Judge Walter D. Kelley Jr.

Hausfeld, LLP 

Washington D.C.

Retired Partner 

2014 to 2024

• Rated AV by Martindale Hubbell
• Areas of Practice: Antitrust, Intellectual Property and Commercial Litigation; ADR neutral
• Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America (1995 to present--Commercial Litigation/ Antitrust Litigation/ Class Action Litigation), Super Lawyers (2010 to present--Antitrust Litigation), and Law Dragon 500 Global Plaintiff Lawyers (2024).

Jones Day 

Washington D.C.

Partner 

2008 to 2014

• Rated AV by Martindale Hubbell
• Areas of Practice: Antitrust, Intellectual Property and Commercial Litigation; ADR neutral
• Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America (Commercial Litigation)

The McCammon Group 

Washington, D.C.

ADR Neutral 

2009 to 2014

• Mediation and arbitration of business disputes
• Voted one of the Virginia “Legal Elite” for ADR.

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia Norfolk/Alexandria, VA

U.S. District Judge 

2004 to 2008

• Unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate on June 23, 2004
• Unanimously rated "Well Qualified" by the American Bar Association
• Published opinions

Regent University School of Law

Virginia Beach, VA

Adjunct Professor of Law 

2003 to 2008

• Taught antitrust and federal jurisdiction in alternating years

Troutman Sanders LLP 

Norfolk, VA

Partner in Business Litigation Group

2001 to 2004

• Rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell
• Recognized The Best Lawyers in America (Commercial Litigation/Antitrust Litigation)
• Voted one of "The Legal Elite" for civil litigation

Willcox & Savage, P.C. 

Norfolk, VA

Partner in Litigation Group 

1987 to 2001

Associate in Litigation Group 

1982 to 1986

United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit 

New York, NY

Law Clerk to the Honorable Ellsworth Van Graafeiland 

1981 to 1982

Congressman James M. Collins (R-TX) 

Washington, D.C.

Press Secretary