RATING AND ADMISSIONS

AV-RATED ATTORNEY by Martindale Hubbell (awarded), 1995
California 1983; United States District for the Northern District Of California 1984; District of Columbia 1985; New York 2003

EMPLOYMENT

Nov 08 - Present, Founder
PHIL NEAL WALKER law corporation

Jan 07 - Nov 08, Partner
LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH, San Francisco, CA
National speaker and instructor on AMA Guides, California Workers’ Compensation, and Longshore. Named Peer Reviewer by American Medical Association of Sixth Edition of AMA Guides. Trial Counsel responsible for defense of employers, carriers, and third-party administrators in California and Longshore workers’ compensation matters.

Jan 05 - Jan 07, Trial Counsel
ADELSON, TESTAN, BRUNDO & POPALARDO, San Francisco, CA
Trial Counsel responsible for defense of employers and insurance carriers in Long-shore and California workers’ compensation matters. National speaker and Instructor on topics in these areas to attorney and claims adjuster groups.

Mar 03 - Jan 05, Senior Trial Counsel
BRUYNEEL & LEICHTNAM, San Francisco, CA Trial Counsel responsible for defense of employers and insurance carriers in Longshore and California workers’ compensation matters. National speaker and Instructor on topics in these areas to attorney and claims adjuster groups.

Jan 02 - Nov 02, General Counsel
INSIGNIA DOUGLAS ELLIMAN, New York, NY
Counsel responsible for resolution of all legal issues presented to Insignia Douglas Elliman, New York City’s second largest residential real estate firm with annual sales of real estate of $2.8 billion, including management of litigation, settlement of Commission disputes, negotiation of leases, investigation and response to licensing complaints, counseling to real estate sales agents and brokers regarding effecting successful transactions, counseling Human Resource Department on employment Matters and counseling brokers on structuring international real estate transactions.

May 00 - Dec 01, Executive Vice President
INSIGNIA DOUGLAS ELLIMAN, New York, NY
Division Head responsible for managing Relocation Department for residential real estate brokerage firm with offices in Connecticut, New Jersey, New York City, and Long Island; developed company’s most successful program for development of Corporate and university clients increasing such clients from 37 to 237 in nine months; Created and developed successful program for brokers in structuring international real estate transactions.

Jun 98 - May 00, Managing and Trial Attorney
FIREMAN’S FUND INSURANCE COMPANY, San Francisco, CA
Managing attorney responsible for supervision of 4 attorneys and 4 support staff. Providing defense of California workers’ compensation claims filed against insurers of Fireman’s Fund; trial attorney responsible for defense of complex cases on behalf of Fireman’s Fund under Longshore and California workers’ compensation Jurisdiction (including asbestos, psychiatric, stress, immune system, latex, chronic Fatigue, multiparty, hearing loss, and fraud cases)

Aug 88 - Jun 98, Partner/Associate
LAUGHLIN, FALBO, LEVY & MORESI, San Francisco, CA
Trial attorney responsible for defense of employers in California, Longshore, and Defense Base Act workers’ compensation matters. Representative clients: Maersk, Signal Mutual, Lamorte Burns, USX Corporation, Aetna Casualty & Surety, Nordstrom, Tosco Refining Corporation, United Airlines, Macy’s, Gump’s, Department of the Navy, Bank of America, Wells Fargo Bank, Hertz Claims Mgmt., USS-POSCO Industries, Univ. of California (Berkeley), YYK Industries, Dept. of the Army (M.W.R.), American International Group, Metropolitan Stevedore, Diablo Service Corporation, County of Alameda

Jun 86 - Aug 88, Associate
MULLEN & FILIPPI, San Francisco, CA and Long Beach, CA
Trial attorney responsible for defense of employers in California, Longshore, and Defense Base Act workers’ compensation matters. Representative clients: USX Corporation, Todd Shipyards

Apr 84 - Jun 86, Regional Counsel
USX CORPORATION/U.S. STEEL CORPORATION, San Francisco, CA
In-house counsel responsible for Longshore, California, and Utah workers’ Compensation; EPA; OSHA; employment discrimination; ERISA; and product defect matters for USX/U.S. Steel’s operations in the western United States. Responsible for Employment, workers’ compensation, and safety issues for all USX manufacturing Facilities throughout California and Utah.

