Thomas Walker is a member of the firm’s Litigation & Trial Practice Group and concentrates his practice in the areas of government investigations, internal corporate investigations and white collar criminal defense.

He has worked as a federal prosecutor and as Special Counsel to North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper. As an Assistant United States Attorney in the Western District of North Carolina, Thomas prosecuted numerous cases in federal court involving bank fraud, money laundering, capital litigation and other areas of federal law. He also served as a member of Attorney General Janet Reno’s Campaign Finance Task Force. In his capacity as Special Counsel, Thomas provided legal advice to the North Carolina Attorney General concerning the development of major policy initiatives.

Mr. Walker has extensive jury trial experience in federal and state courts. While with the United States Department of Justice, he received the United States Customs Service Award and a Criminal Investigative Division Award from the Internal Revenue Service. He has served as an instructor at the National Advocacy Center and lectured on the art of closing arguments and jury selection.

Mr. Walker received his undergraduate degree from Baylor University, where he was a member of Omicron Delta Kappa, the New Guard and the Baylor Chamber of Commerce. He obtained his J.D. from Campbell University, where he served as editor-in-chief of the Campbell Law Review, received an award for excellence in advocacy and was a member of the National Trial Team. Thomas was named to The Best Lawyers in America and Business North Carolina magazine’s “Legal Elite” in criminal law.