Walton Hickman
Attorney
Walton Hickman, an attorney with a diverse background, has been practicing law since 2006. He specializes in personal injury cases, with a track record of settling numerous cases, some exceeding a million dollars. He has extensive experience as a former assistant district attorney, is certified in Alternative Dispute Resolutions, and is actively involved in legal associations and the community.

Featured Settlements / Awards

$9,000,000
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Wrongful Death – Mobile County, Alabama

$6,750,000
Semi Truck Wrongful Death/Injury Case – Mobile County, Alabama

$6,500,000
Semi Truck Personal Injury Case – Shreveport, Louisiana

$5,750,000
Maritime/Admiralty -Wrongful Death Case – Mobile County, Alabama

$5,060,000
Industrial Accident Wrongful Death Case- Mobile County, Alabama

$5,000,000
Industrial Accident/Explosion Burn Injury Case- Baldwin County, Alabama

$4,750,000
Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death Case, involving a failure to properly treat an allergic reaction – Mobile County, Alabama

$4,750,000
Semi Truck Accident Wrongful Death Case – Butler County, Alabama

$4,700,000
Tornado Property Damage/Loss of Business Insurance Claim – Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

$4,500,000
Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Case -Mobile County, Alabama

$3,500,000
Wrongful Death Of Child At Private Group Home – Dallas County, Alabama

$3,000,000
Defective Smoke Detector Wrongful Death Case – Mobile County, Alabama

$2,750,000
Slip And Fall Wrongful Death Case – Baldwin County, Alabama

$2,700,000
Tornado Property Damage/Loss Of Business Insurance Claim – Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

$2,400,000
Defective Product/Wrongful Death Case – Escambia County, Alabama

$2,350,000
Defective Automobile/Tire Wrongful Death Case – Lowndes County, Alabama

$2,100,000
Hurricane Property Damage/Loss of Business Insurance Claim -Baldwin County, Alabama

$2,100,000
Tornado Property Damage/Loss Of Business Insurance Claim- Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

$2,000,000
Product Liability Case- Escambia County, Alabama

$2,000,000
Semi Truck Wrongful Death Case – Lawrence County, Alabama

$1,850,000
Medical Malpractice Case – Baldwin County, Alabama

$1,750,000
Farm Equipment Accident – Products Liability – Mobile County, Alabama

$1,500,000
Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Case – Mobile County, Alabama

$1,200,000
Industrial Accident- Mobile County, Alabama

$1,100,000
Industrial Accident- Mobile County, Alabama

$1,019,000
Commercial Truck Accident

$1,000,000
Motor Vehicle Accident – Mobile County, Alabama

$1,000,000
Motor Vehicle Accident – Mobile County, Alabama

$1,000,000
Semi-Truck Accident – Columbia County, Florida

$1,000,000
Drunk Driver Accident

$1,000,000
Tornado Property Damage/Loss of Business Insurance Claim – Mobile County, Alabama

$1,000,000
Motor Vehicle Accident – Monroe County, Alabama

$900,000
Industrial Accident Personal Injury Case – Mobile County, Alabama

$825,000
Semi Truck Accident Injury Case – Covington County, Alabama

$805,000
Semi Truck Accident- Mobile County, Alabama

$800,000
Motor Vehicle Accident – Conecuh County, Alabama

$800,000
Semi Truck Wrongful Death Case – Russell County, Alabama

$795,000
Hurricane Property Damage/Loss Of Business Insurance Claim – Baldwin County, Alabama

$780,000
Defective High Pressure Hose/Personal Injury – Mobile County, Alabama

$750,000
Medical Malpractice Case- Mobile County, Alabama

$625,000
Offshore Maritime Injury Case – New Orleans, Louisiana

$625,000
Premises Liability – Wrongful Death Case – Mobile County, Alabama

$600,000
Semi Truck Accident Personal Injury Case – Mobile County, Alabama

$600,000
Semi Truck Accident Personal Injury Case- Escambia County, Alabama

$600,000
Motor Vehicle Accident- Mobile County, Alabama

$550,000
Insurance Fraud – Mobile County, Alabama

$520,000
Tornado Property Damage/Homeowner Insurance Claim – Mobile County, Alabama

$500,000
Premises Liability – Escambia County, Alabama

$500,000
Premises Liability – Personal Injury Case – Baldwin County, Alabama

$475,000
Property Damage Claim – Mobile County, Alabama

$450,000
DUI Motor vehicle Accident – Baldwin County, Alabama

$432,000
DUI Accident

$400,000
Uninsured Motorist Case – Mobile County, Alabama

$400,000
Slip and Fall Case

$350,000
Motor Vehicle Accident – Mobile County, Alabama

$350,000
Nursing Home Negligence Case- Houston County, Alabama

$350,000
Motorcycle Accident – Mobile County, Alabama

$350,000
Motorcycle Accident Personal Injury Case – Mobile County, Alabama

$300,000
Motor Boat/Water Tubing Accident – Baldwin County, Alabama

$300,000
Wrongful Death Of A Child At A Day Care Center – Mobile County, Alabama

$300,000
Motor Vehicle Accident – Washington County, Alabama

$300,000
Homeowner’s Swimming Pool Liability/Wrongful Death Of A Child – Mobile County, Alabama

