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John Howard Watson

Education

Juris Doctor, 1973
University of Georgia School of Law Athens, GA

Bachelor of Science, 1969
Biology; Beta Beta Beta, Biological Honor Society
Georgia State University Atlanta, GA

College Preparatory Degree, 1964
Georgia Military Academy College Park, GA

Professional

  • Admitted to Georgia Bar, 1973
  • Admitted to Georgia trial courts, Court of Appeals and Supreme Court, 1973
  • Admitted to United States District Court, N. D., Ga.
  • Admitted to United States 11th Circuit Court of Appeals
  • Admitted to United States Supreme Court, 1984
  • Panel Member, National Institute of Trial Advocacy
  • AV® peer rating by Martindale-Hubbell since 1996 – present
  • Trained Mediator and Arbitrator

Sample Business Cases

Kelly v. Parker, et al, Cobb County, Georgia Superior Court, 

Case No. 00-1-04805-22, fraud and RICO, $35,000,000; 

Microvitec, Inc. V. Computone, Inc, 1992 WL 1351025, six day trial, jury verdict for $762,000; Reed v. Burns Intern. Sec. Svc, Inc..

215 Ga. App. 60, 449 S.E.2d 888 (1994); Mercedes Benz Credit 

Corp. v. Shields, 199 Ga.App. 89, 403 S.E.2d 891 (1991); Jones 

v. Burlington Industries, Inc., 196 Ga. App. 834, 397 S.E.2d 174 (1990).

Personal

John lives in East Cobb with his wife and two dogs. He enjoys family, the outdoors and competitive shooting.

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Earl Lawson

Education

Juris Doctor, 1990
University of Alabama School of Law
Bachelor of Science in Economics, 1987
University of Alabama

Professional

  • Admitted to Alabama State Bar, 1990
  • Admitted to all Alabama trial courts, Alabama Court of Civil Appeals; Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals and Supreme Court of Alabama, 1990
  • Admitted to United States District Court, N. D., AL and M.D. AL
  • Admitted to United States 11th Circuit Court of Appeals
  • AV® peer rating by Martindale-Hubbell
  • Successfully tried numerous lawsuits to a conclusion in various Circuit Courts and Federal Courts all over the State of Alabama

Personal

Earl lives in Prattville, Alabama with his wife, Christy.  He enjoys family, the outdoors, football, hunting and boating.  Earl has completed numerous marathons and half-marathons and still enjoys running and physical fitness.  Over the years, Earl has devoted a significant amount of his personal time to the Vestavia Hills Parks and Recreation Board serving as President of that Board in 2018.

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