Kenneth Walton practices in:
	Business Litigation
	Insurance & Tort Litigation
	Professional Practices
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Kenneth B. Walton

Partner

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Experience

Kenneth B. Walton is a Founding Partner of the Boston-based law firm, Donovan Hatem LLP. Ken focuses his practice on the defense of professionals, including architects, engineers, surveyors, stockbrokers, lawyers, financial broker/dealers, directors and officers, insurance agents and real estate brokers. He also represents clients in employment and general liability matters and insurers in coverage disputes. Ken is admitted to the bar and represents clients in Federal and State courts, in both jury and nonjury cases, in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire and New York. Ken has handled over one hundred trials, mediations, arbitrations and administrative hearings throughout the country. He also serves as a panel member on medical malpractice matters in Suffolk County. Ken has been recognized for his expertise in civil litigation defense work in national and local Super Lawyers publications for three consecutive years. After graduating from law school, he served as a law clerk to the Honorable Frank H. Freedman in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

Admitted to Practice

• Massachusetts
• Connecticut
• New Hampshire
• New York
• United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
• United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
• United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire
• United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit

Business and Professional Associations

• American Bar Association
• Boston Bar Association
• Massachusetts Bar Association
• Defense Research Institute

Education

• New England School of Law (now known as New England Law Boston) (J.D., 1992, cum laude)
  • President of the Student Bar Association
  • Recipient of the New England Scholar and Dean's Award and the American Jurisprudence Award
• St. Lawrence University (B.A., Economics, 1989)

Articles and Publications

Chapter 4: Architect-Engineer Contracting, co-authored with David Corkum and David Hatem, partners with Donovan Hatem LLP. Federal Government Construction Contracting, Editors: Adrian L. Bastianelli III, Andrew D. Ness, Joseph D. West, published by American Bar Association, 2010.

Electronic Discovery: Following the Paperless Trail, ACEC Annual Meeting, 2009

The Relevancy Rules, American Jurisprudence, 1997

A Guide to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, American Jurisprudence, 1995

Additional Information

• As an indication of an exemplary reputation and well-established practice, Ken has received a BV Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell.

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