Robert G. Walker, P.A.

Experienced Florida Labor and Employment Lawyer

Robert G. Walker, Jr.
Principal

Email: Robert G. Walker, Jr.  |  Phone:  727.442.8683

Areas of practice
  • Labor and employment
  • Government Misconduct
  • Discrimination, Retaliation
  • Fair Housing, HUD
  • Harassment, Hostile Workplace
  • Wage and Hour  (FLSA & Fla.)
  • Constitutional Law
  • Public Records
  • Civil Rights
  • Police Abuse, False Arrest & Searches
  • ADA law, Equal Access (Title III)
  • Administrative law, Decertification, DBPR
  • Title VII, Title IX, Sec. 1983
  • Community Associations
  • Veterans Rights
  • Unemployment
Admitted to practice
  • Florida, 1981
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit

Awards and honors

Education
  • Stetson College of Law, J.D., 1981
  • University of South Florida, Tampa, M.A., 1978
  • University of South Florida, B.A., 1975
  • SPJC, A.A., 1967

Professional memberships
  • Clearwater Bar Association
    Board of Directors, 1986 – 1987, 1993 – 1994
    Secretary, 1994 –- 1995
    Local Government Law Section,1987 – Present
Chairman, 1987 – 1989
Bench and Bar Committee, 1986 – 1994
Clearwater Bar Newsletter (Res Ipsa Loquitur), Editor, 1989 – 1990

  • American Bar Associations, 1981 – 1988
  • The Florida Bar Association
    Labor and Employment Law Section
    Criminal Law Section
    Local Government Law Section
    General Practice Section
    Chairman, Police Misconduct Committee, 1985
    Grievance Committee, 6th Circuit, 1988 – 1991
  • Pinellas County Trial Lawyers Association, 1982 – present
    Secretary, 1986 – 1987
    Vice President, 1986 – 1987
        President, 1988 and 2002
  • Association of Trial Lawyers of America
  • St. Petersburg Bar Association
  • Florida Municipal Attorneys Association, 1983 – 1992
  • Florida Association of Police Attorneys, 1982 – 1992
    Vice President, 1988
    Secretary, 1986 and 1987
  • Florida Academy of Professional Mediators, Inc., 1996 – 2006
  • Federal Bar Association, 2002 – 2006

Professional experience
  • Principal shareholder, Robert G. Walker, P.A., January 1, 1992 – present
  • Special Master, Pinellas County Construction Licensing Board, 2004 – 2011
  • Town Attorney (part-time), Town of Indian Shores, Florida, 1988 – 1992
  • Partner, Holloway & Walker, P.A., 1988 – 1991
  • Assistant City Attorney and Police Legal Advisor, Clearwater City Attorney's Office,1983 – 1988
  • Adjunct Law Instructor, Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission (CJSTC), 1984 – 1988  (Teaching high-liability law at the Pinellas Police Academy)
  • Assistant State Attorney (criminal prosecutor), State Attorney's Office, 6th Circuit, 1981 – 1983. 
  • Law Enforcement Officer, Clearwater Police Department, 1973 – 1978
  • Public Safety Agent, St. Petersburg Department of Public Safety, 1972 – 1973 (dual-capacity, cross-trained police officer, certified firefighter, and arson investigator in an experiment with combined public safety concept that ultimately proved unsuccessful)
  • Police Officer, St. Petersburg Police Department, 1968 – 1972

Certifications
  • Certified State and Federal Court Mediator for Pinellas County Office of Human Rights on a pro bono basis

Military experience
  • Company A, 3rd Battalion, 11th Special Forces Group (Airborne),  U.S. Army Reserve, Tampa, Florida, January 1968 – July 1990 (Honorable Discharge, Retired) 
  • Retired as a Master Sergeant, E-8, MOS 18Z SF Operations and Intelligence

