Bishop M. Walton
Associate
Overview
Bishop M. Walton is a litigation and dispute resolution attorney in Holland & Knight's Washington, D.C., office. Mr. Walton focuses his practice on white collar defense, congressional investigations and high-stakes communication.
Prior to joining Holland & Knight as an attorney, Mr. Walton was a summer associate in the firm's Washington, D.C., and Tysons offices.
While in law school, Mr. Walton served on the advance staff for the Office of Barack and Michelle Obama, where he gained experience in vetting processes, communicating confidentially and managing risks at a high level. He also served as the lead teaching assistant in an undergraduate course titled "Fundamentals of the U.S. Legal System," a course he assisted in structuring and developing with Dean Donald M. Scotten.
He also completed internships in the Office of U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), as well as the Office of U.S. House of Representatives Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.).
Credentials
- University of Southern California Gould School of Law, J.D.
- The George Washington University, B.A., Political Science, magna cum laude
- District of Columbia
- Black Law Students Association (BLSA), University of Southern California Gould School of Law, Executive Board, 2023-2024
- Gould Honor Scholar, University of Southern California Gould School of Law, 2022-2025
- Edward and Eleanor Shattuck Award, University of Southern California Gould School of Law, 2025
- Public Interest Scholar, University of Southern California Gould School of Law, 2022-2025
- Gibson Dunn Diversity Scholar, 2022
- Legal Council on Leadership Diversity Scholar (LCLD), University of Southern California Gould School of Law, 2023
- Joshua Eastman Prize in Political Science, The George Washington University, 2022
- Undergraduate Public Policy and Leadership Scholar, Harvard Kennedy School of Government, 2020
- Presidential Academic Scholarship, The George Washington University, 2018