James R. Watkins

Mr. Watkins is involved in the litigation of civil cases pending in both state and federal courts involving disputes within the areas of admiralty and maritime law, collisions, personal injury defense, commercial transactions, insurance coverage, and toxic torts.

Bar and Court Admissions

• Texas, 1976
• All state courts - State of Texas
• U. S. District Court Southern District of Texas
• U. S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
• U. S. Court of Appeals,5th Circuit
• U. S. Supreme Court

Education

• University of Houston (J.D., 1975)
• University of Texas/University of Houston (B.S., 1973); Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi

Memberships

• Galveston County Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• State Bar of Texas
• Texas Bar Foundation
• Maritime Law Association of the United States
• Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute
• Texas Association of Defense Counsel
• Defense Research Institute