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Taylor & Walker, P.C.


555 Main Street, Suite 1300 Norfolk, Virginia 23510-3490View Map

Practice Areas:

General Trial Practice. Corporation, Probate, Estate Planning and Administration, Insurance, Real Estate.

Firm Profile:

Taylor & Walker, P.C. was originally formed in 1974 as a general practice law firm to provide a wide range of legal services, with an emphasis on civil litigation generally and insurance defense work in particular. The firm handles all types of litigation.

Taylor & Walker, P.C. has an active business practice advising clients on various commercial matters.

The firm's clients include some of the country's largest insurer and underwriters; national and regional real estate owners and developers; architects and engineers; general and trade contractors; hospitals; nursing homes and physicians; government contractors; pest control operators; and lenders and investors; both foreign and domestic.

Firm Size: 20

Representative Clients:

Ace USA; AIG Claims Services; American Interstate Insurance; APAC Virginia, Inc.; CNA Insurance Companies; Comp Management Insurance; Companion Insurance Company; Cooper/T. Smith Stevedoring Company; ESIS, Inc.; Fireman's Fund Insurance; Guard Insurance; Gulf Insurance; The Hartford/Omni Insurance; INS Insurance; Interstate Insurance; Landin Insurance; Liberty Mutual Insurance Company; The Medical Mutual Group; The Medical Protective Company; Metlife Ins.; Montgomery Insurance Group; NAS Insurance; Nationwide Insurance; Norfolk Shipbuilding and Drydock Corporation; Ohio Casualty Group; The Hartford Insurance; One Beacon Insurance; PMA Group; P&O Ports of Virginia; Professional Medical Services; Professional Risk Management; Providence Washington Insurance Company; Providian Insurance Group; Royal/SunAlliance; RSKCo. Insurance; SAFECO Life Ins. Co.; Sea Escape Corp.; Sedgewick Claims Management.; Seneca Insurance Co.; Sentry Insurance; Shelby/Vesta Insurance Company; Smurfit Stone Container; Sompo Japan Insurance; The St. Paul Group; Travelers Insurance; United Services Automobile Association; Universal Underwriters; Victoria Insurance Company; Westport Insurance; AARP; ARAG.

Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM

PARTNERS

Gerard E. W. Voyer (Partner) born Nashua, New Hampshire, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Virginia and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.A., 1967); College of William & Mary (LL.B., 1970). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Norfolk, Portsmouth and Virginia Beach Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense (State and Federal); Civil Litigation; Products Liability.

James E. Brydges, Jr. (Partner) born Lynchburg, Virginia, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Virginia; 1968, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; 1971, U.S. Supreme Court; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1964); University of Virginia (LL.B., 1967). Phi Alpha Delta. Substitute Judge: General District Court, City of Virginia Beach, 1976-1992; Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court, City of Virginia Beach, 1976-1992. Listed in "Best Lawyers of America." Fellow, Virginia Law Foundation. Member: Norfolk, Portsmouth Bar Association, Virginia Beach Bar Association (Treasurer, 1982; Secretary, 1983; President-Elect, 1984; President, 1985); Virginia State Bar; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys (Secretary, 1995-1996; Treasurer, 1996-1997; President Elect, 1997-1998; President, 1998-1999; Boyd Graves Conference on Virginia Civil Procedure). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Professional Liability.

John Franklin, III (Partner) born Savannah, Georgia, 1944; admitted to bar, 1973, Virginia and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Hampden-Sydney College (B.S., 1967); University of Richmond (J.D., 1973). Phi Delta Phi. Associate Editor, University of Richmond Law Review. Member: Norfolk, Portsmouth and Virginia Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association; Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys; American Association of Hospital Attorneys; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Professional Liability; Insurance Defense.

Brian N. Casey (Partner) born Suffolk, Virginia, 1958; admitted to bar, 1986, Virginia; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit; 1989, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; 1990, U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia. Education: College of William and Mary (B.A., 1982); Emory University (J.D., 1986). Law Clerk to the Honorable Joseph E. Baker, Court of Appeals of Virginia, 1986-1988. Commissioner in Chancery, Circuit Court of City of Norfolk, 2007—. Member: Norfolk, Portsmouth, Virginia, Federal and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Law; Professional Liability; Insurance Defense; Family Law; Products Liability; Environmental.

