Troy E. Walton
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Edwardsville, Illinois
Walton Telken Bragee, LLC
Practice areas: Personal Injury, Class Action & Mass Torts, Health Care; view more
Licensed in Illinois since: 2001
Education: Saint Louis University School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2017 - 2026 Call today:
618-352-1344
Walton Telken Bragee, LLC
209 E Schwarz StEdwardsville, IL 62025 Visit website
With a steadfast commitment to his clients, Troy E. Walton fights tooth and nail to give them every opportunity in providing them the compensation they deserve for injuries they sustained due to no fault of their own. From the law office of Walton Telken Bragee, LLC, in Edwardsville, Illinois, he routinely takes on cases pertaining to products liability, medical negligence, nursing home abuse, catastrophic injuries and class actions and mass torts.
Mr. Walton completed his undergraduate studies in 1997, graduating with his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Illinois. He went on to attend the St. Louis University School of Law, and during his time there, he shored up his legal acumen and talents through strengthening his foundation. He received his Juris Doctor in 2000, and in the same year, he became licensed to practice law in Missouri. Later on, he was admitted to practice law in Illinois and before the United States District Courts for the Central and Southern Districts of Illinois, and the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri.
With a penchant for devising innovative legal strategies for problems that require an out-of-the-box approach, Mr. Walton utilizes his 25-plus years of legal experience at his clients’ behest, working relentlessly to help them gain back a semblance of normalcy after enduring immense hardship. For his many contributions, he has been peer-review rated AV Preeminent* through Martindale-Hubbell, the organization’s highest rating.
Within his legal community, Mr. Walton is a member of many legal organizations of prominence, including the American Bar Association, the American Association for Justice, the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, The Missouri Bar and the Illinois State Bar Association.
*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer-review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Class Action/Mass Torts: Plaintiff, Health Care, Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - Products: PlaintiffFocus areas
Class Actions, Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Nursing Home, Toxic Torts, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
- 60% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 10% Class Action/Mass Torts: Plaintiff
- 10% Health Care
- 10% Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff
- 10% Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 2000, Missouri
Professional Webpage: https://waltontelken.com/attorneys-walton-telken-injury-atto...
Bar / Professional Activity
- Illinois, 2001
- Missouri, 2000
- U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 2002
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois, 2002
- U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri, 2001
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri, 2001
- American Bar Association
- American Association for Justice, 2001
- Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, 2001
- The Missouri Bar
- Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, Member
- Lawyers Association of St. Louis
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 2001
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Managers, 2006 – Present
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Madison County, Illinois Bar Association, 2001
- St. Clair County, Illinois Bar Association, 2001
- The Bar Association of Central & Southern Federal Districts of Illinois
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- $6.5 Million Settlement for elderly woman injured by drunk driver, 2025
- $2,225,000.00 wrongful death settlement for family of deceased barge worker (Jones Act claim), 2023
- $1 Million policy limits settlement for driver injured in collision with tractor-trailer., 2022
- Clanton v. US (collected 100% of $29.6 Million judgment following second appeal by US Government to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals), 2022
- $3.7 Million settlement (following entry of summary judgment) on behalf of air ambulance flight nurses and crew members for violation of IL minimum wage law, 2021
- Clanton v. US (US Ct. of Appeals, 7th Circuit, 18-3060) ($29.6M medical malpractice damage award judgment), 2019
- Gibson v. PE3140, LLC (22nd Judicial Circuit, St. Louis, MO.) ($1M policy limits settlement for shooting at a gas station), 2019
- Rutz v. Norcold, Inc. and Jayco, Inc., (US Dist Ct. So. Dist of IL)($7M wrongful death/personal injury product liability settlement)
Honors
- The Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2006 - Present
- Super Lawyer, 2017
- Leading Lawyers-Emerging Lawyer, 2015-2016
- Member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Leading Lawyer, 2017
- Delta Chi Fraternity
- The National Trial Lawyers - Top 100 Civil Trial Lawyers in Illinois, 2017
- AV Preeminent Rating Martindale Hubbell, 2015-17
Educational Background
- University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, B.A., Major: History, Honor: Dean’s List, 1997
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Winning Your First Civil Trial, National Business Institute, 2008
- Plaintiff’s Personal Injury: Practice Tips and Application, National Business Institute, 2007
- Building Your Civil Trial Skills, National Business Institute, 2007
- St. Louis-Warsaw Transatlantic Law Journal, Senior Editor, 1999 - 2000
- Accident Victims
- construction and industrial workers
- Consumers
- drivers and passengers
- Families
- Individuals
- Injured Workers
- medical patients
- Nursing home residents
- Property Owners
- Tenants
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2017 - 2026
