Biography: |
Walter Jones, Jr. is Vice-President and a Partner in Pugh, Jones, Johnson & Quandt, P.C.’s Litigation Practice Group. Mr. Jones has tried over 250 jury trials and has argued more than 30 civil and criminal appeals in the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, the Illinois Appellate Court, and the Illinois Supreme Court. His civil experience in both federal and state courts includes cases related to RICO, constitutionality of municipal ordinances, fraud, patent, products liability, employment and personal injury, as well as general commercial cases. Mr. Jones also has extensive experience defending white collar criminal cases in both federal and state courts. Mr. Jones served as an Assistant United States Attorney, Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division, Chief of the Criminal Division, and Special Litigation Counsel in charge of all litigation, both civil and criminal, for the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois.
Mr. Jones has been selected as a Leading Lawyer by the Leading Lawyers Network. He has also been named a Super Lawyer by Super Lawyer Magazine.
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Experience: |
• PJJQ’s trial team, led by Walter Jones, Jr., defended the City of Chicago and five individual officers and detectives in the jury trial of malicious prosecution and conspiracy claims brought by prominent former death row inmate, Anthony Porter. Plaintiff sought a $24 million verdict. Mr. Jones and his trial team won a complete defense verdict. The jury specifically found that evidence gathered by the detectives provided probable cause to charge Mr. Porter with the murders and that they did not act with malice.
• Representation of a large golf club manufacturer in a patent infringement case before the Honorable David Coar of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The plaintiff patent holder alleged that Karsten, through its subsidiary corporation, Ping, had infringed its golf club patents, both literally and via the doctrine of equivalents. Karsten countered that prior art invalidated the plaintiff’s patent, and that the plaintiff had committed fraud on the patent office by failing to disclose prior art. After a four-week jury trial, the jury not only exonerated Karsten on the charges of infringement, but also found plaintiff guilty of fraud on the patent office. Walter Jones gave both the opening statement as well as the closing argument. At the conclusion of the case, the Federal District Court Judge awarded Karsten $2,000,000 in attorneys’ fees and an additional $101,000 in costs.
• Representation of the City of Chicago in prosecuting the criminal contempt charges against the owner of The Epitome nightclub for municipal code violations which resulted in 21 deaths.
• A major drug manufacturer selected Mr. Jones as one of only 15 national trial counsel to defend numerous class action products liability claims filed against it following multi-district litigation involving more than 400 HIV and blood component claims.
• Successfully represented a national retailer in a $50 million dispute with its excess carrier over a fraud claim.
• Lead counsel for a major manufacturer of heavy-duty trucks and diesel engines in a pending class action race discrimination claim.
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Education: |
University of Illinois Law School, J.D., 1972
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, B.A., 1969
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Admissions: |
Illinois
U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including the Trial Bar
U.S. Supreme Court
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Memberships: |
American Bar Association
Chicago Bar Association
Cook County Bar Association
Illinois State Bar Association
Fellow, American Board of Criminal Lawyers
Fellow and former Chair, American College of Trial Lawyers
Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers
Former Chairman of the American Bar, Prosecution Function Committee
Former Chairman of the Seventh Circuit Litigation Review Committee
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Category: Partner
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