James N. Walter Jr.
Shareholder
Phone
(334) 241-8046
Jimmy.Walter@chlaw.com
Jimmy Walter has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America in the specialties of arbitration, mediation, commercial litigation, banking and finance litigation, insurance litigation and securities litigation. He is also listed in Alabama Super Lawyers in the specialties of alternative dispute resolution, business litigation and civil litigation.
Jimmy has more than 35 years of experience in all types of civil litigation in state and federal courts. He has extensive experience in commercial litigation, including business and consumer fraud, accounting, antitrust, banking, class action, contracts, construction, government, insurance, products liability and real estate litigation.
Jimmy currently serves as Chair of the Alabama Supreme Court Commission on Dispute Resolution and is a certified arbitrator and mediator registered with the Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution. He 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.
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
Judicial Clerkship
Clerk, Honorable Truman M. Hobbs Sr., United States District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama (1981-82)
Honors and Awards
The Best Lawyers in America – Arbitration; Mediation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking & Finance; Litigation – Securities
Best Lawyers – Montgomery Arbitration Lawyer of the Year (2021, 2023)
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
American Arbitration Association, Roster of Neutrals
Alabama State Bar Dispute Resolution Section, Co-Chair (2017-18)
Alabama Supreme Court Commission on Dispute Resolution, Chair
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
Bradley, Arant, Rose & White, Associate (1982-85)
Contact Information
150 South Perry Street
Montgomery, Alabama 36104
p: (334) 241-8046
f: (334) 323-8888