Nov 82 - Apr 84, Associate
PARRISH, MORIARTY & SMITH, San Francisco, CA
Associate attorney working with Samuel J. Smith (former Chairman of the U.S. Department of Labor Benefits Review Board) in defending shipyard, defense, and maritime construction employers in actions under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. Represented clients including Bethlehem Steel, Vinnell Corp., and American International Group.

Sep 81 - Nov 82 Associate
BOND & SCHICKMAN, San Francisco, CA
Associate in tax, pension, and profit sharing planning and litigation.

Summer ‘80 Summer Associate BURTON & MCMAHON,
Scottsdale, AZ (received offer) Summer associate in real estate and corporate law.

Summer ‘79 Summer Law Clerk U.S. ARMY JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL’s CORPS
Fort Gordon, GA (received offer)
One of 100 law students chosen nationally for summer internship with the U.S. Army J.A.G. Corps; summer intern in Legal Services Division responsible for contract drafting, will preparation, and resolution of disputes under the Soldiers and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act.

Jul 77 - May 78 Development Officer VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY,
Nashville, TN Development Officer responsible for annual giving programs for Vanderbilt alumni in the Eastern United States; developed one of the Annual Giving Office’s most successful programs for alumni annual giving.

EDUCATION

J.D., MAY 1981 WASHINGTON & LEE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Lexington, VA
Member, Washington & Lee Law Review Finalist, Constitutional Moot Court Competition Member, Washington & Lee Constitutional Moot Court Team Second-Place Finalist, Trial Advocacy Competition AmJur Award, Corporate Law President, International Law Society Elected Representative, Student Bar Association

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, Nashville, TN B.A., May, 1977 (Major: English/Creative Writing, Minor: Public Speaking)
Member, Omicron Delta Kappa (national leadership honorary) President, Class of 1977 (Freshman Year) Campaign Chairman, two successful Student Government presidential campaigns Founder and Director, The Original Cast Member, Vucept and Impact Member, Phi Kappa Sigma (social fraternity)

PINE CREST PREPARATORY SCHOOL, Ft. Lauderdale, FL High School Diploma, June 1973
Selectee, Whos Who Among U.S. High School Students Finalist, National Merit Scholarship Competition Dean’s List (7th through 12th grades) Winner, Esprit Award Graduation Speaker Member, Model United Nations Competition Team (Georgetown University)

SPEECHES AND PRESENTATIONS:

AUG 14, 2007 Speaker ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS
San Diego, CA

AUG 5-11, 2007 Speaker WASHINGTON STATE ORTHOPEDIC AND CHIROPRACTIC ASSN
Alaska Cruise "AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (5th Edition)"

JUL 16-20, 2007 Speaker SEAK NATIONAL WORKERS’ COMPENSATION FORUM
Cape Cod, MA "Winning Strategies in Handling Workers’ Compensation by America’s Most Successful Companies"

MAY 24, 2007 Speaker PROFESSIONAL WORKERS’ COMPENSATION ASSOC.,
Fresno, CA "The Greatest Hits of Workers’ Compensation in 2007"

MAY 10, 2007 Speaker ASSOCIATION OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PROFESSIONALS NATIONAL UNIVERSITY,
Sacramento, CA "AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (5th Edition)"

APR 14, 2007 Speaker CALIFORNIA ORTHOPEDIC ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING,
Monterey, CA "SB 899’Has the Fog Begun to Lift and Are the Answers Clearer Now?"

MAR 30, 2007 Speaker CALIFORNIA SELF-INSURERS SEMI-ANNUAL MEETING
Downey, CA "The Three Great Challenges in California Workers’ Compensation in 2007"

MAR 06, 2007 Speaker AIG BROKERS’ AND CUSTOMERS’ FORUM,
San Ramon, CA "California’s Workers’ Compensation Reforms"

MAR 02, 2007 Speaker LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT LAW SEMINAR,
San Francisco, CA "What Every Employer Needs to Know to Profit from California’s Workers’ Compensation Law Reforms"

APR 01-02, 2005 Speaker THIRD ANNUAL SEAK/FORENSIC EXPERT WITNESS SUMMIT SEAK, INC.,
Newport Beach, CA "Persuasiveness of Expert Witnesses: How to Excel"

OCT 07, 2004 Featured Speaker ORANGE COUNTY WORKERS’ COMP FORUM,
Irvine, CA "What Were They Thinking? A Humorous Look at the New California Workers’ Comp Law"

