What sets me apart isn’t just my process—it’s the intention behind it. I take time to listen, understand, and guide you with purpose at every turn.
Who I Am
Jayme L. Walker is an experienced trial attorney dedicated to serving people who have been victims of wrongdoing and injustice. Whether you are facing a wrongful termination, sexual harassment or abuse, discrimination, or injury due to the negligence of another person, a government entity or corporation, Jayme is a tenacious advocate that is known for her straightforward approach to litigation so you can get through the toughest experience of your life as quickly and as compassionately as possible. You are not just your case. Jayme helps guide clients to justice by taking into account the whole person and what is best for their life, not just what is best for their lawsuit. As a long time partner and now Of Counsel at the respected Oakland law firm of Gwilliam, Ivary, Chiosso, Cavalli & Brewer, Jayme has the experience and the resources to take on any Defendant to help you get the justice you deserve.
Jayme is the 2021 past President of Alameda County Contra Costa County Trial Lawyers Association and an active member of San Francisco Trial Lawyers, Consumer Attorneys of California and California Employment Lawyers Association. She is also trained as part of the Warrior One, Mindfulness in Law Teacher Training program in teaching mindfulness-based techniques to lawyers and clients to help reduce stress, build resilience and maintain joy in their lives. She uses these techniques to help lawyers and clients in navigating the stress of litigation. Jayme was named a Super Lawyer Rising Star every year from 2014 to 2023 and a Super Lawyer for 2024 -2026. She has been named by the Legal Publication the Recorder as one of the attorneys in the Top 10 Leading Plaintiffs Bay Area Employment Law Groups and by U.S. News and World Report Best Women Lawyers as One to Watch. Ms. Walker is a frequent speaker on cutting edge trial and litigation practices as well as on mindfulness and reducing stress in the legal profession.
Education
University of San Francisco, School of Law
Publications
How to Win a Summary Judgement Motion in Your Employment Case, The Verdict, 2015
E-Discovery for Plaintiff’s Lawyers, Plaintiff Magazine, 2015
“Making Employers Accountable for Sexual Predators Who Act Outside the Workplace”, CAOC Forum Magazine, 2020
Just Breathe, Attending to Mental Health in the Time of COVID” The Verdict Magazine, 2020
Being a Lawyer Doesn’t Have to be This Stressful, Plaintiff Magazine, 2021
Speaking Engagements
Learning to Wide the Waves: “Learn to Ride the Waves: Using Mindfulness to Slay the Inner Critic, Reduce Stress and Be More Effective” 2025 Hawaii Conference, Consumer Attorneys of California
Zen Lawyering– How Mindfulness Reduces Your Stress and Your Client’s 2024 Consumer Attorneys of California Annual Convention
Alameda County Bar Association Panel 9/24/24 “Advanced Topics on Summary Judgment”
Speaker, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association Ski Conference, “Litigating High Profile Cases in the Media” (March 2023)
Speaker, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association Ski Conference, “Litigating High Profile Cases in the Media” (March 2023)
Speaker, Alameda County Bar Association, “What Every (Newer) Litigator Should Know” (co-speakers Judge Jeffrey Brand, Maria Lampasona and Carl Chamberlin) (May 2022)
Speaker, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association Ski Conference, “Using Video Mediation Briefs” (March 2021).
Speaker, Berkeley Center on Comparative Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law, Sexual Harassment in Education: A US and global comparative examination of harassment of students, staff and faculty at schools, colleges and universities: “When the harassment complainant is an employee of a school or university: Title VII or Title IX?” (January 2021)
Speaker, ACCTLA Annual Diversity Panel 2019
Moderator, Maximizing the Process and Results of Alternative Dispute Resolution, CAOC Annual Conference 2019
Speaker, Pretrial and Post-trial Motions; NELA Conference 2016
Speaker, Nuts and Bolts of a Whistleblower Case; Hawaii CAOC Conference 2016
Moderator: The Mindful Lawyer: A discussion of mindfulness practices to assist with anxiety, work life balance and substance abuse, CAOC Annual Conference 2016
Speaker, E-Discovery for Plaintiff’s Lawyers, CELA Conference 2015
Moderator: The Crossover Relationship between Worker’s Compensation and Personal Injury Cases ACCTLA
Speaker, Effectively Using Jury Consultants at Trial- Contra Costa Bar Association 2012