Mark D. Walters

Mark Walters has always been drawn to David vs. Goliath disputes. He was one of the first attorneys in Seattle, Washington, to represent an employee—a high-ranking executive for a Fortune 500 company—in a Sarbanes-Oxley “whistleblower case." The case settled in the employee’s favor at mediation after Mr. Walters presented the former employer with a draft of his Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Complaint.
Since then, Mr. Walters has represented many employees in claims against their former employer in cases involving wage and hour claims, gender discrimination, disability discrimination claims, sexual orientation discrimination, pregnancy discrimination and religious discrimination to name a few.
In 2012, the Department of Justice settled U.S. ex rel. Ryan Sims v. Lifewatch Services, Inc., a federal False Claims Act case filed by Mr. Walters and his Seattle Whistleblower Attorney colleague, Daniel D. DeLue, for $18.5 million. The U.S. government awarded the qui tam relators 18.5 percent (approximately $3.4 million) of the settlement under the False Claims Act’s qui tam provision.
In the Spring of 2011, Mr. Walters represented Washington State Supreme Court Justice Faith Ireland (ret.), who was appointed Guardian ad Litem for Michael R. Mastro in Washington’s largest bankruptcy proceeding. Mr. Walters served as an intern clerk for Justice Ireland when she was a King County Superior Court Judge.
In addition to employment and whistleblower cases, Mr. Walters represents individuals with personal injury and malpractice claims and businesses in complex commercial litigation.
Since then, Mr. Walters has represented many employees in claims against their former employer in cases involving wage and hour claims, gender discrimination, disability discrimination claims, sexual orientation discrimination, pregnancy discrimination and religious discrimination to name a few.
In 2012, the Department of Justice settled U.S. ex rel. Ryan Sims v. Lifewatch Services, Inc., a federal False Claims Act case filed by Mr. Walters and his Seattle Whistleblower Attorney colleague, Daniel D. DeLue, for $18.5 million. The U.S. government awarded the qui tam relators 18.5 percent (approximately $3.4 million) of the settlement under the False Claims Act’s qui tam provision.
In the Spring of 2011, Mr. Walters represented Washington State Supreme Court Justice Faith Ireland (ret.), who was appointed Guardian ad Litem for Michael R. Mastro in Washington’s largest bankruptcy proceeding. Mr. Walters served as an intern clerk for Justice Ireland when she was a King County Superior Court Judge.
In addition to employment and whistleblower cases, Mr. Walters represents individuals with personal injury and malpractice claims and businesses in complex commercial litigation.