SEP 29, 2004 Speaker REPUBLIC INDEMNITY CLAIMS MANAGERS AND SUPERVISORS’ RETREAT,
Burbank, CA "The Seven Steps to Success in Using the AMA Guides in California’s New Workers’ Comp. Law"

JUN 19-20, 2004 Speaker SEAK, INC.,
Los Angeles, CA "How to Understand and Use the Newly Mandated AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (Fifth Edition) "Legal Issues in Using the AMA Guides in California Workers’ Compensation"

JUN 04, 2004 Featured Speaker SIGNAL MUTUAL NATIONAL MEETING OF SHIPYARD AND STEVEDORING EMPLOYERS,
Chicago, IL "Shifting Trends in Workers’ Compensation in America" MAR 17.04 Featured Speaker CALIFORNIA SELF-INSURERS ASSOCIATION, Downey, CA "Top Ten Secrets to Winning California Asbestos Cases"

MAR 09, 2004 Featured Speaker SIGNAL NORTHWEST REGIONAL CONFERENCE,
Seattle, WA "The Price of the Price Decision"

OCT 2003 Featured Speaker NORTHWEST CLAIMS ASSOCIATION AND NORTHWEST LONGSHORE ADMIN. ASSOC.,
Portland, OR "Offshoring America"

MAY 2003 Featured Speaker SIGNAL MUTUAL NATIONAL MEETING OF SHIPYARD AND STEVEDORING EMPLOYERS,
Williamsburg, VA "Let Those Who Can, Do: James Madison’s Lessons for Reform of the Longshore Act"

1995 - present Speaker and Instructor SIGNAL MARITIME CLAIMS FORUM United States
Speaker and instructor to attorneys and insurance claims professionals at national and Regional meetings on maritime and Longshore law, ethics, successful trial tactics, the Art of persuading judges, medical issues for attorneys, and emerging trends in Longshore and Defense Base Act cases.

1996 - present Featured Speaker LONGSHORE CLAIMS ASSOCIATION
Instructor on trial defense tactics in Longshore cases, case law updates, and techniques for motivating judges for favorable rulings.

1996 - 2000 Featured Speaker and Instructor CALIFORNIA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION DEFENSE ATTORNEYS’ ASSOCIATION
Speaker and Instructor in Handling HIV and AIDS Cases in the Workplace and HIV and AIDS in California Workers’ Compensation cases.

1995 - 2000 Faculty INDUSTRIAL CLAIMS ASSOCIATION
Instructor on Asbestos in the Workplace, Handling Asbestos Cases under California And Longshore Workers’ Compensation, and Stress in the Workplace.

1998 - 2000 Faculty and Instructor FIREMAN’S FUND INSURANCE COMPANY
"Handling Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Cases" "Successful Trial Tactics in California Workers’ Compensation" "Handling Asbestos Cases under California and Longshore Compensation" "Psychiatric Disabilities" "Working Successfully with Medical Management in California Workers’ Compensation" "Handling HIV and AIDS Cases under California Workers’ Compensation" "Motivating California Workers’ Compensation Judges to Rule in Your Favor"

1997 - 1999 Featured Speaker WORLDWIDE ASSOCIATION OF PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS
Legal issues in Investigation of HIV and AIDS Cases

2002 -present Faculty ACADEMY OF CONTINUING EDUCATION
Avoiding Legal Problems in New York Real Estate

2002 Instructor NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF CONT. EDUCATION
Human Resources: Legal Issues in Dealing with Problem Employees

2001 Speaker NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, STERN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Case Studies in Corporate Strategic Planning: Building a Corporate and University Customer Base in Residential Real Estate

1997 FACULTY NORDSTROM (Human Resource and Claims Professionals)
"Handling Stress Claims under California Workers’ Compensation" "Dealing with Potential HIV Issues in the Workplace" with Revels Cayton, M.D.

1996 Featured Speaker SAN FRANCISCO PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS’ ASSOC.
"The Changing World of Insurance Claims Investigation"

MEMBERSHIP, PUBLICATIONS, TELEVISION, and FILM ROLES:

■ Advisor to Pacific Research Institute on California Workers Compensation legislation
■ Author, An Interview with Graham Norton, Genre Magazine (December, 2003)
■ Legal Columnist, Genre Magazine (monthly)
■ Clerk of Court, "Class Action" with Gene Hackman
■ Host and Creator, "Out and Beyond", San Francisco cable access Talk Show