Matthew D. Walker

Partner at Drew Eckl & Farnham

Matt Walker practices Workers' Compensation law and serves national and regional clients who have a Georgia presence. He has worked with both public and private companies and gained valuable experience litigating cases for clients in the automotive industry, health care, telecommunications, food & beverage, manufacturing, and trucking & transportation arenas.

Matt has taken and defended hundreds of depositions including those of expert witnesses such as physicians and vocational experts. He has developed proficiency in managing complex and high exposure workers' compensation claims involving technical and sometimes obscure medical issues.

In 2012, Matt, along with two colleagues from the firm, drafted an Amicus Brief to the Supreme Court of Georgia on behalf of the Georgia Self-Insurer's Association, Georgia Manufacturer's Association and the Georgia Poultry Federation in the case of McRae v. Arby's. In addition, he is a contributing editor to the Georgia Self Insurers Association, Workers' Compensation Desk Manual, Eighth Edition.

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  • Partner

    Current role

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