Background
Harmon Watson, Junior, Robert was born on November 22, 1945 in Radford, Virginia, United States.
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Author: "University of Tennessee Legal Clinic Handbook of Forms," 1971. "A Civil Rights Survival Kit, Public Risk," October, 1994. Lecturer, "Civil Rights Litigation, 1983," National Institute for Municipal Law Officers, 1989.
"Civil Rights Update," Knoxville Bar Association, 1990. "Suing and Defending the Government," Tennessee Bar Association, 1993. Police Pursuit and Municipal Liability, Before County and City Attorneys.
Instructor and Staff Attorney, Legal Clinic, University of Tennessee College of Law, 1970-1971. Special Trial Counsel, City of Knoxville, 1976-1983. Deputy County Law Director, 1985-1988.
Special Trial Counsel, City of Knoxville, 1988?.
Robert Harmon Watson, Junior.
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University of Tennessee (Bachelor of Science, 1968. Juris Doctor, 1970).
Career
Worked at Watson, Hollow & Reeves (Knoxville, Tennessee) specializing in General Practice, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts and Administrative Agencies. Corporation, Insurance, Negligence, Products Liability, Medical Malpractice, Legal Malpractice, Communications, Bankruptcy, Commercial Law, Administrative Law. Equity Practice, Civil Rights Litigation, Municipal Litigation, Employment Law, Environmental Law, Public Law and Workers Compensation Law.
Admitted to the bar, 1971, Tennessee and United States.
District Court, Eastern and Middle Districts of Tennessee. 1975, United States. Supreme Court.
Phi Delta Phi (President, 1969). Author: "University of Tennessee Legal Clinic Handbook of Forms," 1971.
"A Civil Rights Survival Kit, Public Risk," October, 1994.
Lecturer, "Civil Rights Litigation, 1983," National Institute for Municipal Law Officers, 1989. "Civil Rights Update," Knoxville Bar Association, 1990. "Suing and Defending the Government," Tennessee Bar Association, 1993.
Police Pursuit and Municipal Liability, Before County and City Attorneys.
Instructor and Staff Attorney, Legal Clinic, University of Tennessee College of Law, 1970-1971. Special Trial Counsel, City of Knoxville, 1976-1983.
Deputy County Law Director, 1985-1988. Special Trial Counsel, City of Knoxville, 1988.
Member, Charter Revision Committee, City of Knoxville, 1982.
Member, Unified Government Commission, 1996. Member: Knoxville (Member, Board of Governors, 1978-1981), Tennessee (Faculty Member) and American Bar Associations. Defense Research Institute.
American Board of Trial Advocates.
(Board Certified Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy) (Certified Civil Trial Specialist, Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization). The firm was established in 1982 by attorneys whose primary emphasis was in trial and appellate practice.
The firm concentrates its practice in litigation in a variety of fields. The firm is engaged in the representation of individuals, businesses, corporations, municipalities, counties, and other governmental entities and their employees in the defense of civil lawsuits brought against them.
A significant concentration of the firm"s practice is in defense of civil rights cases throughout eastern and middle Tennessee.
The firm has represented and continues to represent a number of individuals, businesses and governmental entities in employment rights litigation, including cases alleging discrimination based upon sex, age, race, national origin, religion or physical or mental disabilities. The firm is also engaged in the defense of claims involving the First Amendment and represents several newspapers and broadcast journalists throughout the State. Other areas of litigation in which the firm is involved include products liability, legal malpractice, medical malpractice, automobile insurance law, contract law, environmental law, commercial litigation, worker"s compensation.
The firm also represents a variety of corporate and business clients.
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Author: "University of Tennessee Legal Clinic Handbook of Forms," 1971. "A Civil Rights Survival Kit, Public Risk," October, 1994. Lecturer, "Civil Rights Litigation, 1983," National Institute for Municipal Law Officers, 1989.
"Civil Rights Update," Knoxville Bar Association, 1990. "Suing and Defending the Government," Tennessee Bar Association, 1993. Police Pursuit and Municipal Liability, Before County and City Attorneys.
Instructor and Staff Attorney, Legal Clinic, University of Tennessee College of Law, 1970-1971. Special Trial Counsel, City of Knoxville, 1976-1983. Deputy County Law Director, 1985-1988.
Special Trial Counsel, City of Knoxville, 1988?.
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Member, Charter Revision Committee, City of Knoxville, 1982. Member, Unified Government Commission, 1996. Member: Knoxville (Member, Board of Governors, 1978-1981), Tennessee (Faculty Member) and American Bar Associations.
Defense Research Institute.
American Board of Trial Advocates. (Board Certified Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy) (Certified Civil Trial Specialist, Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization).
