Paul Walker, Esq.

Senior Litigation Counsel

Attorney Paul Walker, a former First Assistant District Attorney, returned to the DA’s Office in 2025 to serve as Senior Litigation Counsel.

A native of Scranton, Walker graduated from the former Scranton High School, attended Drexel University from 1975 to 1977 and earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Scranton in 1979. He graduated from the Dickinson School of Law in 1982.

After law school, Walker worked in private practice before serving as Lackawanna County First Assistant District Attorney. He returned to private practice from 1987 to 2025, specializing in criminal defense. He has handled thousands of criminal cases, trying approximately 200 cases to a jury verdict. He has also been the lead attorney in a dozen death penalty cases, as well as murder, drug, and sexual assault cases.