James N. Walter Jr.
Shareholder
Phone
(334) 241-8046
Jimmy.Walter@chlaw.com
Jimmy Walter is recognized in Best Lawyers® and Super Lawyers in the specialties of arbitration, mediation, business litigation, civil litigation and insurance litigation. Best Lawyers recently named Jimmy as Montgomery, Alabama’s “Lawyer of the Year” in both mediation and arbitration.
Jimmy’s 40 years of experience in all types of civil litigation representing both plaintiffs and defendants serves him well as a mediator and arbitrator. He has extensive experience in contract disputes, business and consumer fraud, accounting, antitrust, banking, class action, construction, estates, government, insurance, personal injury and wrongful death, products liability and real estate litigation. As a mediator, Jimmy’s extensive and varied experience allows him to work with all parties to achieve a satisfactory resolution of their dispute.
Jimmy is a member of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals and the Alabama Academy of Attorney Mediators. He serves on the Alabama Supreme Court Commission on Dispute Resolution and is a certified mediator and arbitrator registered with the Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution. Jimmy has been a member of the American Arbitration Association’s Roster of Neutrals since 2014 and has served as arbitrator in numerous commercial and consumer arbitrations.
To reserve a mediation or arbitration date online, please click your preferred available date. Jimmy’s office will contact you upon receipt of your appointment request form.
Education
J.D., summa cum laude, The University of Alabama School of Law, 1981
B.S., cum laude, Washington and Lee University, 1978
Bar Admissions
Alabama, 1981
Admitted To Practice
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court of Alabama
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
Honors and Awards
National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals
The Best Lawyers in America – Arbitration; Mediation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking & Finance; Litigation – Securities
Best Lawyers – Montgomery Arbitration Lawyer of the Year (2021); Montgomery Mediator of the Year (2022)
Super Lawyers – Alternative Dispute Resolution; Business Litigation; Civil Litigation – Defense
Alabama Law Foundation, Fellow
Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rating Award
Alabama Law Review, Editor-in-Chief
Dean M. Leigh Harrison Scholar
Hugo L. Black Scholar
Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society
Order of the Coif
Jasons Senior Honor Society
Phi Delta Phi
Memberships, Affiliations, and Activities
Alabama Chapter of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals
American Arbitration Association, Roster of Neutrals
Alabama State Bar Dispute Resolution Section, Co-Chair (2017-18)
Alabama Supreme Court Commission on Dispute Resolution, Chair (2021-22)
Alabama Academy of Attorney Mediators
Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors (2018-19)
Registered on the Alabama State Court Arbitrator and Mediator Rosters
Bar Examiner in Equity, Alabama State Bar (1992-97)
Church of the Ascension, Senior Warden (2016)
Montgomery YMCA Endowment Foundation, Secretary/Treasurer
Other Professional Experience
Clerk, Honorable Truman M. Hobbs Sr., United States District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama (1981-82)
Bradley, Arant, Rose & White, Associate (1982-85)
Contact Information
150 South Perry Street
Montgomery, Alabama 36104
p: (334) 241-8046
f: (334) 323-8888