J. Jeffrey Watson is a 1998 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication and a Certificate in Film Studies.  He achieved his J.D. from Widener University School of Law in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in 2003.  While attending law school, Mr. Watson was a member of the Moot Court Honor Society, Sports & Entertainment Law Society and a member of the Civil Law Clinic.  He is currently a member of the Pennsylvania State Bar. 

Prior to joining Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin in 2008, Mr. Watson worked as an associate attorney with the Law Offices of Wm. E. Hager, III, in New Bethlehem, Clarion County, Pennsylvania.  In January 2005, Mr. Watson was a founding partner of the firm Hager & Watson, LLC, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and worked concurrently in this capacity with his associate position in Clarion County.  His former practice was in the capacity of a general practitioner focusing on personal injury litigation. 

Mr. Watson is a member of the American, Pennsylvania, Clarion County and Allegheny County Bar Associations.  Mr. Watson is currently a member of the firm's Workers' Compensation Practice Group, as well as a liability practitioner, in the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania office.