Our Attorneys - Specializing in Burn & Serious Personal Injury
Attorneys Billy Walker, Kirk Morgan, and Ricardo Lizzaribar specialize in burn and personal injury cases, including electrical burns, construction litigation, wrongful death claims, and car accident injuries. Billy Walker and Kirk Morgan have handled many high profile cases; they have extensive trial experience and the expertise, resources, and personnel that are vital to the proper handling of a case. Whether keeping thousands of details organized, communicating with the press and other attorneys, or making critical strategic decisions with the client, the attorneys of Walker & Morgan, LLC, perform professionally under every circumstance.
Billy Walker
Billy Walker is one of the most experienced trial attorneys in South Carolina. A lawyer since 1973, Billy has represented clients in over 200 jury trials. He has considerable experience in all phases of complex personal injury litigation including burn trauma and electrical injury cases, construction litigation, products liability, various types of wrongful death claims, and serious motor vehicle personal injury cases. His practice is largely limited to complex cases involving burn injuries related to burn victims. He has litigated cases in many states including South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, California and New York.
He is a sustaining member of the American Association for Justice, where he holds the Founders Club status. He is also a member of the South Carolina Association for Justice and the South Carolina Bar with previous service as an elected member of the House of Delegates. His professional life includes membership in the American Bar Association, American Judicature Society and the Civil Justice Foundation. He is also a member of two legal groups that are by invitation only, the Melvin Belli Society and the Southern Trial Lawyers Association. Billy Walker also served as President of the Lexington Economic Development Association, was former Chairman and is a current member of the Board of the Newberry College Foundation, and was elected to and serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Newberry College founded in 1856.
Billy is also a frequent lecturer on various legal issues at seminars and conventions where he is invited to present writings on important legal issues and trial tactics. He was the recipient of the Southern Trial Lawyers Association “Tommy Malone Great American Eagle Award” at their meeting in February, 2009. This award recognizes an individual who has a calling to help others and is a powerful example of the bold pursuit of excellence and justice. Such an individual is one who inspires others and is a living symbol of Integrity, Strength, Bravery, Justice Freedom, Pride, Devotion, Excellence, and Friendship and to many a Hero.
- Newberry College (B.A. 1969)
- University of South Carolina (J.D. 1973)
- Admitted to Bar, 1973, South Carolina
- 4th Circuit Court of Appeals
- United States District Court for South Carolina
- Supreme Court of the United States
Kirk Morgan
Kirk Morgan has extensive trial experience in various areas of litigation. The primary focus of Kirk Morgan's legal practice has been lawsuits involving burn trauma, defective products, complex insurance matters, and automobile accident and injury claims.
Kirk Morgan is Board certified in the field of civil litigation by the prestigious National Board of Trial Advocacy. He is the sustaining member of the Association for Justice, the Southern Trial Lawyers Association, the John Belton O'Neal Inn of Court, the Lexington Bar Association, the American Bar Association and the South Carolina Bar. Kirk is president of the South Carolina Association of Justice, a 1,300 member organization. He is a frequent guest lecturer to various legal organizations around the country. Additionally, Kirk is president of the Melvin Belli Society. He is licensed to practice law in South Carolina and Texas, and is a member of the United States District Court Bar. Meet Kirk
- University of Mississippi (B.A. 1980)
- University of South Carolina (J.D. 1983)
- Admitted to Bar, 1983, Texas
- Admitted to Bar, 1984, South Carolina
Ricardo J. Lizarribar
Ricardo J. Lizarribar has joined the firm as an attorney focusing on burn and personal injury cases, including electrical burns, construction litigation, wrongful death claims and car accident injuries.
Lizarribar graduated cum laude from Wofford College in 2000. He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 2007 and received his license to practice law in South Carolina in November 2007. While in law school he was named to the Dean's List and was recognized with a CALI Award in Discovery Practice.
Lizarribar's practice will focus on serious personal injury cases and in the areas of catastrophic, complex personal injury litigation primarily involving product liability. He will also be involved in lawsuits against insurance companies, defective product cases, burn trauma, construction litigation and automobile accident injury claims. He is fluent in Spanish.
A native of Columbia and graduate of the Hammond School, Lizarribar is a member of the Richland and Lexington County Bar Associations, the American Association for Justice, the South Carolina Association for Justice and was recently nominated and elected to become a member of the prestigious Melvin Belli Society.
Ricardo also serves our Hispanic community in all matters of burn and serious personal injury.