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Chad Walker

Partner

Dallas

+1 214-453-6465

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Chad is an accomplished trial lawyer who has substantial experience successfully handling patent cases and complex commercial litigation disputes including qui tam/whistleblower cases in jurisdictions throughout Texas and the United States.

Chad has participated in numerous trials, including serving as lead trial counsel in six trials. Chad also provides mediation services, having completed a mediation program at the Straus Institute at the Pepperdine School of Law. Chad has been selected by Super Lawyers as a “Rising Star” numerous times.

Prior to joining Winston, Chad served as a principal in the Dallas office of Fish & Richardson, where he was previously a summer associate with the firm (2003 and 2004). His previous legal experience includes a position as a law clerk for the Honorable Philip R. Martinez, United States District Court for the Western District of Texas (2005–2006); legal intern for The Honorable Chief Justice Thomas R. Phillips of the Texas Supreme Court (2003); and a legal intern for Russell D. Hunt, Sr., a criminal defense attorney in Waco, Texas (2001). He has technical experience as a co-op engineer in the Software Engineering Group for Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control (2001), and a co-op engineer in the Systems Engineering Group (2000).

Key Matters

Some of the experience represented below may have been handled at a previous firm.

  • Successfully represented dozens of defendants against patent litigation claims, with a focus on Eastern District of Texas cases.
  • Counsel for a defendant healthcare provider in a declined False Claims Act case in the Eastern District of Texas. Successfully settled prior to trial.
  • United States Ex. Rel. Magee v. Texas Heart Hospital of the Southwest LLP – Counsel for Relators in kickback case. Successfully settled prior to trial.
  • United States Ex. Rel Lutz v. LabCorp – Counsel for Relators in kickback case. Successfully settled prior to trial.
  • State of Texas Ex Rel. Allen Jones v. Johnson & Johnson (Texas State Court) – Counsel for Relator in Texas Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act case. Settled during trial for the largest Medicaid fraud settlement in Texas history.

Chad was recognized in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® in the area of Intellectual Property Litigation.

Member, State Bar of Texas, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section 

Capabilities

Commercial Litigation & Disputes
Government Program Fraud, False Claims Act & Qui Tam Litigation
Litigation/Trials
Patent Litigation
Public Companies

Key Matters

Some of the experience represented below may have been handled at a previous firm.

  • Successfully represented dozens of defendants against patent litigation claims, with a focus on Eastern District of Texas cases.
  • Counsel for a defendant healthcare provider in a declined False Claims Act case in the Eastern District of Texas. Successfully settled prior to trial.
  • United States Ex. Rel. Magee v. Texas Heart Hospital of the Southwest LLP – Counsel for Relators in kickback case. Successfully settled prior to trial.
  • United States Ex. Rel Lutz v. LabCorp – Counsel for Relators in kickback case. Successfully settled prior to trial.
  • State of Texas Ex Rel. Allen Jones v. Johnson & Johnson (Texas State Court) – Counsel for Relator in Texas Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act case. Settled during trial for the largest Medicaid fraud settlement in Texas history.

Credentials

Education

Chad received his J.D., with high honors, from The University of Texas at Austin School of Law in 2005, where he was an associate editor for the Texas Law Review, a national merit scholar, a finalist for the Best Brief Award at the Susman Godfrey Moot Court Competition, and he received the dean’s achievement award in criminal law. He received his B.A., summa cum laude, from Baylor University in 2002 with a concentration in computer science.

    Admissions
    • Texas
    Clerkships
    • USDC - Western District of TX for the Honorable Philip R. Martinez
    • USDC - Western District of TX for the Honorable Philip R. Martinez

    Related Insights & News

    Speaking Engagements
    • “Navigating the Intersection of the False Claims Act and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure,” mylawCLE, Speaker, Feb. 9, 2024
    • “Federal Bar Association FCA 101,” Federal Bar Association Qui Tam Section, Speaker, Fall 2021

    • “Non-Patent Track – Qui Tam/False Claims Act: He Who Sues for the King…as Well as For Himself – The Modern-Day Privateers,” Eastern District of Texas Bench Bar, Panelist, Sept. 24, 2019

    Publications
    • “Commercial Damages: Strategies for Damages and Attorney Fees,” State Bar of Texas, Co-author, Feb. 18–20, 2010

    Sponsorship
    Winston & Strawn Sponsors 2024 Eastern District of Texas Bench Bar Conference

    October 23, 2024

    Recognitions

    Winston Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025

    August 15, 2024

    In the Media
    “Legal Shock and Awe in Dallas”: Winston Partners Profiled in Dallas Business Journal

    June 23, 2017

    Press Release
    Winston & Strawn’s New Dallas Office, Still Growing, Adds Partners

    April 19, 2017

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    Capabilities

    Commercial Litigation & Disputes
    Government Program Fraud, False Claims Act & Qui Tam Litigation
    Litigation/Trials
    Patent Litigation
    Public Companies
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