2011 / 2011 / 2011 / 2020
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Walton Law Firm has also been recognized by Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, which is a select group of lawyers who have been recognized for their legal expertise and professional stature.
Notable Work
Publications
Trip has taught classes and seminars on various topics, including:
Utah Association of Justice, Auto Spectacular “Mediation Strategies in Tractor-Trailer Cases” Salt Lake City, Utah ()
2017 / 2017
Chambers County Forestry Association “Experts in Litigation”, Lafayette, AL ()
2017
APITLA National Interstate Trucking “Super Summit” Mediation Tool-Kit in Tractor-Trailer Cases, St. Augustine, Florida ()
2016
Alabama Lawyers Association of Justice “Summer Convention” Mediation Essentials for Tractor-Trailer Cases, Destin, Florida ()
2015
Gamma Phi Beta “Know Your Rights”, Auburn, AL ()
2014
Tort Law Conference for Alabama Attorneys “Mediation in Tractor-Trailer Cases” A Winning Approach, Birmingham, AL ()
2013
Jones School of Law “Lunch with Lawyers” Trial Lawyers Prospective, Montgomery, AL ()
2013
National Business Institute “Litigating Low Impact Cases” (MIST), Montgomery, AL ()
2013
National Business Institute (Webinar) “Mediation and Subrogation Liens” ()
2013
Alabama Lawyers Association for Justice “Summer Convention” Tractor-Trailer Collisions, Destin, FL ()
2013
Kappa Alpha Order “Know Your Rights”, Auburn, AL ()
2013
Rotary Club “Trail Lawyers Prospective”, West Point, GA ()
2013
APITLA Top Guns II, “Tractor-Trailer Mediation” St. Lewis, MO ()
2013
Lee County Bar Association “Tractor-Trailer Mediation”, Opelika, AL ()
2013
Gamma Phi Beta “Know Your Rights”, Auburn, AL ()
2013
Tallapoosa County Bar Association “Tractor-Trailer Mediation”, Alexander City, AL ()
2012
Lee County Bar Association “Motor Vehicle Collision Start to Finish” Opelika, AL ()
2012
Lee County Bar Association “Road Collision Litigation: Key Tactics” Opelika, AL ()
2011
Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association “Behold Mediation”, Little Rock, Arkansas ()
2011
Chambers County Bar Association “Motor Vehicle Collisions Start to Finish”, Lanett, AL ()
2011
National Business Institute “Tractor-Trailer Crashes” Montgomery, AL ()
2011
National Business Institute “Handling the Auto Injury Claim” Montgomery, AL ()
2010
Jones Law School “Motor Vehicle Collision Start to Finish”, Montgomery, AL ()
2010
National Business Institute “Pedestrian Injury Litigation”, Montgomery, AL ()
2010
Montgomery County Bar Association “Motor Vehicle Collision Start to Finish” Montgomery, AL ()
2010
National Business Institute “Subrogation and Liens in Auto Accident Litigation”, Montgomery, AL ()
2009
National Business Institute “Obtaining the Best Settlement for Personal Injury Clients” Montgomery, AL ()
2008
National Business Institute “Truck Accident Litigation”, Montgomery, AL ()
2008
National Business Institute “How to Successfully Resolve Automobile Injury Cases”, Montgomery, AL ()
2007
National Business Institute “ Strategies for Successfully Trying the Automobile Injury Case”, Montgomery, AL ()
2005
Alabama Trial Lawyers Association Winter Meeting “Taking the Case to State District Court”, Birmingham, AL ()
2004
Nation Business Institute “Trying the Automobile Injury Case”, Montgomery, AL ()
2003
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Walton Law Firm, P.C. Highlights
Accident & Injury, Criminal, DUI-DWI, Trucking, Wrongful Death
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