Chad B. Walker

• Successfully represented dozens of defendants against patent litigation claims, with a focus on Eastern District of Texas cases.
• Counsel for a defendant healthcare provider in a declined False Claims Act case in the Eastern District of Texas. Successfully settled prior to trial.
• United States Ex. Rel. Magee v. Texas Heart Hospital of the Southwest LLP – Counsel for Relators in kickback case. Successfully settled prior to trial.
• United States Ex. Rel Lutz v. LabCorp – Counsel for Relators in kickback case. Successfully settled prior to trial.
• State of Texas Ex Rel. Allen Jones v. Johnson & Johnson (Texas State Court) – Counsel for Relator in Texas Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act case. Settled during trial for the largest Medicaid fraud settlement in Texas history.

Chad Walker is an accomplished trial lawyer who has substantial experience successfully handling patent cases and complex commercial litigation disputes including qui tam/whistleblower cases in jurisdictions throughout Texas and the United States.

Chad has participated in numerous trials, including serving as lead trial counsel in six trials. He also provides mediation services, having completed a mediation program at the Straus Institute at the Pepperdine School of Law. Chad has been selected by Super Lawyers as a “Rising Star” numerous times.

Chad’s previous legal experience includes a position as a law clerk for the Honorable Philip R. Martinez, United States District Court for the Western District of Texas (2005–2006); legal intern for The Honorable Chief Justice Thomas R. Phillips of the Texas Supreme Court (2003); and a legal intern for Russell D. Hunt, Sr., a criminal defense attorney in Waco, Texas (2001). He has technical experience as a co-op engineer in the Software Engineering Group for Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control (2001), and a co-op engineer in the Systems Engineering Group (2000).