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Mr. Watson graduated from the University of Oregon School of Law in 1984. He was a member of the Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity and was an Associate Editor of the Oregon Law Review. He belongs to the Washington and Oregon State Bar Associations and has been in practice since 1984. He is also actively involved in his community, having participated in the United Way and served on the Board of Directors of the Central Washington Service Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Mr. Watson also served as a trustee of the WDTL. He is a current member of the Construction, Insurance, Employment and Product Liability Section of WDTL.
About Mr. Watson
Appellate Advocacy
Washington Supreme Court
Goucher v. J.R. Simplot Co., 104 Wn.2d 662 (1985)
Washington Court of Appeals
Arreygue v. Lutz, 116 Wash.App. 938 (2003)
Dolsen Companies v. Noel Canning Corp., 104 Wn. App. 1001 (2001) (unpublished)
In re Farina, 94 Wn. App. 441 (1999)
Munn v. Mutual of Enumclaw Ins. Co., 73 Wn. App. 321 (1994)
Hinman v. Yakima School District No. 7, 69 Wash. App. 445 (1993)
Siekawitch v. Washington Beef Producers, Inc., 58 Wn. App. 454 (1990)
Johnson v. Brado, 56 Wash.App. 163 (1989)
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Hooks v. Kitsap Tenant Support Services, Inc., 816 F.3d 550 (2016)
U.S. v. Torres, 908 F.2d 1417 (1990)
Areas of Practice
Civil Litigation
Employment Law
Municipal Law
Civil Rights Law
Education
Oregon State University, B.S. 1979
University of Oregon, J.D. 1984
Phi Delta Phi
Oregon Law Review - Associate Editor
Admitted to Practice
State Courts
Washington
Oregon
Federal Trial Courts
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington
U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
Federal Courts of Appeal
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Court of Appeals District of Columbia
United States Supreme Court