Troy E. Walton

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Troy E. Walton

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$7M

Product Liability

$31M

Medical Malpractice

$5.75M

Product Liability

Troy E. Walton

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Bio

Born in Chatham, Illinois , Troy Walton was the youngest of three children to Ronald and Karen Walton. As a young boy, Mr. Walton learned the importance of hard work and family values from his father, a night shift postal worker, and his mother, a bank teller/administrative assistant. At age twelve, Mr. Walton experienced first-hand the challenges faced by working class families that suffer a debilitating injury or illness to a family member, when, at age 44, his father died of lung cancer. Due in great part to his strong, supportive mother and his desire to succeed, Mr. Walton graduated from high school with honors and enrolled at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In so doing, Mr. Walton fulfilled his father’s wish that he be the first member of his family to attend college following high school. After graduating from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a Bachelor of Arts degree, Mr. Walton attended St. Louis University School of Law where he graduated, cum laude, in 2000.

After law school, Mr. Walton worked for a short period of time handling real estate and construction litigation matters for large corporations and insurance companies. In 2001, Mr. Walton left corporate America behind and returned to his working class roots by accepting an associate position with renowned plaintiff’s personal injury attorney Rex Carr. While working along side Mr. Carr, Mr. Walton gained extensive experience representing working class individuals and families in a wide variety of cases involving serious personal injury and wrongful death. In 2003, at only age 27, Mr. Walton was named partner with The Rex Carr Law Firm.

In the past few years alone, Mr. Walton has successfully resolved a number of plaintiff’s personal injury cases resulting in significant recoveries to his clients. Such cases include a $7 million settlement to a woman who was seriously burned, and whose husband was killed, in a fire caused by a defective refrigerator; a significant settlement for a truck driver whose semi-truck was struck by an uninsured driver; a substantial settlement for a five-year-old boy who sustained second and third degree burns to over 20% of his body as a result of a defective shirt.

In recognition of these results and others, in 2007, Mr. Walton was inducted into the Million Dollar Advocate’s Forum, an organization whose members include many of the top trial lawyers in the United States.

In January, 2009, Mr. Walton formed Walton Telken, LLC. Mr. Walton continues to focus his practice exclusively on plaintiff’s personal injury litigation including trucking and motor vehicle accidents, products liability claims, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse and neglect cases, class actions, complex civil litigation, and all claims involving serious personal injury or wrongful death. For example, currently, Mr. Walton’s clients include: two young U.S. Army soldiers serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom who were seriously injured when the engine in their helicopter failed causing it to unexpectedly crash; the family of a woman who was tragically killed in an apartment fire as a result of the failure of the landlord to install a smoke detector; a young man who was crushed while working in unsafe conditions at a coal mine in Southern, Illinois; and a young husband and wife who were seriously injured in a motor vehicle collision when an Illinois State Trooper lost control of his cruiser while traveling over 100 mph.

Mr. Walton has lectured on a variety of topics regarding personal injury litigation and civil trial techniques and has tried cases to verdict in both Illinois and Missouri.

Mr. Walton resides in Edwardsville, Illinois with his wife, Anne. Mr. Walton is an Edwardsville Township Democratic Precinct Committeeman and is currently serving as Vice-President of the Edwardsville Democratic Club.

When he is not working, Mr. Walton enjoys spending time with his family, playing golf with friends, traveling and watching the St. Louis Cardinals and Dallas Cowboys.

Areas of Practice: 
Serious Personal Injury/Wrongful Death
Motor Vehicle/Trucking Accidents
Products Liability
Medical Malpractice
Toxic Torts
Consumer Class Actions
Bar Admissions:
Illinois, 2001
Missouri, 2000
U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 2002
U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois, 2002
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri, 2001
U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri, 2001
Education:
Saint Louis University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri, 2000
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude
Law Journal: St. Louis-Warsaw Transatlantic Law Journal, Senior Editor, 1999 – 2000
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, 1997
B.A.
Honors: Dean’s List
Representative Cases:

Rutz v. Norcold, Inc. and Jayco, Inc., Newspaper: Belleville News-Democrat (So. Dist. IL. 2006)Doe v. Major Clothing Mfg., et al., Mo.LawWkly (22nd Judicial Circuit, St. Louis, MO.)McDaniel v. Natl. Union Fire Ins. Co., Mo LawWkly (22nd Judicial Circuit St. Louis, MO 2005)

Classes/Seminars Taught:
Plaintiff’s Personal Injury: Practice Tips and Application, National Business Institute, 2007
Building Your Civil Trial Skills, National Business Institute, 2007
Winning Your First Civil Trial, National Business Institute, 2008
Honors and Awards:
The Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2006 – Present
Member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum – reserved for only 1% of all trial attorneys nationwide who have secured million dollar verdicts for their clients.
Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Bar Association
American Association for Justice, 2001
Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, 2001
The Missouri Bar
Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
Member
Lawyers Association of St. Louis
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 2001
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Managers, 2006 – Present
Illinois State Bar Association
Madison County, Illinois Bar Association, 2001
St. Clair County, Illinois Bar Association, 2001
The Bar Association of Central & Southern Federal Districts of Illinois
Past Employment Positions:
Burroughs Hepler Broom MacDonald & Hebrank, Law Clerk, 1998 – 1999
Reinert & Rourke, Associate, 2000 – 2001
Carr Korein Tillery, Associate, 2001 – 2003
The Rex Carr Law Firm, Partner, 2003 – 2008
Languages:
English
Fraternities/Sororities:
Delta Chi

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We’re a Midwest-based law firm, small by choice, with big impact. At Walton Telken, our mission is simple: achieve the best possible outcomes for each of our clients. Powered by our passion for victims’ rights and 150 years of combined legal experience, we work hard towards this goal every day—and we have the track record to prove it.

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We’re here to help recover maximum monetary damages to compensate you for your physical, financial and emotional losses. The personal injury lawyers at our firm understand your concerns and are committed to responding to your needs with strong advocacy and legal counsel. Contact our law firm today to schedule a free initial consultation to discuss your personal injury or work-related injury claim at one of our office locations in Illinois or Missouri.

At Walton Telken, trial practice is core to our DNA. We’re unafraid to fight on your behalf aggressively to ensure you recover the monetary damages you deserve.

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Our Locations

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Edwardsville, IL

241 N Main St, Edwardsville IL 62025
618-272-2284
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St. Louis, MO

214 N Clay Ave Suite 140, St. Louis MO 63122
314-441-7133

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