Offit Kurman

Principal

Harold "Hal" Walter is a principal attorney in the Business Litigation Practice Group, and also works as an intellectual property (IP) litigation attorney. Hal’s practice focuses on complex civil litigation including a wide variety of commercial and business disputes, product liability defense, toxic tort defense, labor & employment, and estates & trusts litigation.

A skillful negotiator, Hal has also resolved cases in both practical and creative ways. Clients have compared Mr. Walter to a master chess champion who sees the end-game, then plans and executes a winning legal strategy to get there. Hal represents his clients with his whole heart and full legal acumen to get the best possible outcome.

Hal has written and lectured regarding legal/medical issues as they arise in litigation or potential litigation. He chaired a national symposium of the nation's leading attorneys that focused on trial practices that win cases. He has co-authored a manual on "Trial Preparation From Start to Finish." Hal has also written several articles for national journals on electronic discovery and selection of expert witnesses.

Before joining Offit Kurman, Hal was a partner with a large downtown Baltimore law firm. Immediately following law school, he served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Richard P. Gilbert, Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals.

Hebrew Free Loan Association of Baltimore, President and Board Member

US Against MS, Board of Directors

University of Maryland (J.D.)

Franklin & Marshall College (B.A.)