Previously, Walklin was an assistant attorney general in at the Nebraska Attorney General's Office. A graduate of UNL and the University of Nebraska College of Law, Walklin is a member of the Nebraska Bar Association, a trustee for the Lincoln Bar Association, a member of the Lincoln Literacy Board of Directors, and a Regional Chief for Beta Theta Pi. In his free time, Walklin has written fiction, nonfiction, and book reviews for a variety of publications, including The Millions, Palooka, Midwestern Gothic, Necessary Fiction, the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Newsletter, and the Lincoln Journal-Star, among others. Walklin lives in Lincoln, Nebraska with his wife, Tiffany (also a UNL Honors Program graduate) and their Yorkshire Terrier, Mocha.