Education
Southern Methodist University School of Law; Dallas, Texas (J.D. 1981)
Coe College; Cedar Rapids, Iowa (B.A. 1978, double major in Business and Economics)
Briefing Attorney, Texas Court of Appeal, Dallas, Texas (1981-1982)
Little Rock Central High 1974 (Student Body President) |
Community Involvement
He is current a member of the board of directors of the Goodwill Industries of Arkansas.
He is a member of the Downtown Little Rock Rotary Club (Club 99.)
He has served on the Board of the Children Museum of Arkansas.
He is a graduate of Class II of Leadership Greater Little Rock.
Greater Little Rock Chamber of Commerce – Past Federal Committee Chair and Local Committee Chair
He is a graduate of the Little Rock Police Department’s Citizen’s Police Academy.
Mr. Walker served 6 years on the Little Rock Planning Commission, (twice as its self appointed chairman.)
He served two years as the chairman for the Boy’s Scouts of America’s local “Learning for Life” outreach program to public schools.
He served one year as a citizen goal for public education committee member: Finance.
He served six years on the Culver Summer School Alumni Association Board.
He is a member of Pulaski Height United Methodist Church.
Continuing Education: Teaches various continuing education courses in the areas related to real estate transactions including Easements & Right of Ways (1993 & 1996), Best of CLE, Advising Clients on Zoning Issues (1990), Boundary Law in Arkansas (1999), Land Survey Law (1998), Undisclosed Defects in Real Estate (2002)
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Relevant Experience
Mr. Walker practiced law with Wright, Lindsey & Jennings where he worked extensively in municipal and suburban improvement district formation and financing. He assisted in the formation of Sewer Improvement District 222 for the expansion of water and sewer into southwest Little Rock. Mr. Walker adapted property owners improvement district voluntary assessment district law to enable the uniquely configured district to develop the Chenal Parkway expansion into the hills of western little Rock. The project involved nearly a year of public hearings and negotiations with property owners to achieve the required corridor access for the cities largest community developer.
Having secured his real estate broker license, Mr. Walker formed Walker Real Estate in the spring of 1989. He successfully applied improvement district financing to develop the residential neighborhoods of River Ridge Pointe and Canal Pointe. Beginning in 1990, Mr. Walker pioneered the development Riverdale Harbour, a 40 acre mixed used infill development in the Riverdale additions just west of downtown Little Rock. The project centers on a marina accessible to the Arkansas River by a private lock structure. Mr. Walker coordinated the permitting (Corp of Engineers and EPA), planning design, financing, construction and regulatory acceptance. The project successfully embodies common areas, private drives, and office/residential uses. The project has afforded substantial appreciation in value to the original purchasers.
Mr. Walker, in addition to development, managed commercial office and industrial properties. Many of the properties were reposition for sale and sold at values exceeding the client’s objectives. As broker and lawyer, he was able to facilitate documents that resulted in closed transactions. Mr. Walker has been a principal or assisted as agent in over $30,000,000 in real estate transactions.
In 1997, with three partners he formed EcoSite Corporation, a company to provide professional leasing assistance to landowners regarding cell tower site ground leases. EcoSite was successful in securing the representation of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. for the promotions of Wal-Mart and Sam’s store locations as cell site candidates. EcoSite employs computer management systems for marketing, communications and general file organization. Mr. Walker became the sole owner of EcoSite in 1999, and EcoSite continue its representation of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Mr. Walker maintains Walker Real Estate as a real estate development and investment company. He has recently completed a quality professional office building in Little Rock. The property, a speculative venture at construction, is fully leased. The investor group was formed with tax sensitive planning and coordination to afford monthly returns to the investors.
In October 2002, he joined the Catlett Law Firm, PLC. Mr. Walker has extensive experience in complex business transactions. He has been involved in the negotiation, drafting and review of leases, contacts, bonds, insurance policies, zoning and board of adjustment hearings, utility contracts and appeals.
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