About Jon C.
Jon C. Walker entered law school after completing undergraduate studies at the University of British Columbia, earning a B.A. in 2001. He took his law degree from the University of Illinois College of Law the same year and moved into Illinois practice soon after. The two degrees set a clear path to courtroom work and claims advocacy.
His early years in practice were spent at Power & Cronin, Ltd., where he worked as an associate beginning in 2005. That experience introduced him to litigation and client advocacy in state forums. By 2007 he had joined Katz, Friedman, Eagle, Eisenstein, Johnson & Bareck, P.C. as a partner. The partnership years broadened his courtroom experience and deepened his involvement in tort and compensation matters.
Walker later joined Woodruff Johnson & Evans Injury Law Offices. Records list him there as a lawyer in 2016 and indicate multiple office listings for the firm. At Woodruff Johnson & Evans he has handled cases on behalf of injured workers and individuals seeking disability benefits, drawing on his prior trial and claims work.
He is admitted to practice in Illinois and has been active in legal organizations that align with his practice areas. He has belonged to the Illinois State Bar Association since 2004 and to the Chicago Bar Association since 2004, participating on several committees, including the Workers' Compensation Committee, the Tort Litigation Committee and the Social Security Law Committee. He served on the Judicial Evaluation Committee of the Chicago Bar Association from 2011 to 2012.
Walker has been a member of the Workers Compensation Lawyers Association since 2007 and served on the board of the Young Lawyers Section of that association from 2010 to 2013. He joined the National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives in 2010 and has been part of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association since 2012. There is also a record of service on the Illinois State Bar Association's Workers' Compensation Law Section Council in 2011.
Clients and colleagues describe a practitioner who prefers factual preparation and steady courtroom work to spectacle. He pursues claims in workers' compensation forums, represents claimants before the Social Security Administration, and handles related personal injury matters. He practices at Woodruff Johnson & Evans Injury Law Offices, representing clients in workers' compensation, Social Security disability and personal injury matters.
