RICHARD MELTON WATSON

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acrdtl@r.postjobfree.com

PRINCIPAL LEGAL EXPERIENCE

Lord, Bissell & Brook, Atlanta, Georgia

Partner, January 1994-October 2003

Associate, May 1984-January 1994

International Insurance and Litigation Department.

Direct and supervisory litigation, damage analysis, investigation, and claim management on behalf of Lloyd’s syndicates and various companies in the London insurance market.

Complex commercial litigation, investigation, and case management for and against U.S. commercial policyholders, including railroads, utilities, shipyards, banks and other finance and securities groups, contract and commercial surety bond providers, commercial trucking, construction contractors and sub-contractors, architects & engineers, consumer product manufacturers, chemical manufacturers, computer manufacturers, corporate directors and officers, government officials, municipalities, pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, nursing homes, and healthcare providers.

Individual claims, class actions, and coverage disputes arising from wrongful death, bodily injuries, personal injuries, breach of contract, regulatory violations, bank fraud, shareholder suits, fair trade practices, property damage, builder’s risk, construction defects, environmental cleanup orders, medical and professional malpractice, products liability, labor and employment disputes, patent infringement, false advertising, and others.

Transactional experience involving corporate and regulatory issues, including Non-Disclosure Agreements and other employment contracts.

Underwriting and insurance counseling, including drafting of policy wordings, contracts, regulations, settlement agreements, and advice on future liability; types of coverage include General Liability, First-Party Property, Environmental, Errors & Omissions, Directors & Officers, Medical Malpractice, Specialty, and Reinsurance; form and manuscript wordings.

Negotiation with government agencies, vendors, employees, claimants and other third parties, and policyholders.

Supervision, training and mentoring of associates and staff.

Presentations to insurance underwriters and claims staff, trade organizations, and bar associations.

OTHER LEGAL EXPERIENCE

Corliss & Associates, Fayetteville, Georgia

Of Counsel, March 2006-July 2014

Complex commercial litigation.

Employment claims, including EEOC, discrimination, wrongful termination, retaliation.

Real estate, including commercial leases and foreclosure.

Georgia Center for Law in the Public Interest, Atlanta, Georgia

Senior Staff Attorney, March 2005-November 2005

Principal litigator of pollution issues on behalf of non-profit environmental groups.

Regulatory actions involving public utilities.

Argument before the U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit.

EDUCATION

Emory University School of Law, Juris Doctor, 1984, Atlanta, Georgia

Top 25% (3.0 out of 4.0 GPA); National Institute of Trial Advocacy.

Georgia State University, Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, Atlanta, Georgia

Georgia Institute of Technology, Studies in Aerospace Engineering, Atlanta, Georgia

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