$300,000
Fire Property Damage/ Homeowner Insurance Claim, Mobile County, Alabama

$300,000
Semi Truck Accident

$290,000
DUI Car Accident – Mobile County, Alabama

$275,000
Slip and Fall Case

$275,000
Slip and Fall Case – Baldwin County, Alabama

$275,000
Products Liability – Mobile County, Alabama

$250,000
Defective Prescription Drug Case- Mobile County, Alabama

$240,000
Defective Prescription Drug- Mobile County, Alabama

$240,000
Semi Truck Accident – Baldwin County, Alabama

$240,000
Defective Prescription Drug Case – Mobile County, Alabama

$220,000
Motor Vehicle Accident – Lowndes County, Alabama

$200,000
Uninsured Motorist Case- Mobile County, Alabama

$200,000
Insurance Burial Policy Fraud- Mobile County, Alabama

$200,000
Uninsured Motorist Case – Mobile County, Alabama

$195,000
18-Wheeler Accident

$160,000
Worker’s Compensation Case – Mobile County, Alabama

$150,000
Car Accident Personal Injury Case – Washington County, Alabama

$150,000
Motor Vehicle Accident/Uninsured Motorist Case – Mobile County, Alabama

$150,000
Offshore Maritime Injury Case – Mobile County, Alabama

$150,000
Motor Vehicle Accident – Baldwin County, Alabama.

$140,000
Motor Vehicle Accident – Mobile County, Alabama

$135,000
Maritime Injury Case – Mobile County, Alabama

$127,500
DUI Motor Vehicle Accident- Lowndes County, Alabama

$125,000
Motorcycle Accident – Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

$115,000
Motor Vehicle Accident – Forrest County, Mississippi

$110,000
Premises Liability – Baldwin County, Alabama

$100,000
Slip and Fall – Six figure (Over $100,000) – Alabama

$100,000
Motor Vehicle/Pedestrian Accident – Baldwin County, Alabama

$100,000
Dog Bite Attack – Mobile County, Alabama

$100,000
Motor Vehicle Accident – Jackson County, Mississippi

$100,000
Motor Vehicle Accident/DUI – Mobile County, Alabama

$100,000
Motor Vehicle Accident Involving Company Truck – Mobile County, Alabama

$92,500
Motor Vehicle Accident – Mobile County, Alabama

$50,000
Premise Liability – Orange Beach, Alabama

$50,000
Car Accident – Baldwin County, Alabama

$50,000
Slip and Fall case – Mobile County, Alabama
Overview
Walton grew up in Greenville, Alabama, where he attended Butler County Public Schools from kindergarten until his graduation from Greenville High School in 1997. Following high school, he attended The University of Alabama where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and Information Sciences. Walton then attended Jones School of Law where he earned a Juris Doctorate in 2006.
Walton joined Long & Long Injury Attorneys in February of 2019. Walton’s practice areas include 18-wheeler, motorcycle and automobile wrecks, industrial accidents, product defects, catastrophic injury, wrongful death and fraud. Prior to joining Long & Long, Walton worked for The Citrin Law Firm and Hartley & Hickman, where he also represented injured people and other clients injured by the wrongdoing of others. Over the course of his career, Walton has represented both corporate and individual clients with a variety of legal issues; including, but not limited to: estate planning, real estate matters, landlord tenant problems, probate matters, domestic relations, personal injury cases and the defense thereof. Walton is experienced in both transactional and trial work, and is certified in Alternative Dispute Resolutions. Having been certified in Alternative Dispute Resolutions, has enabled Walton to be retained as a mediator in several cases, each of which he was able to successfully assist the parties settle their disputes during mediation. Walton also worked as an assistant district attorney for the Second Judicial Circuit for seven years, in addition to, and while also working in private practice. While working as a prosecutor for the district attorney he acquired a wealth of trial experience, having spent countless hours in court trying both district and circuit court cases. Additionally, Walton was the assistant city attorney for the cities of Evergreen, Greenville, Georgiana, and the Town of McKenzie from 2006 through 2016.
Throughout his career Walton has settled hundreds of personal injury cases, with several settlements being in excess of a million dollars.
Walton is married to Sarah Whitfield Hickman, and they have three children, Addie Hickman, 12, Ward Hickman, 11, and Anne Miller Hickman, 8, and currently reside in Orange Beach, Alabama. In his spare time Walton enjoys hunting, fishing, basketball, and golf.
Professional & Community Involvement
- SAFE Harbor Child Advocacy Center
- Greenville Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
- Board of Directors of the Greenville Kiwanis Club
- Board of Directors for the Greenville Area Jaycees
- Board of Directors for the Greenville High School Athletic Club
- Butler County Farmer’s Market
- Youth Football, Basketball, and Baseball Coach
Credentials
Education
- Greenville High School, H.S. 1997
- The University of Alabama, B.A.
- Jones School of Law, J.D. 2006
Admissions
- The United States District Court for the Northern, Southern, and Middle Districts of Alabama
- The Alabama State Bar
Professional Associations
- The Baldwin County Bar Association
- The Mobile County Bar Association
- The Butler County Bar Association
- The American Association for Justice
- The Alabama Association for Justice
Walton served on the Executive Council for the Alabama State Bar Young Lawyers Section for several years and was a delegate at the 2014 American Bar Association Young Lawyers Assembly in Chicago.