Background
Watson, James R. was born in 1947 in Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States.
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James R. Watson
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West Virginia University (Bachelor of Science, 1968. Juris Doctor, 1971).
Career
Worked at Steptoe & Johnson (Charleston, West Virginia) specializing in General Practice. Antitrust, Aviation, Banking, Bankruptcy, Public Finance and Municipal Bonds, Energy and Natural Resources (Coal, Oil, Gas, Timber, and Water), Legislative Services, Securities, Venture Capital, Product Liability, Employee Benefits, Education, Occupational and Mine Health, Safety and Diseases, Workers" Compensation, Public Agencies, West Virginia Administrative Agencies, Personal Injury, Public Utilities, Toxic Torts, Civil Rights, Land Use, Planning and Development, Intellectual Property, Patent, White Collar Criminal Defense, Suretyship, Construction, Corporate, Eminent Domain, Employment and Labor, Environmental, Estate Planning and Administration, Government Contracts, Health Care, Insurance, Mining, Mortgage, Municipal, Professional Negligence, Real Estate, Taxation, Maritime Financing. Admitted to the bar, 1971, West Virginia.
1973, Virginia.
Managing Editor, West Virginia Law Review, 1970-1971.
Winner, College of Law Moot Court Competition, 1970. Captain, Moot Court Board, 1971.
Company-Author: West.V. Law for Design Professional, Lomon Education Ser. 1994. Principal Author: Major Land Use Laws in West Virginia, National Business Institute, 1993.
West Virginia Construction Law: What Do You Do When? Company-Author: Architect & Engineer Liability in West Virginia, Cambridge Institute, 1987.
Adjunct Instructor of Construction Law, Institute of Technology, 1986. Guest Lecturer, Construction Law, VPI, 1988-1997. Contributor: Design-Build Survey of State Laws: West Virginia
Commentary American Bar Association, 1996.
Reporter: Payment Bond Defense Manual, "Payment Bond Statutes and Commentary-West.V.," American Bar Association, 1991. Member: Virginia State Bar (Member, Construction Law and Public Contract Section).
West Virginia State Bar (Member, Real Estate Section). American Bar Association (Member: Committee on the Construction Industry.
State Chair, American Bar Association Fidelity and Surety Law Committee.
Property Insurance Section) Defense Research Institute (Member, Construction Law Committee). Military: Judge Advocate General"s Corps, United States. Army, 1971-1974
The law firm of Steptoe & Johnson was established in Clarksburg, West Virginia in 1913, and soon became prominent in the fields of banking, insurance, litigation, mineral and public utility law.
The firm subsequently opened offices in Charleston, West Virginia and Washington, District of Columbia After experiencing significant additional growth on a national basis, in 1980 the firm divided into two separate law firms -- in West Virginia and Washington, District of Columbia -- each continuing its practice under the name Steptoe & Johnson.
In 1988 the firm established an office in Morgantown and in 1990 merged with Avey & Steptoe, a well-established firm with offices in Martinsburg and Charles Town. In 1994, the firm opened an office in Wheeling, West Virginia, and in 1995 became affiliated with Ruley & Everett, a well-established firm in Parkersburg, West Virginia.
Achievements
Membership
Member: Virginia State Bar (Member, Construction Law and Public Contract Section). West Virginia State Bar (Member, Real Estate Section). American Bar Association (Member: Committee on the Construction Industry.
State Chair, American Bar Association Fidelity and Surety Law Committee.
Property Insurance Section) Defense Research Institute (Member, Construction Law Committee). Military: Judge Advocate General"s Corps, United States.
Army, 1971-1974.
