Walter Willson practices in the areas of insurance, commercial, and complex litigation. He has extensive experience representing consumer credit institutions, banks, finance companies, and other lenders in cases involving consumer loans and the purchase of credit insurance. He has advised clients on regulatory issues related to the development and marketing of debt protection products, and has drafted contracts for use by the credit industry. Walter also handles transactions and trial work involving corporate and contract matters, securities, regulation involving broker-dealer disputes, intellectual property, and trade secret matters.

Current Employment Position:

 

Member

 

Areas of Practice:

 

Arbitration Proceedings

Commercial Litigation

Complex and Multi-District Litigation

Corporate Transactions

Insurance Defense

Securities Arbitration

Securities Litigation

Trade Secret and Intellectual Property Litigation

 

Litigation Percentage:

95% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:

Mississippi, 1988

Texas, 1995

U.S. District Court - Eastern District of Arkansas

U.S. District Court - Western District of Arkansas

U.S. District Court - Colorado

U.S. District Court - Northern District of Florida

U.S. District Court - Southern District of Indiana

U.S. District Court - Northern District of Indiana

U.S. District Court - Eastern District of Michigan

U.S. District Court - Northern District of Mississippi

U.S. District Court - Southern District of Mississippi

U.S. District Court - Nebraska

U.S. District Court - Western District of Oklahoma

U.S. District Court - Northern District of Oklahoma

U.S. District Court - Eastern District of Oklahoma

U.S. District Court - Southern District of Texas

U.S. District Court - Western District of Texas

U.S. District Court - Northern District of Texas

U.S. District Court - Eastern District of Texas

U.S. Court of Appeals - 1st Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals - 2nd Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals - 3rd Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals - 4th Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals - 5th Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals - 6th Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals - 7th Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals - 8th Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals - 9th Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals - 10th Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals - 11th Circuit

U.S. Supreme Court

 

Education:

 

Mississippi College School of Law

  Jackson, Mississippi, 1988, J.D.

  Honors: magna cum laude
  Law Review: Mississippi College School of Law

  Production Editor, 1987 - 1988

Wake Forest University; Baylor University

  1984, B.A., Bachelor of Arts

 

Reported Cases:  

Molfetta v. Time Ins. Co., No: 2:07-cv-01240, 2010 WL 2041703 (D. Nev. May 17, 2010)

Atifah v. Union Sec. Ins. Co., --- F. Supp. ----, 2010 WL 764209 (E.D. Mich. Mar. 3, 2010)

 

Sawyers v. Herrin-Gear Chevrolet Co., 26 So. 3d 1026 ( Miss. 2010)  

Jadczak v. Assurant, Inc., No. S08C-05-028- RFS, 2010 WL 445607 (Del. Super. Ct. Jan. 21, 2010)

Solano v. Am. Bankers Ins. Co. of Fla., 601 F. Supp. 2d 1249 (D. Colo. 2009)

Turner v. Gen. Ins. Co. of Am., No. 5:09cv00057-DCB-JMR, 2009 WL 3247302 (S.D. Miss. Oct. 7, 2009)

Pannell v. Green Tree Servicing, LLC, No. 2:08-00912, 2009 WL 277627 (S.D. W. Va. Feb. 5, 2009  

 

Hawkins v. Am. Sec. Ins. Co., 602 F. Supp. 2d 774 (S.D. Miss. 2009)

Herd v. Am. Sec. Ins. Co., 556 F. Supp. 2d 992 (W.D. Mo. 2008)

Hill v. John Alden Life Ins. Co., 556 F. Supp. 2d 571 (S.D.W. Va. 2008)

Long v. Time Ins. Co., 572 F. Supp. 2d 907 (S.D. Ohio 2008)

Salvaggio v. Time Ins. Co., 553 F. Supp. 2d 577 (D.S.C. 2008)

Ehlen Floor Covering, Inc. v. Lamb, No. 2:07-cv-666-FtM-29DNF, 2008 WL 4097712 (M.D. Fla. Sept. 3, 2008)

 

Skinner v. Assurant Health, 559 F. Supp. 2d 718 (S.D. Miss. 2008)

Prudential Ins. Co. of Am. v. Stewart, 969 So. 2d 17 ( Miss. 2007)

 

Graham v. Am. Bankers Ins. Co., No. 2:07cv113KS- MTP, 2007 WL 4333833 (S.D. Miss. Dec. 7, 2007)

 

Khoury v. Denney Motors Assocs., Inc., No. 06AP-1024, 2007 WL 3149174 (Ohio Ct. App. Oct. 30, 2007)

 

Warren v. Am. Bankers Ins. of Fla., 507 F.3d 1239 (10^th Cir. 2007)

 

Figueroa v. Am. Bankers Ins. Co. of Fla., 517 F. Supp. 2d 1266 (D. Colo. 2007)

 

