Background
Watts, Philip O. was born on April 15, 1959 in Durant, Oklahoma, United States.
Watts, Philip O. was born on April 15, 1959 in Durant, Oklahoma, United States.
Southeastern Oklahoma State University (Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, with honors, 1984). University of Oklahoma (Juris Doctor, with distinction, 1984). Phi Delta Phi. Member, 1981-1984, Note Editor, 19831984 and Chairman, Judiciary Committee, 1983-1984, Oklahoma Law Review.
Worked at Watts & Contreras, Professional Corporation (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) specializing in Corporate Litigation, Oil and Gas Law, Bankruptcy Law, Personal Injury Law. Admitted to the bar, 1984, Oklahoma and United States. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma.
United States.
District Court, Eastern District of Oklahoma. United States. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Phi Delta Phi. Member, 1981-1984, Note Editor, 1983-1984 and Chairman, Judiciary Committee, 1983-1984, Oklahoma Law Review.
Winner, Oklahoma University First Year Appellate Advocacy Competition, 1981-1982.
Author: "Contingent Liability of the Passive Working Interest Investor under Oklahoma Operating Agreements," Oklahoma Bar Association Journal, Volume 54, Number. 40, Pg. 2797, October, 1983.
"Discharge and Post-Discharge Considerations, Seminar Faculty," Oklahoma Bar Association, May 1992. "Dischargeability and Preferential Transfers, A Primer," Consumer Finance Law Quarterly Report, Volume 47, Number.
4, Fall, 1993; "Dischargeability and Preference Issues," "Treatment of Tax Liabilities," Seminar Faculty, Consumer Bankruptcy, Oklahoma City University School of Law, October 1992.
Author: "Current Dischargeability Issues," Impact of the New Reform Acting and Other Current Developments, Conference on Consumer Finance Law, April, 1995. Lecturer, "Buying the Surface: The Risk of Getting Drilled," Oklahoma City Title Lawyers Association, March 1988. Member: Oklahoma County (Member: Law-Related Education Committee.
Community Relations Committee), Oklahoma (Member, Bankruptcy Section) and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations.
Member, 1981-1984, Note Editor, 1983-1984 and Chairman, Judiciary Committee, 1983-1984, Oklahoma Law Review. Winner, Oklahoma University First Year Appellate Advocacy Competition, 1981-1982.