Transportation and Recovery
Towing, recovery, vehicle storage, incident response, and the regulatory systems that sit underneath the work.
The Walters Firm
Brian Edward Walters
Brian Walters practices law in Austin for businesses operating in difficult, regulated, high-consequence environments. His work is usually found where transportation, insurance, commercial conflict, and public policy overlap.
Most of the work is quiet: disputed invoices, damaged equipment, agency files, coverage fights, statutory language, and decisions that have to be made before the record gets away from you.
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Work
Insurance and Loss Disputes
Coverage, payment, property damage, heavy-duty recovery charges, and the practical strategy around difficult claims.
Business Conflict
Commercial litigation, contract disputes, company disputes, and the judgment calls that decide whether a fight is worth having.
Administrative Law
Licensing, enforcement, agency hearings, rule interpretation, and disputes involving regulated businesses.
Policy and Statutory Work
Legislative drafting, public testimony, trade association strategy, and careful repair of legal machinery that no longer works.
Research and Writing
Legal analysis built for courts, clients, lawmakers, and people who need the answer to survive contact with reality.
Record
Education and Recognition
Doctor of Jurisprudence with Honors, South Texas College of Law. Bachelor of Arts, University of Texas at Austin.
- AV-Preeminent Rating (2012-2025)
- Super Lawyers Rising Star (2014-2017)
- South Texas Law Review
- Order of the Lytae
- Highest Grade Awards in Evidence and Corporate Finance
- City of Austin Distinguished Service Award
Courts
Admissions
- All Texas State Courts
- United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
- United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas
- United States Tax Court
Associations
Professional Associations
Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Capital Area Trial Lawyers Association, Austin Bar Association, Southwest Tow Operators, National Open Commerce and Safer Highways Coalition, Missouri Tow Truck Association, and Towing and Recovery Association of Washington.
Writing and Presentations
A Case of Mistaken Identity: The Misclassification of Tow Hearings as Administrative Proceedings in Justice Court
Texas Tech Administrative Law Journal, Vol. 29, 83 (Spring 2019)
Licensed to Steal, Texas Private Property Towing Regulation and Consumer Remedies
South Texas Law Review, Vol. 56, No. 3 (Spring 2015)
An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence in Towing, Recovery, and Insurance Claims: Preparing for the Future
Fort Lauderdale Tow Summit (2025)
Servicemember Civil Relief Act Issues in Vehicle Storage Facility Lien Foreclosures
American Towman Tow XPO, Fort Worth (2024)
Locked and Loaded; Corporate Structuring for Texas Roadside Responders
American Towman Tow XPO, Fort Worth (2024)
Legislative Advocacy
HB 898 (2023): Enhanced penalties for Slow Down Move Over law - Section 545.157, Texas Transportation Code.
HB 3478 (2023): Opposed legislation imposing mediation requirements for all property damage / heavy-duty recoveries over $20,000.00.
HB 2879 (2021): Proposed modifications to possessory liens under Chapter 70, Texas Property Code.
HB 3941 (2021): Authorizing regulated entities to charge credit card fees.
HB 4440 (2021): Clarifying the possessory lien and foreclosure process on abandoned cargo recovered from commercial vehicle crashes.
HB 2594 (2017): Creation of a chancery court of appeals system in Texas. Testified in support of this bill.