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Leila Hirayama Watson
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E-mail: lwatson@cwcd.com
T:205.328.2200
F: 205.324.7896
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Legal Secretary - Charlotte Heath
E-mail: cheath@cwcd.com
T: 205.328.2200 x. 7130

Paralegal - Vicki Lankford
E-mail: vlankford@cwcd.com
T: 205.328.2200 x. 7154

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Education

University of Maryland School of Law, JD
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, BS

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

Professional Affiliations and memberships

Birmingham Bar Association - Member
Alabama Association for Justice-Member, Executive Committee
American Association of Justice, Member-Railroad Law Section, STEP
American Board of Trial Advocates

Court Admissions and Appointments

Member-Alabama Pattern Jury Instructions Committee - Civil
Chair - Amicus Curiae Brief Committee for Alabama Association for Justice
Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee, In re: Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Leads Product Liability Litigation, MDL 1905

Honors and Awards

Best Lawyers in America: Mass Tort Litigation, Products Liability, 2012, 2011,2010, 2009, 2008
Super Lawyers, Alabama, 2011, 2010, 2009
Champion of Justice of the Alabama Association for Justice, January 2008
Top Birmingham Women 2009, Birmingham Business Journal

Leila H. Watson Seriously Outstanding only 5% selected each year visit superlawyers.com

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