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Mr. Watson is a founding partner of the firm and a highly regarded trial attorney. He specializes in personal injury law, insurance defense, and related litigation and counseling.
He has effectively represented both small and large companies defending and prosecuting insurance claims in approximately ninety jury trials. He also represents clients in civil, commercial, and both plaintiff and defendant personal injury matters.
Mr. Watson is known as an aggressive litigator with a record of courtroom success, both at judgment and through the appeals process. His legal experience and broad perspective are unmatched by his contemporaries.
Mr. Watson is a graduate of California State University, Northridge and Pepperdine Law School (cum laude). He is licensed in California and Nevada.
Reported Decisions
Wood et. Al. v. Safeway, Inc.
121 Nev. 724, 121 P.3d 1026 (2005)
Cormier v. Manke
109 Nev. 1394, 875 P.2d 1055 (1993)
Del Piero v. Phillips
105 Nev. 48, 769 P.2d 53 (1989)
Education
- Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, California, J.D. (cum laude), 1985
- Member, Pepperdine Law Review, 1983-1984, 1984-1985
- California State University, Northridge, California, B.A., Political Science, 1977
Admissions
- State Bar of Nevada, 1985
- State Bar of California, 1986
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1988
- U.S. District for the District of Nevada, 1985
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1990
