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John D. Watson

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John D. Watson

Partner
John Watson is a general litigation partner in the Firm's Birmingham office, where he handles a wide variety of complex cases in both state and federal courts. He has substantial experience handling products liability, personal injury defense, consumer class action, general commercial, and securities fraud cases. John is also interested in technology and professional responsibility matters, and has served as one of the Firm's loss prevention counsel.

John Watson is a general litigation partner in the Firm's Birmingham office, where he handles a wide variety of complex cases in both state and federal courts. He has substantial experience handling products liability, personal injury defense, consumer class action, general commercial, and securities fraud cases. John is also interested in technology and professional responsibility matters, and has served as one of the Firm's loss prevention counsel.

John's clients include several tire, juvenile products, pharmaceutical, agricultural, chemical, and heavy industrial products manufacturers. In the course of representing these clients, he has been lead counsel on various serious injury cases involving multiple deaths, brain injury and paralysis. Some of these matters are national in scope, including several matters involved in federal multi-district litigation. John is also interested in technology and professional responsibility matters, and has served as head of the Firm's technology committee and as one of the Firm's loss prevention counsel.

Distinctions

  • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America®
    • Product Liability Litigation, 2010
    • Product Liability Litigation-Defendant, 2011-2013
  • Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent Rated
  • Listed in Alabama Super Lawyers, Business Litigation, 2012-2013

Memberships and Affiliations

  • American Bar Association
  • Alabama State Bar Association
  • Birmingham Bar Association
  • Defense Research Institute
  • Alabama Defense Lawyers Association
  • Brookwood Baptist Church, Board of Deacons, 2001-2003; 2006-2008, 2012
  • Brookwood Baptist Church, Ministry Placement Committee, 2006-2008
  • Brookwood Baptist Church, Strategic Leadership Council 2003-2005; Chair, 2004
  • Eastern Health Foundation, Board of Directors, 2008
  • Brookwood Baptist Church, Finance Committee, 1996-1999, 2009-2012, Chair, 2011
  • Brookwood Baptist Church, Offering Committee Chairman, 1991-1995

You May Not Know

John is an active member and deacon in his church, where he has served as chairman of its governing Council. He enjoys reading, traveling with his family, scuba diving, and is an avid sailor. During college, John worked for The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company.