Background

Mr. Walters started representing adult industry clients in 1989 during the obscenity crackdown on local Florida video stores renting adult VCR tapes to customers. All cases resulted in acquittals or dismissals. As a result of his pro bono representation of these clients, the community expressed outrage at the governmental censorship efforts, and the elected State Attorney was voted out of office.

He later began representing adult website operators at the dawn of the Internet age and established his reputation as a skilled First Amendment litigator. Walters defended numerous websites throughout the nation that were accused of obscenity violations. His efforts helped discourage the use of obscenity laws to target adult website operators.

Representative Obscenity Cases

• State of Florida v. Tammy Robinson: Accused of obscenity based on operation of personal website. All counts dismissed after the prosecutor and sheriff were sued for violating constitutional rights.
• State of Florida v. Chris Wilson: Accused of over 300 counts of obscenity based on user-uploaded content. All counts dismissed after appeals court orders release of Wilson in response to habeas corpus petition alleging First Amendment violations.
• U.S. v. Karen Fletcher: Accused of obscenity based on publication of text stories on personal website. Avoided jail time based on plea agreement after filing of Motions to Dismiss alleging First Amendment violations.
• Florida v. Clinton McCowen: Accused of racketeering based on obscenity violations in connection with operation commercial adult website. Resolved by plea after Walters issues subpoena to Google for adult entertainment search history in the community where the case was pending.
• Florida v. Minakashiben Patel: Store owner accused of obscenity violations for selling 10 X-rated movies. All charges dropped and case dismissed.

Other Legal Victories

• Juicy Ads: Adult traffic company dismissed from federal copyright infringement lawsuit after Walters files motion to dismiss.
• MyFreeCams: Walters recovers infringing domain name in cybersquatting claim against trademark infringer.
• Chaturbate: Famous cam site scores victory recovering Chaturbate.online after Walters files WIPO domain piracy claim against infringer.
• Shhh: Virginia adult book and novelty store permitted to open after being rejected by local zoning officials. Walters threatened a First Amendment lawsuit and the county backed down.

Representative Clients

• OnlyFans
• Fansly
• Myfreecams
• Chaturbate
• Pornhub
• PB Web Media
• Sex.com
• Livejasmin

Recognitions and Awards

• Earned the highest “AV-preeminent” rating from Lawyers.com
• Awarded 10.0 “Superb” rating by Avvo.com
• Recognized as a Super Lawyer by Superlawyers.com since 2020
• Received First Amendment Lawyer of the Year from Global Law Experts
• Past President and National Chairman of First Amendment Lawyers Association

Summary

Walters is recognized as the go-to lawyer for adult entertainment law. He has represented adult industry companies throughout the world for decades. He has also handled precedent-setting cases nationwide, including numerous cases as the United States Supreme Court. Walters has unparalleled experience in the adult entertainment field.

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