Background
Watson, Margaret L. was born on February 9, 1962 in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
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Margaret L. Watson
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Swarthmore College (Bachelor of Arts, with distinction, 1984). Harvard University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1990).
Career
Worked at Vladeck, Waldman, Elias & Engelhard, Professional Corporation (New York, New York) specializing in Employment and Labor Law. General Litigation.
Admitted to the bar, 1991, New York and United States. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New New York
Phi Beta Kappa.
Executive Editor, Harvard Women"s Law Journal, 1989-1990. Law Clerk to Honorary Whitman Knapp, United States. District Judge, Southern District of New York, 1990-1992.
Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Chair, Committee on Corrections, 1995.
Member, Council on Criminal Justice, 1995). New York Women"s Bar Association.
Vladeck, Waldman, Elias & Engelhard, Professional Corporation, specializes in labor and employment law and general litigation. Founded 48 years ago as union-side labor firm, the Firm"s practice has grown significantly.
While it continues to represent unions and related organizations, as well as employee benefits funds in many industries, it has expanded into other areas of employment law, specializing in representing employees, individually and on a class-wide basis, in a wide range of employment issues, including discrimination, breach of contract, Employee Retirement Income Security Act, defamation, constitutional law, and in counselling employees in employment contract matters.
In addition to the labor and employment practices, the Firm represents individuals, small companies and non-profit organizations in general litigation, encompassing commercial, contract, trademark and copyright matters, trusts, estates and real estate matters, as well as civil RICO. The firm also represents claimants in commercial arbitrations and in securities industry arbitrations.
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Membership
Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Chair, Committee on Corrections, 1995. Member, Council on Criminal Justice, 1995). New York Women"s Bar Association.