Billings v. Am. Bankers Ins. Co. of Fla., No. 1:05cv26WJG-JMR, 2007 WL 603080 (S.D. Miss. Feb. 21, 2007)

 

Coleman v. Assurant, Inc., No. 2:06-cv-00925-RLH-RJJ, 2007 WL 2695239 (D. Nev. Sept. 10, 2007)

 

Indian Gold, LLC v. Amstar Mortgage Corp., 504 F. Supp. 2d 147 (S.D. Miss. 2007)

 

Hagan v. GreenPoint Credit Corp., No. 07-17-KKC, 2007 WL 2258866 (E.D. Ky. Aug. 3, 2007)

 

Stringer v. Am. Bankers Ins. Co. of Fla., 969 So. 2d 113 (Miss. Ct. App. 2007)

 

Solano v. Am. Bankers Ins. Co. of Fla., 365 B.R. 196 (D. Colo. 2007)

 

MS Credit Ctr., Inc. v. Horton, 926 So. 2d 167 ( Miss. 2006)

 

Coleman v. Assurant, Inc., 463 F. Supp. 2d 1164 (D. Nev. 2006)

 

Miss. Ins. Guar. Ass’n v. Miss. Cas. Ins. Co., 947 So. 2d 865 ( Miss. 2006)

 

Bostain v. Am. Bankers Ins. Co. of Fla., No. 2:04CV256-B-A, 2006 WL 2455942 (N.D. Miss. Aug. 22, 2006)

 

Figueroa v. Am. Bankers Ins. Co. of Fla., 517 F. Supp. 2d 1266 (D. Colo. 2006)

 

Holmes v. Citifinancial Mortgage Co., 436 F. Supp. 2d 829 (N.D. Miss. 2006)

 

Smith v. First Family Fin. Servs., Inc., 463 F. Supp. 2d 836 (S.D. Miss. 2006)

 

Everett v. Friedman’s, Inc., 329 B.R. 40 (S.D. Miss. 2005)

 

Owens v. First Family Fin. Servs., Inc., 379 F. Supp. 2d 840 (S.D. Miss. 2005)

 

Donald v. Pioneer Credit Co., 374 F. Supp. 2d 495 (S.D. Miss. 2005)

 

Am. Bankers Life Assurance Co. of Fla. v. Overton, 128 F. App’x 399 (5^th Cir. 2005)

 

Clark v. Commercial Credit Corp., 357 F. Supp. 2d 962 (S.D. Miss. 2005)

 

MS Life Ins. Co. v. Baker, 905 So. 2d 1179 ( Miss. 2005)

 

U.S. Serv. Prot. Corp. v. Lowe, 354 F. Supp. 2d 651 (S.D.W. Va. 2005)

 

Voyager Life Ins. Co. v. Caldwell, 353 F. Supp. 2d 748 (S.D. Miss. 2005)

 

Rainwater v. Lamar Life Ins. Co., 391 F.3d 636 (5^th Cir. 2004)

 

Am. Bankers Life Assurance Co. of Fla. v. Mister, 344 F. Supp. 2d 966 (N.D. Miss. 2004)

 

Smallwood v. Ill. Cent. R.R. Co., 385 F.3d 568 (5^th Cir. 2004)

 

Porter v. Commercial Credit Corp., 334 F. Supp. 2d 914 (S.D. Miss. 2004)

 

O’Bannon v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of Am., 331 F. Supp. 2d 476 (S.D. Miss. 2004)

 

Wash. Mut. Fin. Group, LLC v. Bailey, 364 F.3d 260 (5^th Cir. 2004)

 

Barnes v. First Franklin Fin. Corp., 313 F. Supp. 2d 634 (S.D. Miss. 2004)

 

Littleton v. Am. Bankers Life Ins. Co. of Fla., 289 F. Supp. 2d 776 (S.D. Miss. 2003)

 

Bland v. Fleet Fin., Inc., No. 1:02CV442-D-D, 2003 WL 22244407 (N.D. Miss. Sept. 11, 2003)

 

Ross v. Citifinancial, Inc., 344 F.3d 458 (5^th Cir. 2003)

 

Brooks v. Am. Bankers Ins. Co. of Fla., No. Civ.A. 401CV00008-PB, 2003 WL 22037730 (N.D. Miss. Aug. 20, 2003)

 

Dora v. Citifinancial, Inc., No. 2:02CV305-D-B, 2003 WL 22243996 (N.D. Miss. July 30, 2003)

 

Dixon v. First Family Fin. Servs., Inc., No. Civ.A.3:01-CV-137BN, 2003 WL 21788959 (S.D. Miss. July 15, 2003)

 

Rawls v. Friedman’s Inc., No. Civ.A. 4:02CV510LN, 2003 WL 21728838 (S.D. Miss. June 27, 2003)

 

Williams v. Great Am. Life Ins. Co., 282 F. Supp. 2d 496 (N.D. Miss. 2003)

