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In Memory


simon walton December 21, 1944 - November 20, 2008


Simon Walton died at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore on Thursday, November 20, 2008 after a long and courageous fight with cancer. He was 66 years old. Simon Kenneth Walton was the oldest son of four children of Kenneth and Hilda


Walton, from Coventry, England. He studied law at University College London, was admitted as a solicitor in England in 1966 and for the whole of his English legal career practiced at W.H. Thompson, the foremost English trade union law firm. There Mr. Walton made an enormous contribution to the rights of workers worldwide by developing a legal action for coalminers to compensate for lung diseases suffered underground and not diagnosed until years or decades later. He was the firm's managing partner in the 1980s. He married the former Marianne Scott in 1968 and they have two children, Rachel and Jessica. He delighted in parenthood and all-things- children. In 1994 Mr. Walton immigrated to


Maryland and married his second wife, Nicole Schultheis. They have one daughter, Cecile Marie Walton. He became a United States citizen in 2000. As a Maryland lawyer, he established the law firm of Schultheis & Walton, P.A., with his new wife, where they specialized in litigation for the disadvantaged and disabled. His skills as an advocate and his kindnesses towards those in need of representation in difficult and complex cases brought him admiration from the bench and bar. A driving force in the Maryland Trial Lawyers Association


where he tirelessly advocated for the interests of the underserved in the community, his compassion extended beyond providing access to the courts and bringing diversity to the bar. For many years, Mr. Walton chaired the Association's charity programs for purchasing and distributing free smoke detectors and free bicycle helmets to needy families and children in Maryland. His work with Access Maryland led to numerous institutions and businesses in the State being brought into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.


After the tragedies of 9-11, Mr. Walton championed


the "Trial Lawyers Care" program, encouraging Maryland lawyers to join their colleagues from around the country in representing the victims and families affected by the attacks. His was a leading role in what became the biggest pro bono representation project in American history. In Maryland, nationally, and internationally, he


spearheaded the Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, advancing the public interest and helping the poor and powerless.


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Trial Reporter


Winter 2009


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