About Christopher C.
Christopher C. Walton is a licensed attorney licensed to practice law in California in 2004, holding. He is the founder and managing partner of Walton Law, A.P.C., a regulation firm with workplaces in San Diego, California, and Bellingham, Washington. Mr. Walton's practice makes a speciality of private injury, labor law, and nursing home neglect, serving clients in each California and Washington.
Mr. Walton earned his Juris Doctor diploma from California Western School of Law in 2003, graduating cum laude. During his time at California Western, he acquired the Dean’s Merit Scholarship for advanced educational fulfillment and the American Jurisprudence Award for excellence in Trial Practice, Advanced Mediation Advocacy, and his Clinical Internship. He finished his undergraduate research at Western Washington University, earning a Bachelor of Arts diploma in 2001 and achieving placement at the President’s Honor List.
Mr. Walton's practice areas consist of personal damage, employment law, and nursing home neglect. He represents clients in a number of stages of litigation, which includes litigation, appeals, negotiations, and trials. His knowledge encompasses taking on cases involving workplace discrimination, unlawful termination, pay disputes, and premises liability claims, in addition to nursing home abuse and neglect in nursing homes.
Throughout his profession, Mr. Walton has been admitted to practice before more than one courts, which includes the U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Central, and Eastern Districts of California. He has been acknowledged for his legal expertise and advocacy, being selected to the top-rated attorneys list listing each year since 2013, an honor awarded to solely five% of attorneys. In 2020, he acquired the Outstanding Trial Lawyer Award from the Consumer Attorneys of San Diego.
Mr. Walton is an active member of numerous professional organizations, including the San Diego County Bar Association, North County Bar Association, Consumer Attorneys of San Diego, Consumer Attorneys of California, and the American Association for Justice. He serves as the Immediate Past President for Consumer Attorneys of San Diego and is an Eagle Member for the Washington State Association for Justice. Additionally, he is a Barrister with the Hon. William B. Enright American Inn of Court and has been concerned in network initiatives such as the Access to Law Initiative, which provides affordable and pro bono legal offerings to the network.