 

Hare v. City Fin. Co., 269 F. Supp. 2d 766 (S.D. Miss. 2003)

 

White v. City Fin. Co., 277 F. Supp. 2d 646 (S.D. Miss. 2003)

 

Am. Reliable Ins. Co. v. Arrington, 269 F. Supp. 2d 758 (S.D. Miss. 2003)

 

Bolden v. Ky. Fin. Co., No. Civ.A. 4:02CV98LN, 2003 WL 1048737 (S.D. Miss. Feb. 27, 2003)

 

Guice v. Miss. Life Ins. Co., 836 So. 2d 756 ( Miss. 2003)

 

Gipson v. Fleet Mortgage Group, Inc., 232 F. Supp. 2d 691 (S.D. Miss. 2002)

 

Banks v. City Fin. Co., 825 So.2d 642 ( Miss. 2002)

 

Conner v. First Family Fin. Servs., Inc., No. 4:01CV242-P-B, 2002 WL 31056778 (N.D. Miss. Aug. 28, 2002)

 

Montgomery v. First Family Fin. Servs., Inc., 239 F. Supp. 2d 600 (S.D. Miss. 2002)

 

Agnew v. Commercial Credit Corp., No. CIV.A. 4:02CV47LN, 2002 WL 1628537 (S.D. Miss. July 11, 2002)

 

Beasley v. Pers. Fin. Corp., 279 B.R. 523 (S.D. Miss. 2002)

 

Ellis v. Wash. Mut. Fin. Group, LLC, No. Civ.A.01-CV-144, 2002 WL 32163527 (S.D. Miss. May 8, 2002)

 

Palmer v. Conseco Fin. Servicing Corp., 198 F. Supp. 2d 822 (N.D. Miss. 2002)

 

Strong v. First Family Fin. Servs., Inc., 202 F. Supp. 2d 822 (S.D. Miss. 2002)

 

Dixon v. First Family Fin. Servs., 276 B.R. 173 (S.D. Miss. 2002)

 

Howard v. Citifinancial, Inc., 195 F. Supp. 2d 811 (S.D. Miss. 2002)

 

Stringer v. Am. Bankers Ins. Co. of Fla., 822 So. 2d 1011 (Miss. Ct. App. 2002)

 

Johnson v. Citifinancial, Inc., No. 01-CV-215, 2002 WL 32163528 (S.D. Miss. Mar. 8, 2002)

 

Crockett v. Citifinancial, Inc., 192 F. Supp. 2d 648 (N.D. Miss. 2002)

 

Willow Creek Exploration Ltd. v. Tadlock Pipe & Equip. Inc., 186 F. Supp. 2d 675 (S.D. Miss. 2002)

 

First Family Fin. Servs., Inc. v. Fairley, 173 F. Supp. 2d 565 (S.D. Miss. 2001)

 

Ross v. Citifinancial, Inc., 203 F.R.D. 239 (S.D. Miss. 2001)

 

Carter v. Union Sec. Life Ins. Co., 148 F. Supp. 2d 734 (S.D. Miss. 2001)

 

Citifinancial, Inc. v. Lipkin, 143 F. Supp. 2d 657 (N.D. Miss. 2000)

 

Kirksey v. Am. Bankers Ins. Co. of Fla., 114 F. Supp. 2d 526 (S.D. Miss. 2000)

 

Braidfoot v. William Carey Coll., 793 So. 2d 642 (Miss. Ct. App. 2000)

 

Miss. Ins. Managers, Inc. v. Providence Wash. Ins. Co., 72 F. Supp. 2d 689 (S.D. Miss. 1999)

 

Carroll v. Metro. Ins. & Annuity Co., 969 F. Supp. 19 (S.D. Miss. 1997)

 

Brooks v. George County, 84 F.3d 157 (5^th Cir. 1996)

 

Brooks v. George County, 77 F.3d 834 (5^th Cir. 1996)

 

Gann v. Fruehauf Corp., 52 F.3d 1320 (5^th Cir. 1995)

 

Benefit Mgmt. of Me., Inc. v. Allstate Life Ins. Co., 993 F.2d 1530 (1^st Cir. 1993)

 

In re Chateaugay Corp., 146 B.R. 339 (S.D.N.Y. 1992)

 

Finkelberg v. Luckett, 608 So. 2d 1214 ( Miss. 1992)

 

Geisenberger v. John Hancock Distribs., Inc., 774 F. Supp. 1045 (S.D. Miss. 1991)

 

Todd v. Johnson, 718 F. Supp. 1305 (S.D. Miss. 1989)  

 

Honors and Awards:

 

Mid-South Super Lawyer - 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009

 

 

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Defense Research Institute

Fraternities/Sororities:

  Phi Alpha Delta

Birth Information:

  1960, Memphis, Tennessee