Background
Watson, Harold K. was born on January 18, 1950 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
Watson, Harold K. was born on January 18, 1950 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
Louisiana State University (Bachelor of Arts, 1971. Juris Doctor, 1974); Yale University (Master of Laws, 1977).
Worked at Liddell, Sapp, Zivley, Hill & LaBoon, Limited liability partnership (Houston, Texas) specializing in Admiralty Law, Appellate Law, Insurance Law, Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1975, Louisiana and United States. District Court, Western District of Louisiana.
1977, Texas.
1978, United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and United States. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas.
1980, United States. Supreme Court. 1981, United States.
Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. 1988, United States. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana.
1989, United States. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
1991, United States. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif.
Associate Editor, Louisiana Law Review, 1973-1974. Law Clerk to Honorary Alvin B. Rubin, United States.
District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, 1974-1976.
Author: "The 1976 Julius Meister & Co. Limitation Convention: A Comparative View," 15 Houston Law Review 249, 1978. "Applicable Law in Suits by Foreign Office Shore Oil Workers," 41 Louisiana Law Review 827, 1981. "Transnational Maritime Litigation: Selected Problems," 8 Maritime Lawyer 87, 1983.
"Modern Practice Considerations in Maritime Personal Injury Litigation: Procedural Weapons for Venue Battles," 68 Tulane Law Review 473 (1994).
Adjunct Lecturer, Loyola University in New Orleans, 1976. Private Sector Advisor, United States Delegation to International Maritime Organization, 1996.
Member: Houston, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Texas; Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute.
Maritime Law Association of the United States.
Association of Average Adjustors of the United States. International Association of Defense Counsel. Texas Association of Defense Counsel.
(Board Certified, Civil Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization).
Member: Houston, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Texas; Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute. Maritime Law Association of the United States.
Association of Average Adjustors of the United States.
International Association of Defense Counsel. Texas Association of Defense Counsel.
(Board Certified, Civil Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization).