Significant Matters

• Recently, he successfully represented a large national nonprofit in response to Federal subpoenas concerning possible misuse of the Internet by one or more employees. 
• Walter recently represented a major out-of-state law firm in successfully quashing witness subpoenas concerning the United States Government’s request that a law firm provide all records relating to a defendant, and various entities with whom he was associated, which encompassed attorney-client privileged communications.
• As a prosecutor Walter successfully convicted Thomas Innis of first degree murder; a conviction reversed by the Rhode Island Supreme Court but later affirmed by the United States Supreme Court. See  Rhode Island vs. Innis [cit].  The Innis case is often cited on the television series Law and Order and is used in law-school moot-court competitions as it relates to Miranda-rights warnings
• Walter established for the first time the doctrine of “Transferred Intent,” in the homicide case State v. Cole [cit.].
• Walter has been lead counsel as either prosecutor or defense attorney in over 50 homicide cases.
• He represented Brian Sullivan versus The Town of Lincoln Police Department, successfully obtaining a preliminary injunction against the police department.  The court enjoined the defendants from denying Sullivan access to the Municipal  Police  Training  Academy because he was deaf in one ear.  Sullivan now serves as the Chief of the Police Department of the Town of Lincoln.
• Walter has been, and is presently, involved in matters of the recovering of stolen art and the establishment of fair market value of fine art.
• In the Federal District Court of Rhode Island Walter successfully defended an individual charged with possession and possession with intent to deliver drugs with the rarely successful defense of entrapment.
• He won successful dismissal of a drug case after a hearing on a motion to suppress in the Federal District Court of Boston, Massachusetts, in the matter of U.S. vs. Joyce Prumdus.
• Walter successfully represented C.T. Martin of Atlanta, Georgia, who was charged with several felony violations of State of Georgia election laws [cit. City of Atlanta vs. C.T. Martin]. The case involved the race for Congress between now Congressman John Lewis and his challenger, Julian Bond.  Mr. Martin was found not guilty after trial.
• Walter won declaratory relief for his client, Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians, in the Federal District Court of the Central District of California.  The plaintiff was a federally recognized Indian tribe which brought suit against state officials and entities, including Governor Pete Wilson and the California State Athletic Commission.  The dispute between the parties concerned the jurisdiction of the State through the State Athletic Commission to regulate and/or license boxing events 
• Walter was appointed as lead legal counsel in a dealth penalty case involving the street gang Latin Kings.

Honors & Distinctions

• Recipient of the Rhode Island Historical Society’s 2003 John H. Chafee Award for Community Service.
• Honorary Doctorate, Roger Williams University Law School

Professional Affiliations

• Rhode Island, Ohio and District of Columbia Bar Associations.
• Minority Counsel Program, American Bar Association.
• Served on three separate Judicial Selection Commissions under both Democratic and Republican Governors. (Selection of Judges for District, Family and Supreme Courts)

Community & Civic Activity

• Actively involved in bringing professional sports back to South Africa near the end of apartheid through his involvement with professional boxing and the sports arm of the African National Conference.
• Chairman of the Rhode Island Black Heritage Society.
• Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Heritage Harbor Museum of Rhode Island.
• Board member, Caritas House, a home for troubled teenage girls.
• Board member, Bannister Nursing Home, a 112-year-old nonprofit nursing home.
• Board member, Rhode Island Lung Association.
• Board member, Rhode Island Minority Asthma Collaborative.
• Board member, Newport Art Museum.
• Board member, Latin Film Festival.
• Board member, Plan USA - which has recently been chosen as one of the top 25 organizations by American Express's Members Project, out of a group of 1200 possible projects for funding.
• Chairman, Board of Rhode Island Legal Services
• Director, Rhode Island School of Design Fine Arts Committee
• Appointed by the chief justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court to the board of the Rhode Island Foundation, the state’s largest philanthropic organization. Served as a board member for 10 years.

News

• AP&S Attorneys Play Key Role at R.I. Bar Association Annual Meeting
• Victory for Walter Stone in 9 Year Murder Case
• Walter Stone Appointed Trustee Of Roger Williams University
• Roger Williams University Law School Honors Walter Stone
• Stone Honored by Legal Assistance Group
• Stone Selected To Serve on ALA's Nationwide Assembly