Speaking engagements
  • "Local Government and the Fair Labor Standards Act," September 1984, seminar to Tri-County Government Association, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
  • "Public Records Law for the Police," October 1984, at I.P.T.M., Orlando, Florida, seminar
  • "The Civil Liability Aspects of Police Pursuit Driving," seminar at National Institute for Law Enforcement, October 1986, Clearwater, Florida
  • "The Defense of Police Misconduct Cases," seminar topic at Annual Local Government Law Section of Florida Bar Association, May 1985, Tampa, Florida
  • "Sovereign Immunity and Civil Liability," topic at Local Government Law Section of Clearwater Bar Association's first annual open seminar for newly elected public officials, June 1987
  • "The Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act," speech to the Pinellas County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, March 1982
  • "Defending Against Federal Civil Rights Cases," at Professional Training Systems seminar, November 1985
  • "Role of the Police Legal Advisor at Police Shootings," speech at Florida Association of Police Legal Advisors Annual Legal Update, October 1987, Miami, Florida
  • "Civil Rights and Police Misconduct," cable television broadcast on Paragon/Vision cable 1-hour special, "F-LA Law"; March 7, 1988, St. Petersburg, Florida (inaugural show)
  • "Second Annual Local Government Law Seminar," presented to appointed and elected Pinellas County Officials on May 12, 1988, Clearwater, Florida (sponsored by Local Government Committee of Clearwater Bar Association), chairman of committee
  • "How to Survive with the Media Under the Florida Public Records and Open Government Laws," June 11, 1988, speech to Suncoast League of cities, Crystal River, FL
  • "Employment Security for the Police Chief," speech at legal issues for Police Administrators Seminar, April 6-7, 1989, Holiday Inn Surfside, Clearwater, FL
  • "Civil and Criminal Liability of the Police Officer," "Use of Force," and "Florida Landlord-Tenant and Public Accommodations Law," "Contraband Forfeiture Act," "Arson," "Burglary," "Theft," "Fraud, Forgery, and Worthless Documents," "Drugs and Controlled Substances," "Alcohol and Tobacco Laws," "Florida Motor Vessel Laws," "Weapons," "Domestic Violence," and "Repossession in Florida," Criminal Justice Institute (Formerly PVTI Pinellas Police Academy), St. Petersburg Junior College, from April 1983 to July 1992
  • "Demonstrations in the 1990's: A LAW ENFORCEMENT RESPONSE (The Constitutional Implications of Demonstration Management)," Florida Police Chief's Association and FDLE, Tampa, Florida, December 11, 1991
  • "Personnel Law and Policy for Criminal Justice Administrators," Criminal Justice Institute (SPJC), St. Petersburg, Florida, February 20, 1992
  • "Fourth Annual Legal Issues for Police Administrators Seminar: The Implications of Rodney King": FDLE/Stetson Law School, Days Inn Beach Resort, St Petersburg, Florida, April 22-24, 1992
  • "Contemporary Labor Issues in the American Workplace": Presented to the CPA Club of Clearwater on April 26 and May 4, 1994, Clearwater, Florida
  • "Law Day in the Mall": Law Day Presentation (for FLA LAW), Countryside Mall, April 30, 1994, Clearwater, Florida
  • "Law for the Public Official: Contemporary Labor Issues": Presented to Pinellas County Government officials by Local Government Law Committee of Clearwater Bar Association, June 16, 1994, Clearwater, Florida
  • "Update on Labor Law and Workplace Issues": West Coast Chapter - FICPA, Management of an Accounting Practice Breakfast Meeting, March 28, 1996, Ramada Inn - Westshore, Tampa, Florida
  • "Employment Law Update: Wage & Hour Law": Clearwater Bar Association, April 24, 1996, Belleair Country Club, Bellair, Florida
  • "Law for the Public Official: Labor Law Update": Presented to government officials by Local Government Law Committee of Clearwater Bar Association, June 12, 1996, Clearwater, Florida
  • "Law for the Public Offical: Civil Rights Law Update": Presented to government officials by Local Government Law Committee of Clearwater Bar Association, June 13, 1996, Largo, Florida
  • "Getting Down To Business": A labor law topic presented to guardians, July 24, 1997, Radisson Resort, Sand Key, Clearwater, Florida
  • "Civil Rights and Civil Liability of Public Officials": Mayor's Council of Pinellas County, December 3, 1997, East Lake Woodlands Country Club
  • "Employment Law Update" (Wage and Hour Law): Presented to local business owners and managers, February 25, 1998, The Harborview Center
  • "Dealing With Unions in the Public Sector" (part of annual local Government Committee of CBA presentation to local government officials May 15, 1998, School Board Meeting Room)
  • "Pro-Active Strategies for Countering Discrimination Claims" (as part of Clearwater Bar Association Annual Labor & Employment Law Update), September 9, 1999, Harborview Center, Clearwater
  • "Hot Topics in Employment Law" (as part of the Clearwater Bar Association Labor & Employment Law update), February 24, 2000, Harborview Center, Clearwater
  • "Government Misconduct" on FLA-LAW, Time-Warner (show number 1775), ch. 7, 8:00pm., August 17, 2000, St. Petersburg, Florida
  • "Hot Topics in Employment Law" segment on Employment Law Update for Business Owners, May 23, 2001, Harborview Center, Clearwater, FL, sponsored by Clearwater Bar Association

Publications
  • "Present and Potential Legal Job Protection Available to Heads of Police Agencies," May 1988 issue of The Florida Police Chief law enforcement executive magazine (co-authored with other members of FL Association of Police Attorneys)
  • How a Jury Trial Works," People's Law School, Clearwater Bar Association, Clearwater, Florida, April 27, 1989 (Law Week)
  • "Hiring, Firing and Employment Matters, "The CPA Club, Clearwater, Florida, March 19, 1991

Biography
  • Born in St. Petersburg, Florida
        Military Brat:  Educated in Germany, England, Tampa, Ft. Leavenworth, Ft. Benning, etc.

Office Location

1421 Court St., Ste. F
Clearwater, FL 33756
Phone: 727.442.8683
Toll Free: 866.441.0077
Fax: 727.441.1895
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