Practice Areas

  • Civil Litigation

Admissions

  • California

Kathleen Baxter-Walker

Partner

Phone: 949.386.8395
Email: kbaxter-walker@messner.com
Office: Orange County

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Kathleen, an accomplished litigation attorney, has been practicing since her admission to the California State Bar in 1995. Her impressive experience reflects her insatiable love of learning, as she has skillfully handled various cases, including trucking defense, employment discrimination, product liability, personal injury (motor vehicle and premises liability accidents), Landlord/Tenant, and HOA matters.

  • Loyola Law School, Los Angeles J.D., 1995
  • UCLA English Literature, Magna cum laude, B.A.,  1991
  • State Bar of California
Community Involvement
  • Los Angeles County Bar Association Domestic Violence Legal Services Project 2009 – 2012
Professional Experience
  • Farmers Insurance 2012 – 2022: 2017 – 2022 Supervising Attorney in the Los Angeles and then the Inland Empire Branch legal offices; 2012 – 2017 Staff attorney handling defense of personal lines, large liability, wrongful death and commercial cases.
  • Law Office of Kathleen Baxter-Walker 2009 – 2012 General practice representing small business owners, defending employment discrimination and dual employer cases
  • Weston Herzog LLP 2008 – 2009 Sr. Associate defending premises, commercial landlord tenant, motor vehicle and employment cases for self-insured corporations
  • California Casualty Insurance 2001 – 2008 Staff attorney defending insureds in motor vehicle and premises liability cases
  • Hawkins, Schnabel, Lindhal & Beck 2000 – 2001 Associate Attorney defending landlords tenant, product liability, invasion of privacy and insurance coverage cases
  • Thomas & Price (Law Offices of Michael Thomas) 1998 – 2000 Associate Attorney defending employment discrimination, motor vehicle personal injury and premises cases.
  • Law Offices of Gregory Stannard 1996 – 1998 Associate Attorney defending construction defect and personal injury trucking accident cases

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