Attorney Profiles
J. Jeffrey Watson Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
| Associate | |
| phone | (717) 651-3529 |
| fax | (717) 651-9630 |
| jjwatson@mdwcg.com | |
J. Jeffrey Watson is currently a member of the firm's Workers' Compensation Practice Group, as well as a liability practitioner in the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, office. He concentrates his practice in workers' compensation, casualty, and liability.
Prior to joining Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin in 2008, Jeffrey worked as an associate attorney with the Law Offices of Wm. E. Hager, III, in New Bethlehem, Clarion County, Pennsylvania. In January 2005, Jeffrey became a founding partner of the firm Hager & Watson, LLC, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Jeffrey was a general practitioner focusing on personal injury litigation.
Jeffrey is a 1998 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications and a Certificate in Film Studies. He achieved his Juris Doctorate from Widener University School of Law in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in 2003. While attending law school, Jeffrey was a member of the Moot Court Honor Society, Sports & Entertainment Law Society, and a member of the Civil Law Clinic.
Jeffrey is currently a member of the American, Pennsylvania, Clarion County, and Allegheny County Bar Associations.
As a volunteer for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, he participated in the MDA Lock-up Fundraiser 2007.
- Year Joined Organization:
- 2008
- Education:
- Widener University School of Law, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania,
2003
J.D.
Honors: Moot Court Honor Society - University of Pittsburgh,
1998
B.A.
Major: Communications
- Representative Cases:
- Heasley v. Lumber, 2004 Pa. Super. 44, 843 A.2d 1274 (2004 Pa. Super. LEXIS 126 (Pa. Super. Ct., 2004) )
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Allegheny County Bar Association, 2004 - 2008
- American Association for Justice. 2003 - Present
- American Bar Association, 2003 - Present
- Clarion County Bar Association, 2003 - 2008
- Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2003 - Present
- Past Employment Positions:
- Hager & Watson, LLC
- Law Offices of William E. Hager, III
- Pro Bono Activities:
- Various with County Bar Associations