Background
Watkins, Joseph W. was born on November 14, 1952 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
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Joseph W. Watkins
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University of Georgia (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, 1974. Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1977).
Career
Worked at Long, Weinberg, Ansley and Wheeler, Limited Liability Partnership (Atlanta, Georgia) specializing in General Civil, Trial and Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Corporation, Insurance, Aviation, Medical Malpractice, Professional Negligence, Premises Liability, Products Liability, Personal Injury, Environmental, Toxic Torts, Health Care, Arson and Insurance Fraud, Fidelity and Surety Law. Admitted to the bar, 1977, Georgia.
Order of the Coif.
Phi Beta Kappa. Phi Kappa Phi. Phi Eta Sigma. Phi Alpha Delta. Blue Key.
Member, Order of the Barristers.
Member, Executive Board, Moot Court, 1977. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of Georgia (Chairman, Insurance Law Section, 1992-1993). Lawyers Club of Atlanta.
International Association of Defense Counsel.
Georgia Defense Lawyers Association. Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel. The solo practice of Thomas J. Long - a distinguished trial lawyer from the 1930s to the 1960s - formed the foundation for the firm of Long, Weinberg, Ansley & Wheeler.
The firm originated when Ben Weinberg joined Tom Long in practice in 1952.
Palmer Ansley joined the firm in 1965 and Sidney Wheeler joined in 1967.
Achievements
Membership
Member, Order of the Barristers. Member, Executive Board, Moot Court, 1977. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of Georgia (Chairman, Insurance Law Section, 1992-1993).
Lawyers Club of Atlanta. International Association of Defense Counsel.
Georgia Defense Lawyers Association. Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel.
