Phone: (214) 339-1490
E-mail: kw@walkerchambers.com
Kenneth E. Walker practices in the areas of business transactions, business law, business formation and dissolution, corporations, partnerships, contracts, real estate, estate planning, will and trust, computer law and tax. Mr. Walker’s hometown is Memphis, Tennessee. He received his JD from Harvard Law School, and a BA in Economics and Afro-American Studies from Harvard College.
Current Employment Position(s):
- Partner
Areas Of Practice:
- Business Transactions
- Business Law
- Business Formation and Dissolution
- Corporations
- Partnerships
- Contracts
- Real Estate
- Estate Planning
- Will and Trust
- Computer Law
- Tax
Bar Admissions:
- Texas, 1987
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 1987
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1987
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1987
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1987
- U.S. Tax Court, 1987
Education:
- Harvard University Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1987
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence - Law Review: Harvard Law Review, 1984 – 1987
- Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 1982
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Major: Economics and Afro-American Studies
Representative Clients:
- A.H. Belo Corporation
- Electronic Data Systems Corporation (EDS)
- Dallas Housing Authority
- Concessions Unique, Inc.
- El International III, Inc.
- Metro Church of Christ
- First Christian Evangelistic Methodist Church
Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Adjunct Professor of Partnership Taxation, Texas Wesleyan School of Law, January, 1993 – April, 1993
- Speaker, Legal Aspects of Starting a Business, Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce
- Speaker, General Legal Considerations for Entrepreneurs, Start-ups and Small Businesses, Dallas Bar Association
- Speaker, Significant Texas Real Estate Cases of 1990, Dallas Bar Association’s Friday Clinic
- Speaker, Small Businesses and the Law: Legal Relationships for Horizons ’91, DART, DISD, City of Dallas et al.
- Speaker, Tax Planning for Small Businesses, for the Disadvantaged Businesses Workshop, J.L. Turner Legal Association and Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority
Professional Associations and Memberships:
- American Bar Association
Tax Section, Partnership and Small Business Committees - American Bar Association
Real Property Section, Real Estate Taxation Committee - Dallas Bar Association
Board Member - Dallas Bar Association, 1993
Director - J.L. Turner Legal Association, 1995
President - National Bar Association, Commercial Law Section
- State Bar of Texas, Tax Section
- State Bar of Texas, Real Property Section
- State Bar of Texas, Corporate Section
- State Bar of Texas, Entertainment and Sports Law Section
Past Employment Positions:
- Walker & Chambers, Dallas, TX, Partner, January, 1996 – Present
- Walker & Associates, Dallas, TX, President and Shareholder, November, 1994 – December, 1995
- Robinson & West, Dallas, TX, Of CounselHead of Business Transactions Section, August, 1991 – November, 1994
- Weil, Gotshal & Manges, Dallas, TX, Associate, May, 1990 – July, 1991
- Haynes and Boone, Dallas, TX, Associate, August, 1987 – May, 1990
- Haynes and Boone, Dallas, TX, Law Clerk, 1985 – 1986
- Sally O’Connell and Fitch, Boston, MA, Research Assistant, 1986 – 1987
- Alston and Bird, Atlanta, GA, Law Clerk, 1986
- Holiday Inns, Inc., Memphis, TN, Planner analyst, 1982 – 1984
Pro Bono Activities:
- Walker & Chambers Legal Workshop Series, 1997 – 2000
Birth Information:
- 1960, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America