Our Team
Of Counsel
Walker Terry has over a decade of litigation experience and now focuses his practice on the defense of health care providers in malpractice actions. He represents physicians, nurses, dentists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, hospitals, and long-term care facilities in cases across the Commonwealth, as well as in administrative proceedings before state licensing boards. Walker has handled a variety of malpractice claims, spanning a number of medical specialties, in state and federal court.
In addition to medical malpractice, Walker has extensive experience defending tort claims, particularly those addressing scope of employment and vicarious liability for actions of employees. Walker has also defended a number of civil rights actions, involving claims of inadequate medical care, conditions of confinement, excessive force, voting rights, free speech deprivations, and employment discrimination. He has represented commercial and governmental entities and individuals in a wide range of civil disputes through pretrial litigation, mediation, arbitration, trial, and appeal.
Practice Areas
Medical Malpractice·
Board Investigations and Hearings
Commercial Liability
General Liability
Licensure
Virginia
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern & Western Districts of Virginia
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Academic Credentials
Pennsylvania State University, JD, 2012
Washington and Lee University, VA, 2009 cum laude
Associations and Professional Memberships
Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys, Member
Career Highlights
“Virginia Super Lawyer” Rising Stars (2018 – Present)
“Best Lawyers” Ones to Watch (2022, 2023)
“Legal Elite” Virginia Business Magazine (2021, 2022)
Publications
Sovereign Immunity: A Case for Entities Such as Regional Jail Authorities to be Considered Municipal Corporations, XXXII, No. 2 Va. Ass’n of Defense Attorneys J. of Civil Litig. 207 (Summer 2020).
Evolving Standards Governing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act: Thirty-Year-Old Statute Remains Open to Interpretation, XXXI, No. 3 Va. Ass’n of Defense Attorneys J. of Civil Litig. 373 (fall 2019).