Donna White Kearney (Partner) born Demorest, Georgia, 1954; admitted to bar, 1992, Virginia, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Medical College of Georgia (B.S.M.R.A., 1976); Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William & Mary (J.D., 1992). Legal Intern, Commonwealth Attorney, Norfolk, Virginia, 1992. Legal Research Assistant, Waddell & Barnes, Newport News, Virginia, 1992. Member: Norfolk, Portsmouth and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys; I'Anson Hoffman American Inns of Court (Student Member, 1991-1992). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense (State and Federal); Employment Law.

James C. McCaa, III (Partner) born Memphis, Tennessee, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Arkansas and Tennessee; 1985, Virginia; 1989, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of Arkansas (B.S.B.A., 1971); Memphis State University (J.D., 1974). Instructor, Business Law, East Arkansas Community College, West Memphis, Arkansas, 1984-1985. Assistant City Attorney, West Memphis, Arkansas, 1978-1985. Member: Norfolk, Portsmouth and Virginia Beach Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Professional Liability; Insurance Subrogation.

Mark B. Kilduff (Partner) born Charlottesville, Virginia, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Virginia; 1998, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1991); University of Richmond (J.D., 1995). Member, University of Richmond Law Review. Member: Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys (Member, Board of Directors, Tide Water Regional Director and Former Vice Chair, Auto/Premises Liability Section); Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Premises Liability; Insurance Coverage.

Kevin D. Sharp (Partner) born Washington, D.C.; admitted to bar, 1998, Virginia. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.S., B.A., 1993); George Mason University School of Law (J.D., 1998). Moot Court Board; Defense Counsel for Honor Committee. Member: Norfolk Portsmouth Bar Association; Virginia State Bar; Virginia Bar Association; Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Insurance Defense; Brain Injury.

Christopher J. Wiemken (Partner) born Trenton, New Jersey, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Virginia. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1994); College of William & Mary (J.D., M.P.P., 1998). Editor-in Chief, William and Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review. Honors Attorney, United States Department of Transportation, 1998-2000. Member: Norfolk Portsmouth Bar Association; Virginia State Bar; American Bar Association; Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Transportation; Employment Law.

David L. Littel (Partner) born Sherman, Texas, June 13, 1963; admitted to bar, 1994, Virginia. Education: College of William and Mary (B.A., 1990); Washington and Lee University (J.D., 1994). Member, Washington and Lee Law Review. Member: Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Professional Liability; Products Liability.

Matthew Paul Morken (Partner) born Los Angeles, California 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Virginia, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Old Dominion University (B.S., 1993); Regent University (J.D., 1996). Member: Norfolk, Portsmouth and Virginia Beach Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Products Liability.

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Audrey Marcello (Associate) born Rochester, New York, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Virginia. Education: Le Moyne College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1999); Washington and Lee University School of Law (J.D., 2002). Attorney Advisor to Honorable Richard K. Malamphy, Administrative Law Judge, U.S. Department of Labor. Member: Norfolk, Portsmouth and Virginia Beach Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense (State and Federal).

Todd M. Gaynor (Associate) born Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Virginia, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., with distinction, 1998); Washington and Lee University School of Law (J.D., 2001). Phi Alpha Delta. Articles Editor, Virginia Environmental Law Journal. Member, I'Anson Hoffman American Inns of Court. Member: Norfolk, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach, Virginia and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Employee Benefits Law; Civil Rights; Discrimination Law; Business Law; Civil Litigation.

Natalie Pavon Mann (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Virginia. Education: College of William & Mary (Psychology, 1998); Regent University (J.D., 2005). Member, Moot Court Board. Member: Norfolk, Portsmouth and American Bar Associations. Jack Kent Inn of Court, 2004—. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation.

Charlotte Dauphin (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Virginia. Education: Duke University (B.A., 2004); University of Richmond (J.D., 2007). Annual Survey Editor, Journal of Law and Technology. Chief Justice, Honor Court. Member: Norfolk Portsmouth Bar Association; Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense.

LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL

Diana L. White (Director of Administration) born Haverhill, Massachusetts, June 2; Education: Old Dominion University (B.A., 1980). Member and President, 1993-1994, Association of Legal Administrators, Hampton Roads Chapter. Region 2 Education Officer, Association of Legal Administrators, 1996-1999.

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