First Admitted: 1991, Texas

Professional Webpage: http://www.martinwalkerlaw.com/firm-personal-injury-lawyers/...

Bar/Professional Activity:

American Board of Trial Advocates
Smith County Bar Association
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice: 1991 – Texas; 1992 – U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas; 1992 – U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1993 – U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1995 – U.S. Supreme Court
East Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Texas Trial Lawyers Association
State Bar of Texas

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

Billy Pierce v. East Texas Medical Center (ETMC) Jury Verdict for the Plaintiff of $43,320,000. VerdictSearch ranked it as the largest medical malpractice verdict in Texas, 2018
Obtained a judgment in excess of $4 million as a result of a commercial dispute for losses caused by a subcontractor.
Obtained a verdict against the manufacturer of a platform fire truck in the amount of $800,750.00 for the family of a firefighter killed in the line of duty. Sued the manufacturer alleging a design defect, a marketing defect, negligence, and gross negligence. The jury found in favor of the family and held the company responsible under all four causes of action. Gregg County, Texas
Ross v. Williams and Longview Regional Medical Center - Jury Verdict for the Plaintiff of $1,920,223.24Represented the family of a truck driver who was killed during an EGD procedure and sued the anesthesia care team involved in his medical care. , 2012

Representative Clients:

Clients include victims and their families involved in medical malpractice cases against hospitals and physicians, as well as cases involving trucking accidents, wrongful death, personal injury, products liability, and commercial litigation.

Special Licenses/Certifications:

Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization

Pro bono/Community Service:

Reid Martin and Jack Walker Donate Exercise Bike to Nuns Martin Walker makes a healthy donation to the local Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth community at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler, Texas, 2019
Martin Walker PC provides gift to chapel at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital. The Martin Walker law firm has donated an electric piano for use in the recently renovated chapel at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Tyler. The piano, a Yamaha CLP-675R Rosewood Clavinova Digital Piano, will be used by the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth and will provide music for masses at the chapel. “We are excited to be able to provide this as a gift that will be something the sisters will benefit from, as will anyone using the chapel,” says firm co-founder Reid Martin. “We have longstanding ties – given the medical people in our families – to the hospital and to the sisters, so this was just a natural thing for us to do.” The Yamaha CLP-675R is described as “a stunning instrument that will impress the most discerning and demanding pianists,” as well as one that provides “an immersive concert grand experience.” “The chapel is such an important place,” says firm co-founder Jack Walker. “If you come to the hospital and you want to pray for someone here, this is where you come. To play a small part in that and to help provide the music, which is so important when people pray, is something very special to us.” Previously, the firm donated a NordicTrack Grand Tour iFit Exercise Bike to the sisters, who live in a convent on the grounds of the hospital and who minister to the spiritual needs of the patients there., 2023
Martin Walker Law Kicks Off Christus Trinity Fundraisers. Martin Walker has partnered with CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Foundation Women’s Board to help sponsor the purchase of a Trident Radiography & Guidance System which will be instrumental in aiding breast cancer surgeries. The device provides real-time imaging, allowing doctors to verify they’ve successfully removed all cancerous cells during surgery. Necessary procedures can be completed in a single session, lessening patients’ time under anesthesia and reducing the chance of patient recall for further surgery. Additionally, the Foundation Women’s Board will also raise funds to support a new Breast Cancer Survivorship Program. This program is designed to address long-term effects of cancer treatment and ensure survivors are leading healthy and fulfilling lives. Martin Walker hosted the first of these events, “A Toast to East Texas”, on Thursday, July 21 at the Willow Brook Country Club in Tyler. It was a great night in service of a great cause. , 2023

Honors/Awards:

Best Lawyers in America, Plaintiffs Medical Malpractice, 2020 – 2024, Best Lawyers
Martin Walker Named to list of Fastest-Growing Businesses in the inaugural 2023 Longhorn 100 awards, recognizing the 100 fastest-growing Longhorn-run businesses in the world, by the University of Texas at Austin’s alumni organization, Texas Exes.
Ranked Tier 1 among the Best Law Firms in Plaintiffs Personal Injury, BL Rankings, 2022-2024
500 Leading Lawyers in America by Lawdragon, 2020, Lawdragon
Recipient of the 2021 Reich Chandler Outstanding Advocate Award, Texas Trial Lawyers Association (TTLA)
Texas Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2020 – 2024, Super Lawyers
500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers by Lawdragon, 2020 – 2024, Lawdragon
Top 25 Medical Malpractice Trial Lawyers by The National Trial Lawyers (NTL)
Largest medical malpractice verdict in Texas in 2018, according to VerdictSearch. The $43.3 Million jury verdict also was the 7th largest verdict overall in Texas that same year for all practice areas. Published, 2019
Distinguished Rating by Martindale-Hubbell for High Professional Achievement, 2018
American Jurisprudence Award for Appellate Advocacy
Lawyers of Distinction in Medical Malpractice Law, 2018
National Advocacy Team, F. Lee Bailey Moot Court Competition - Best Brief Award

Educational Background:

J.D., South Texas College of Law, 1991
Colorado Outward Bound School Leadership Development Program, 1985
BA, Economics, University of Texas, 1987

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Harris Martin Columns “Novel Use Of The Good Samaritan Doctrine” , 2001
FICC Quarterly “State Variations On The Daubert Theme”, 2000
Texas Trial Lawyers Association Summer Meeting, Hospital Liability (speaker/presenter), 2014

Other Outstanding Achievements:

Largest Medical Malpractice verdict in Texas, as reported by VerdictSearch and Texas Lawyer magazine in 2019.

Reid W. Martin