Leila Hirayama Watson, Shareholder
Alabama Personal Injury Lawyer
Email: lwatson@cwcd.com
T:205.328.2200
F: 205.324.7896
Legal Secretary - Charlotte Heath
Email: cheath@cwcd.com
T: 205.328.2200 x. 7130
Paralegal - Vicki Lankford
Email: vlankford@cwcd.com
T: 205.328.2200 x. 7154
Representing the injured, the wronged, and their families
Practice Areas
- Construction Law
- Consumer Protection
- Highway & Building Design
- Litigation & Appeals
- Mass Torts
- Nursing Home
- Pharmaceutical Litigation
- Products Liability Law
- Toxic Torts
Bar Admission
- Alabama State Bar
Court Admissions
- The Supreme Court of Alabama
- The Supreme Court of the United States
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Alabama
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Alabama
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Alabama
- U.S. District Court of Nebraska
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin
Honors, Awards & Accomplishments
- Best Lawyers in America, 2008-2013
- Super Lawyers, 2008-2013
- Super Lawyers, Top 50 Alabama Attorneys
- Super Lawyers, Top 25 Alabama Women Attorneys
- Champion of Justice of the Alabama Association for Justice, January 2008
- Top Birmingham Women 2009, Birmingham Business Journal
- AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated Martindale-Hubbell
- Law Clerk to Associate Justice Janie L Shores, Alabama Supreme Court 1983-1984
Professional Affiliations
- Birmingham Bar Association
- Alabama Association for Justice-Member, Executive Committee
- American Association for Justice, Member-Railroad Law Section, STEP
- American Board of Trial Advocates
Education
- University of Maryland School of Law, JD
- University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, BS
Free Consultation
When you've been injured, it's easy to get the help you need—the Birmingham personal injury lawyers at Cory Watson Crowder & DeGaris are ready to fight for you. Pick up the phone and call us at (800) 852-6299 or fill out our free initial consultation form.
As a leading national injury law firm, we serve clients throughout the country as well as locally, including Birmingham and Blount, Jefferson, Shelby, Tuscaloosa, and Walker counties. It takes just minutes to fill out the brief form and the initial conversation is free.