City Attorney

 The City Attorney's Office acts as the legal representative of the City. The City Attorney's office is responsible for representing and advising the City Commission, all City departments, and City advisory boards with regards to the laws of the State and the City, which apply to them.

The office prepares and reviews legal documents for City use, including contracts, ordinances, and resolutions. The office also assists with the development of City policies, employee and advisory board training and emergency management.  The City Attorney's Office acts as a police legal advisor and pursues forfeiture actions on behalf of the City and represents the interests of the City in legal proceedings by filing and defending lawsuits on behalf of the City.

S. Scott Walker is the Managing Partner of Folds, & Walker, LLC.  His main area of practice is civil litigation with a focus on family law, commercial litigation, and land use litigation.  In addition to his legal practice, Attorney. Walker is also a Certified Family Mediator. 

Attorney Walker has extensive experience in government law. He serves as the City Attorney for the City of Newberry (since 1983), City of High Springs (since 2012), City of Archer (since 2013) and Town of Micanopy (since 2017), Starke (since 2019), Williston (since 2021) Lake City (since 2022), and Live Oak (since 2022); and, was formerly the Town Counsel for the Town of McIntosh (1994-2006).  Attorney Walker became familiar with the needs of the City by working under the direction of the City’s prior attorney, his longtime mentor and partner, Allison E. Folds, Esq.   In addition, Attorney Walker also has experience in personal injury and medical malpractice cases, including actions arising under the Federal Torts Claim Act.

Attorney Walker is active in the local legal community, where he has served on the Board of Directors for the Eighth Judicial Circuit Bar Association. From 1993-1996, he served as the Representative of the Eighth Judicial Circuit on the Young Lawyers Division Board of Governors.  Mr. Walker enjoys being a frequent panelist for the annual Eighth Judicial Circuit Professionalism Seminar for Family Law and Government Law.

Bar Admissions

Mr. Walker is admitted to practice in Florida (1984), U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida (1987), and the U.S. Supreme Court (2003).

Education

Mr. Walker attended Daytona Beach Community College on a Basketball Scholarship and graduated with High Honors in 1978. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the University of Florida, with Honors, in 1980.  He remained at the University of Florida and obtained his law degree in 1983.

Affiliations

Eighth Judicial Circuit Bar Association
American Association for Justice (formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America)
Florida Justice Association (formerly Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers)
Gainesville Masonic Lodge 41
American Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
American College of Barristers
Quarterback Club
Florida Municipal Attorneys Association