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Michael John Walker

Michael John Walker

 
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Idaho, Washington
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Legal Knowledge
5.0/5.0
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Legal Analysis
5.0/5.0
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Communication Skills
5.0/5.0
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Ethics and Professionalism
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Terry D. Gobel
Terry D. Gobel February 26, 2024
Rating: 10 Lawyer Rating - 10 out of 10
Mike believes in his clients' cases to the point where I have seen him take financial risks where the benefit was on the side of the client, not his. That is the hallmark of duty and only the greatest of lawyers will let their clients win first, or even at all in the end. Mike is an august credit to the legal profession; he sets the bar extremely high for the rest of us and we do well to emulate his example. View More
Q. How do you know this lawyer?
  • Current or Former Co-Worker/Colleague

Mike and I became acquainted after a senior legal contact gave him high marks on an interprofessional referral.

Q. In the cases you were involved in with this attorney, which of the following apply?
  • Same Client

Mike and I have joined together on several joint client cases with good success.

Q. When did you work with this lawyer?
It has been at least twice, but more probably up to five different times over the last 30 years of my practice in Spokane.
Q. Was this lawyer an effective advocate/counselor and why?
Yes

Mike is very knowledgeable in the law, having had a broad spectrum of experience in his field. In every case I have worked with him on he has drawn from the history and expertise of like prior cases.

Q. Please rate this lawyer on the following:

Legal Knowledge: Excellent

Based on my working with Mike over the last decades, he is the only Attorney I will have work on my Clients' L&I, disability and Social Security cases.

Legal Analysis: Excellent

Mike can cite to pertinent case law, statutes and code provisions for just about every legal issue we've dealt with together.

Communication Skills: Excellent

Mike's communications by email, letter and phone are always crisp, on point and clear.

Ethics and Professionalism: Excellent

Mike has never exaggerated, nor underestimated a situation that we have worked on together. I trust his word to be true and sound.

Q. For which practice area(s) would you recommend this lawyer?
L&I, disability and Social Security cases.
Q. Which of the following skills does this lawyer possess?
  • Appeals
  • Arbitration
  • Client Relations
  • Collaboration
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Document Review
  • Drafting
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Financial Literacy (handling client funds)
  • Legal Research
  • Legal Writing
  • Litigation
  • Mediation
  • Negotiation
  • Oral Argument
  • Problem Solving
  • Pro Bono and Community Services
  • Project Management
  • Transactions
  • Trials
  • Use of Technology
  • Other

If Mike claims to have a skill, attribute or strength, I accept that without hesitation.

Q. Please provide any additional comments about this lawyer
Over the years, many of my long-term referral attorneys end up getting some poor reviews after I send a potential client their way. I get it, lawyers are busy, dockets swell, energy dwindles, and personal needs can sometimes take priority over the public. However, in the approximately 30 years I have known Mike, he has never wavered. I have never had a client come back to me with a negative comment about him.
Q. I would recommend this lawyer to my family and friends
Yes
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