C. Allen Watts

Background

Watts, C. Allen was born on October 7, 1946 in Winter Haven, Florida, United States. Son of Charles Meredith and Lois Jeanette (Thornhill) Watts.

Education

Bachelor in Religion, Stetson U., 1967; Juris Doctor magna cum laude, Stetson U., 1971.

Career

Contractors & Builders Association v. City of Dunedin, 329 So. 2d 314 (Fla 1976); Volusia County v. State, 417 So. 2d 968 (Fla 1982); City of Ormond Beach v. County of Volusia, 535 So. 2d 302 (Fla 5th D.C.A. 1988); City of New Smyrna Beach v. County of Volusia, 518 So. 2d 1379 (Fla 5th D.C.A. 1988); City of Daytona Beach Shores v. State, 483 So. 2d 405 (Fla 1985); City of New Smyrna Beach v. Fish, 384 So. 2d 1272 (Fla 1980); Association of Condominiums Inc. v. Department of Revenue, 431 So. 2d 748 (Fla 5th D.C.A. 1983); In re Apportionment Law, 414 So. 2d 1040 (Fla 1982); Bent v. Ballantyne, 368 So. 2d 351 (Fla 1979); Murphy v. City of Flagler Beach, 846 F.2d 130 6 (11th Cir. 1988); Stephens v. School Board of Sarasota County, 338 So. 2d 890 (Fla 2d D.C.A. 1976); School Board of Flagler County v. Hauser, 293 So. 2d 681 (Fla 1974); Powell v. Board of Trustees of Daytona Beach Community College, 279 So. 2d 321 (Fla 1st D.C.A. 1973); Stansberry v. City of Lake Helen, 425 So. 2d 1157 (Fla 5th D.C.A. 1982); Board of County Commissioners v. Snyder, 627 So. 2d 469 (Fla 1993).Worked at Cobb Cole & Bell (Daytona Beach, Florida) specializing in General Civil Litigation in all State and Federal Courts. Estate Planning and Estates and Trusts, Media Law, Federal Taxation, Real Estate, Corporations, Insurance, Administrative and Health Care Law. Commercial Litigation, Mediation, Private Adjudication, Government Law, Environmental Law.

Banking and Finance, Condominium Law. Admitted to the bar, 1971, Florida. 1977, North Carolina.

United States. Supreme Court. United States. District Court, Middle District of Florida. United States. Court of Appeals, Fourth, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits.

United States. Tax Court. Phi Delta Phi. Editor-in-Chief, Stetson University Law Review, 1970-1971. City Prosecutor and Assistant City Attorney, DeLand, 1972-1975.

Associate Professor of Law, Campbell University School of Law, 1976-1978. Initial City Attorney: DeBary, 1993-1994. Deltona, 1995-1996. Counsel, Volusia County School Board, 1990-1996.

Board Certified in City, County and Local Government Law, 1996. Member: Volusia County (Director, 1981-1984) and American Bar Associations. The Florida Bar (Member, Appellate Court Rules Committee, 1982-1984, 1994—).

North Carolina State Bar. For more than seventy years the firm has represented business, government and individuals in all aspects of general civil practice.

Achievements

• Bar: Florida 1971, North Carolina 1977, United States Court Apeals (5th and 11th circuits) 1981,United States Court Appeals (4th circuit) 1982, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1979.

Membership

Board advisors Stetson U. College of Arts & Sciences, Deland, since 1992. Board directors 1000 Friends of Florida, Tallahassee, since 1993. Vice chair Volusia County Business Development Corporation, Daytona Beach, 1993-1995, 98-.

Board counsel VolusiaCounty School Board, Deland, 1990-1997. Member Florida Bar (appellate rules committee 1983-1985, 94-), Deland Junior Chamber of Commerce (president 1974-1975, Outstanding Young Man award 1978), Florida Junior Chamber of Commerce (district president 1975-1976), Rotary (Daytona Beach, Florida), Lake Beresford Yacht Club.

Interests

• Avocations: gardening, traveling.

Connections

Married Joyce ElaineMcDeavitt DeLoach, December 29, 1967 (divorced October 1980). Married Margaret Jean Morris, September 28, 1982. Children: Ashley, Kristin, Kelly, Mark, Evan, Caitlin.

Father:

Charles Meredith Watts

Mother:

Lois Jeanette (Thornhill) Watts

Spouse:

Margaret Jean Morris

Spouse:

Joyce ElaineMcDeavitt DeLoach

child:

Kelly Watts

child:

Evan Watts

child:

Kristin Watts

child:

Caitlin Watts

child:

Ashley Watts

child:

Mark Watts