Ted Walton
Clay Frederick Adams PLLC
462 South 4th Street
Suite 101
Meidinger Tower
Louisville, KY 40202
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Phone: (502) 587-8423
http://call4justice.com/index.html
Kentucky & Indiana Personal Injury Attorney
Legal Topic
Personal Injury
Preferred New Clients
I am happy to speak with anyone suffering an injury as a result of someone else's negligence. I represent individuals injured in Louisville and all across Kentucky and Southern Indiana. I handle car accidents, truck accidents, train accidents, medical malpractice, medication errors, and other personal injury and wrongful death cases. I have a particular interest in helping individuals that have suffered a brain injury brain injury.
Sub-Topics
Accidents & Personal Injury
- Slip & Fall
- Sports Injuries
Car Accident
- Auto Accident
- Whiplash
Character Injury
- Defamation
- Invasion of Privacy
- Libel
- Slander
Dangerous Property
Financial Injuries
- False Charities
- Frauds, Scams, Hoaxes
- Pyramid Schemes
Intentional Injuries
- Assault & Battery
- Dog Bites & Animal Attacks
- Police Misconduct
- Sexual Assault
Mass Accidents
- Airplanes
- Buildings
- Mass Transit - Bus, Train, Subway
- Ships & Boats
Medical Malpractice
- Anesthesia Malpractice
- Birth Injuries and Defects
- Elder and Nursing Home Abuse
- Emergency Room Errors
- Lasik Eye Surgery
- Medication Malpractice
- Nursing Home Negligence
- Optometry Malpractice
- Prescription/Drug Malpractice
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Surgical Errors
- Wrong Diagnosis or Misdiagnosis
Motorcycle Accident
Personal Injury Mediation/Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Product Liability
- Design Defects
- Manufacturing Defects
Professional Malpractice
- Financial Malpractice
Serious/Catastrophic Injuries
- Amputation
- Birth Injury
- Burn Injury
- Head/Brain Injury
- Paralysis
Toxic Tort
- Chemicals & Cosmetics
- Dangerous Drugs & Products
- Hazardous Waste
- Medical Products & Devices
- Mesothelioma
- Pesticides
- Radiation & Electromagnetic Energy
Truck Accident
Wrongful Death
Legal Topic
Employment Law
Preferred New Clients
I am happy to speak with anyone who has been wrongfully terminated, sexually harassed, been the victim of employment discrimination, has blown the whistle on corporate wrongdoing, had his or her FMLA rights violated, or whose employer has committed wage & hour violations wage & hour violations. I handle a wide variety of employment law matters and am always happy to speak with potential new clients and help evaluate their particular employment problem.
Sub-Topics
Affirmative Action
Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)
Emotional Distress
Employee Rights
Employment Contracts
Employment Discrimination
Equal Pay Act (EPA)
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA)
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transsexual, Transgender (LGBT) Rights
Government Employees
Immigration Reform & Control Act of 1986 (IRCA)
Jones Act
Labor Law
- Labor Arbitration
- Labor Disputes
- National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)
- Picketing/Freedom of Speech
- Unfair Labor Practices
- Unions
Mediation/Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (OWBPA)
Racial Harassment
Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866
Severance Packages
Sexual Harassment
Termination
Uniformed Services Employment & Reemployment Rights Act
Wage & Hour Laws
Whistleblower
Wrongful Termination
Bar Admissions
KY
Bar Number: 87851
Other Court Admissions
• Kentucky
• Indiana
• Western District of Kentucky
• Eastern District of Kentucky
• Southern District of Indiana, Sixth Circuit
Association Memberships
Kentucky Justice Association, Louisville Bar Association, and Indiana Trial Lawyers Association.
Continuing Education
I have taught several litigation courses. I also travel the country to attend seminars put on by the best litigators and experts in my field.
Example Cases
Personal Injury:
Cases are as unique as individuals. While no two cases are alike some examples of the significant injury claims I have handled include:
• Action on behalf of two infants exposed to bacteria in powdered infant formula. One infant died and the other was severely brain damaged and will never live a normal life.
