Watts, Donovan, Tilley & Carson, P.A.

Richard N. Watts

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Born U.S. Naval Hospital, Sangley Pt., Philippines.

Admitted to Bar:

• Arkansas, 1982
• Texas, 1989
• United States District Court, Arkansas, Eastern & Western Districts
• U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• United States Supreme Court

Education:

• University of Arkansas (B.S., 1975; J.D., 1982).

Member:

• Pulaski County, Arkansas, Texas and American Bar Associations
• American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
• American Board of Trial Advocates, Diplomate
• International Association of Defense Counsel
• Defense Research Institute
• International Association of Arson Investigators
• National Fire Protection Association
• William R. Overton Inn of Court, Emeritus
• [Major, USMCR 1975-1992]

Awards:

• Best Lawyers in America – Personal Injury & Products Liability Litigation
• Top Fifty Lawyers – Arkansas – Super Lawyers
• Mid-South Super Lawyers (2007 – present)

Publications:

• Punitive Damages: A State-by-State Compendium; Co-Author of the Arkansas section.  The DRI Defense Library Series, 2009.

Areas Of Practice:

• Arson & Fraud Investigation & Defense
• Asbestos
• Aviation Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Litigation
• Insurance & Bad Faith Litigation
• Personal Injury Litigation
• Products Liability
• Trucking Liability Defense