BIRMINGHAM – Marion F. Walker, senior counsel with Ford & Harrison LLP, a national labor and employment law firm, has been selected to be a fellow in the highly prestigious Litigation Counsel of America. She is expected to be inducted during the organization’s conference in November.
“Marion is very deserving of this honor,” said Steven M. Stastny, managing partner of Ford & Harrison’s Birmingham office. “She has one of the sharpest legal minds I have ever worked with and her courtroom execution is simply unmatched.”
Marion Walker has over 30 years experience dealing with employment issues and litigation and has tried over 55 cases to verdict. She has dealt with class actions, fraud, securities, business torts, intellectual property, financial instruments and construction. She has represented clients before state and federal administrative agencies, as well as in arbitrations.
Marion was selected by the Judges of the Northern District of Alabama to serve both on the Rules Committee and the Liaison Committee of the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama and was also a member of the Third Citizen’s Conference convened by former Governor Albert Brewer and Supreme Court Justice Oscar Adams (deceased) to develop a plan as an alternative to the election of state court judges.
Marion regularly speaks and writes on a wide range of legal topics, including issues related to electronic discovery and document retention policies as well as employment and business related matters. She received her J.D. from the Cumberland School of Law where she served on that school’s law review for three years.
The Litigation Counsel of America is a trial lawyer honorary society comprised of experienced and effective litigators throughout the United States, and represents less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers. Fellowship in the LCA is limited and by invitation only. LCA Fellows are deemed to be among the best trial lawyers in the American bar, who have exhibited accomplishment in litigation and trial work and have superior ethical reputations. The composition of the Litigation Counsel of America is aggressively diverse, with recognition of excellence in litigation across all segments of the bar. In addition, the LCA is dedicated to promoting superior advocacy, professionalism and ethical standards among its Fellows.