James N. "Jimmy" Walter Jr.

James N. "Jimmy" Walter Jr.


Capell & Howard P.C.

Recognized since 2007

Montgomery, Alabama

Practice Areas

Arbitration

Commercial Litigation

Litigation - Banking and Finance

Litigation - Insurance

Litigation - Securities

Mediation

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Arbitration Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Mediation Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2021 - Arbitration
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Jimmy Walter obtained his undergraduate degree from Washington and Lee University and his law degree from the University of Alabama. In law school, Jimmy was elected Editor-in-Chief of the Alabama Law Review, was a Hugo L. Black Scholar and graduated Order of the Coif. Upon graduation, he clerked for the Honorable Truman M. Hobbs, United States District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama.

Jimmy has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America in the specialties of commercial litigation, securities litigation, and banking and finance litigation and in Alabama Super Lawyers in the specialties of alternative dispute resolution, business litigation and civil litigation.

He has over 30 years experience in all types of civil litigation in state and federal courts. He has extensive experience in commercial litigation, including business and consumer fraud, accounting, antitrust, banking, class action, contracts, construction, government, insurance, products liability and real estate litigation.

Jimmy has extensive dispute resolution experience. He is registered on the Alabama State Court Arbitrator and Mediator Rosters and has been a member of the American Arbitration Association Roster of Neutrals since 2014. Jimmy has represented contractors, owners, businesses, consumers, and financial advisors in arbitrations. He has also served as a private and court-appointed mediator for business and consumer disputes.

Jimmy and other firm members are currently representing the Alabama Medicaid Agency in its transition to providing healthcare and long-tern care services through capitated payments to local Regional Care Organizations (RCOs) and Integrated Care Networks (ICNs).

Jimmy is the co-chair of the Litigation Section of the firm. He has served as a Bar Examiner of the Alabama State Bar and is heavily involved in numerous professional, church and civic organizations, including the Church of the Ascension and the Montgomery YMCA Endowment Foundation.

Location
  • 150 South Perry Street
    Montgomery, AL 36104
Languages
  • English
Education
  • The University of Alabama, J.D., graduated 1981
Bar Admissions
  • Alabama, Alabama
Affiliations
  • Alabama Law Foundation - Fellow
  • Alabama Law Review - Former Editor-in-Chief
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, American Bar Association - Member
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Arbitrator and Mediator Rosters, Alabama State Court - Member
  • Board of Bar Examiners in Equity, Alabama State Bar - Former Member
  • Church of the Ascension - Senior Warden
  • Dispute Resolution Section, Alabama State Bar - Vice Chairman
  • Montgomery YMCA Endowment Foundation - Secretary/Treasurer
  • Roster of Neutrals, American Arbitration Association - Member
  • Section on Litigation and Antitrust, American Bar Association - Member
Court Admissions
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • Supreme Court of Alabama
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
Federal Clerkships
  • United States District Court

Capell & Howard P.C.
Headquarters: Montgomery, Alabama

27 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

2 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Arbitration Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Mediation Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2021 - Arbitration
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Arbitration, Montgomery (2024)
  • Mediation, Montgomery (2023)
  • Arbitration, Montgomery (2021)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Arbitration
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance
  • Litigation - Insurance
  • Litigation - Securities
  • Mediation
Awards:
  • Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rating Award
  • The University of Alabama School of Law - Dean M. Leigh Harrison Scholar
  • The University of Alabama School of Law - Hugo L. Black Scholar
  • Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society
  • Order of the Coif
  • Jasons Senior Honor Society
  • Phi Delta Phi
  • Super Lawyers - Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Super Lawyers - Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Super Lawyers - Commercial Litigation
  • Alabama Law Foundation Fellow

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