• Represented dozens of children in multiple cases who were lead poisoned due to known lead problems in and around their homes.
I have handled scores of bad faith insurance cases bad faith insurance cases, including obtaining verdicts for compensatory and punitive damages.
Employment Law:
• Racial Discrimination cases against mining companies, restaurants, and manufacturers.
• Whistleblower cases on behalf of health care workers
• FMLA cases against all types of employers
• Wage and Hour involving meal breaks and unpaid prep work.
• Sexual harassment cases in all types of industries.
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission hearings.
Education
University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law
Juris Doctor
Louisville
KY
1999
Magna Cum Laude
Number of Attorneys
7
State Licensed In
Kentucky
Firm Focus and History
I joined my current partners in forming Clay Frederick Adams in 2010.
Our firm focuses on representing individuals and small local businesses in personal injury personal injury, employment employment, and commercial litigation commercial litigation. We are a firm of veteran trial attorneys who take on cases and clients we believe in. In personal injury, Ted's principal practice areas include trucking collisions, products liability cases, medication errors, food poisoning food poisoning, toxic torts, and brain injury cases. Ted's other major practice area is employment litigation including sexual harassment, wrongful termination, whistleblower, racial discrimination, hostile work environment, FMLA, wage & hour, and unemployment hearings.
Previous Employment Summary
I have been fighting for individuals and small businesses since 1999. During law school I worked for one of the leading local personal injury firms handling asbestos and major injury cases. In 1999 I joined the public defender's office and gained immediate jury trial experience in major felony cases. Before opening my own firm in 2010 I was a senior litigator with a well-respected mid-sized firm in Louisville handling major cases including major personal injury, employment, and commercial cases commercial cases.
What is your opinion regarding clients educating themselves on legal issues?
I believe clients should carefully choose an attorney. Part of finding the right attorney for your case is learning a little about the legal area so you can ask the right questions. Clients help their cases by being involved, knowledgeable, and responsive.
Are you willing to review documents prepared by clients?
Yes, I’m willing.
Are you willing to coach clients who want to represent themselves?
I am generally not willing.
Why did you decide to be a lawyer?
As a recent college graduate I was working at a local independently owned bookstore (Hawley-Cooke) and trying to decide what to do for a career. At that time I was reading a lot and I enjoyed A Civil Action and Erin Brokovich (both later turned into movies). I signed up for the LSAT (test to get into law school) about two weeks after finishing A Civil Action.
What work experience and education helps you be a better lawyer?
I have real litigation and trial experience. Since joining my current partners I primarily represent individuals in personal injury and employment claims, but over my career I have defended major companies and small businesses in similar litigation. Having handled cases from both perspectives I am better able to evaluate cases and serve my clients' interest.
Why did you decide on your primary area of practice?
I enjoy representing real people. The gratitude I get from grateful clients fuels me for the next battle.
What do you like best about your career?
I enjoy helping worthy people who have been unjustly treated, the admiration of my peers, and winning hard fought battles.
Tell us about your law firm:
If you are working with me you will certainly be working with my assistant Linda as well. Linda has worked with me for more than half my professional career and I would be lost without her. The rest of the Clay Frederick Adams team are equally outstanding. My partners include the most distinguished courtroom advocates in employment, personal injury, and medical malpractice.
What are your strengths and style?
My strengths are persistence, depth of knowledge, and personal attention to my clients.
Personal Interests:
I am interested in work and family. As a trial lawyer and the father of two adorable young boys there isn't much time for much else.
Office Manager/Assistant
Linda
Office Hours
Monday through Friday
8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Available by appointment mornings, nights, and weekends.
Emergency After Hours
Yes
Fixed-Price Services and Fees
Most of my cases use a contingency fee.
Hourly Rates
The majority of my practice is contingency.
Free Initial Consultation?
Yes. Regardless of the type of case, the initial consultation is always free.
Typical Retainer
There is usually no retainer.
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