Lawrence Walters Earns Nomination for 2022 XBIZ Exec Award

LOS ANGELES — Walters Law Group has announced that Lawrence G. Walters is a nominee for the 2022 XBIZ Exec Awards, online edition, as "Community Figure of the Year."

Nominees were selected based on several success factors including leadership, business acumen, community influence and overall career achievement as submitted by members of the adult industry via XBIZ.net.

Voting for the 2022 XBIZ Exec Awards is now open. Industry members may cast their votes here.

Walters has devoted more than 30 years to defending the First Amendment rights of the adult entertainment community and advocating for sexual freedom.

“I am quite honored to be included in such a prestigious list of candidates for this year’s award. Defending the right to sexual expression is its own reward, however I am grateful for this recognition,” Walters said.

The XBIZ Exec Awards will be presented as part of the annual XBIZ Honors ceremonies, with the online industry edition hosted on Jan. 5 in conjunction with the XBIZ L.A. conference and the retail edition on Jan. 11 during the ANME/XBIZ Show.

Find Walters Law Group at FirstAmendment.com and on Twitter.

For the complete list of nominees, click here.

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