DAVID WATKISS, American Lawyer, Partner of WATKISS & SAPERSTEIN, specializing in the field of General Practice in all State and Federal Courts and Administrative Agencies. Antitrust, Aviation, Bankruptcy, Commercial Transactions. Construction Claims, Corporate. Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions, Dealership and Franchise, Eminent Domain, Employment and Labor, Environmental, Estate Planning, Financial Institutions, Government Contracts, Insurance, Natural Resources, Oil and Gas, Probate, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Public Utility Practice, Public Lands and Water Law, Real Estate, Taxation and Trade Regulation Law.
Background
Watkiss, David Keith was born on October 16, 1924 in Salt Lake City. Son of Horace and Dorothy Lillian (Levy) Watkiss.
Education
Bachelor of Science, University Utah, 1949. Bachelor of Laws, University Utah, 1949.
Career
Working as a partner of WATKISS & SAPERSTEIN. Admitted to the bar, 1950, Utah and United States. District Court, District of Utah. United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Tenth, Eleventh and District of Columbia Circuits.
United States. Supreme Court.
Achievements
Membership
Lieutenant colonel United States Army, 1943-1973. Fellow American College Trial Lawyers, International Academy Trial Lawyers (director 1974-1980, dean 1983), International Society Barristers, American Bar Foundation.
Connections
Married Dorothy Berntson, May 5, 1950. Children: David Brent, Jeffrey Dana, William Michael.