Walter George Alton is a well-known civil trial attorney, former actor (10, Heavenly Bodies, and The Pumaman), former model, and is a published writer who wrote Malpractice, A Trial Lawyer’s Advice for Physicians with Little, Brown. He was born in New York City, spent most of his life there, but now lives on a non-working farm in upstate New York. He attended Yale College, was a member of the swim team, and was captain of the water polo team. His law degree is from Columbia University School of Law. He was also in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserves. In addition to skiing and hiking, he swims for exercise and used to box for physical fitness.