1.
E. Dunn StapletonTitle: Member
Law School: Emory University, J.D., 1968
College: Emory University, A.B., 1965
Admitted: Emory University, J.D., 1968
Practice Area: Real Estate
Membership: Dougherty Circuit Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia (Real Property Law Section); American College of Mortgage Attorneys.
2.
John M. StephensonTitle: Member
Law School: University of Georgia, J.D., cum laude, 1984
College: Vanderbilt University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1981
Admitted: University of Georgia, J.D., cum laude, 1984
Practice Area: Civil Litigation; Governmental Defense; Workers Compensation; Employment Law
Membership: Dougherty Circuit Bar Association (Secretary/Treasurer, 1984-1985; President, 2010-2011); State Bar of Georgia (Board of Directors, Younger Lawyers Section, 1991-1994).
3.
C. Norman SpenceTitle: Of Counsel
Law School: University of Georgia, LL.B., 1959
College: University of Georgia, B.B.A., 1958
Admitted: University of Georgia, LL.B., 1959
Practice Area: Real Estate
Membership: American College of Mortgage Attorneys; Fellow: Lawyers Foundation of Georgia.
4.
Evans J. Plowden, Jr.Title: Member
Law School: Emory University, J.D., with distinction, 1969
College: Georgia Institute of Technology, B.S., 1964
Admitted: Emory University, J.D., with distinction, 1969
Practice Area: Business; Federal Regulatory Law
Membership: Dougherty Circuit (President, 1974-1975) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Board of Governors, 1981—; Member, Executive Committee, 1988-1992; President, 1990-1991).
5.
Gregory L. FullertonTitle: Senior Partner
Law School: University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1975
College: Yale University, B.A., Political Science, magna cum laude, 1972
Admitted: University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1975
Practice Area: Trusts and Estates; Corporate Law; Tax; Pension and Profit Sharing Plans; Partnership Law
Membership: Dougherty Circuit and American Bar Associations (Member, Sections on: Business; Taxation; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law); State Bar of Georgia (State Chairman: Fiduciary Law Section, 1991-1992 and Taxation Law Section, 1996-1997; Member, Board of Governors, 1992-2010); Board of Bar Examiners.
6.
Kelley O'Neill-BoswellTitle: Member
Law School: Mercer School of Law, J.D., 1991
College: University of Georgia, B.A., 1988
Admitted: Mercer School of Law, J.D., 1991
Practice Area: Personal Injury; Litigation; Domestic Relations; Adoptions; Workers Compensation; Divorce; Asset Distribution; Child Custody; Visitation Rights; Child Support
Membership: Dougherty County Bar Association (President, 2002-2003); State Bar of Georgia (Member, Family Law Section); Dougherty Circuit Bar Association; American Trial Lawyers Association.
7.
Joseph W. DentTitle: Member
Law School: University of Georgia, J.D., 1991
College: Georgia College, B.S., 1988
Admitted: University of Georgia, J.D., 1991
Practice Area: Common Carrier Liability; Collections; Real Estate Litigation; Condemnation; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; General Civil Litigation; Business Litigation; Personal Injury
Membership: State Bar of Georgia (Member: Board of Governors, 2010—; Executive Committee, 1998-2001; Investigative Panel, 1998-1999 and 2005—; Vice Chair, 2008-2009; Chair, 2009-2010; Review Panel, 2000-2001; Executive Council, Young Lawyers Division, 1992-2003; Secretary, 1996-1997; Treasurer, 1997-1998; President-Elect, 1998-1999; President, 1999-2000); Dougherty Circuit Bar Association; American Bar Association (Young Lawyers Division: Affiliate Assistance Team, 1999-2000; National Conference Team, 2000-2001; Affiliate Program Team, Vice Chair, 2001-2002; Affiliates Director, 2002-2003; Meetings Coordinator, 2003-2004; Member, Torts Trial and Insurance Practice Section); Lawyers Foundation of Georgia (Trustee, 1999-2000).
8.
Louis E. HatcherTitle: Member
Law School: Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., magna cum laude, 1990
College: University of Florida, B.S.B.A., Finance, 1986
Admitted: Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., magna cum laude, 1990
Practice Area: Employment Law; Business Litigation; Civil Rights; Agribusiness Litigation
Membership: Local Rules Advisory Committee for the United States Middle District; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Review Panel, State Disciplinary Board, 1999-2002); Dougherty Circuit Bar Association; The Florida Bar (Member, Professional Ethics Committee, 1996-2002).
9.
Christopher S. CohilasTitle: Senior Associate
Law School: Georgia State University, J.D., 2002
College: University of Georgia, B.A., English, 1999
Admitted: Georgia State University, J.D., 2002
Practice Area: Civil Litigation; Civil RICO; Commercial, Complex and Tort Litigation
Membership: Dougherty Circuit Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia (Member, 2009?; Standing Committee on the Unlicensed Practice of Law).
10.
J. Alvin Newton, Jr.Title: Member
Law School: University of Georgia, J.D., cum laude, 1997
College: University of Georgia, B.B.A., summa cum laude, 1990
Admitted: University of Georgia, J.D., cum laude, 1997
Practice Area: Trusts and Estates; Corporate Law; Tax Law
Membership: Dougherty Circuit Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia (Member: Sections on Taxation and Fiduciary Law).
11.
Melissa PeelerTitle: Associate
Law School: University of Georgia, J.D., 1999
College: University of Georgia, B.S.Ed., 1993
Admitted: University of Georgia, J.D., 1999
Practice Area: Civil Litigation; Healthcare Law
Membership: Dougherty Circuit Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia.
12.
Alfreda SheppardTitle: Associate
Law School: Thomas M. Cooley School of Law, J.D., 2005
College: Fort Valley State University, B.A., 1999; University of Alabama at Birmingham, M.P.A., 2001
Admitted: Thomas M. Cooley School of Law, J.D., 2005
Practice Area: Civil Litigation
Membership: Dougherty Circuit Bar Association; Tennessee and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Young Lawyers Division); Albany Area Young Lawyers Division (Treasurer, 2008-2009).
13.
F. Faison Middleton, IVTitle: Member
Law School: Georgia State University College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1995
College: Emory University, B.A., 1992
Admitted: Georgia State University College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1995
Practice Area: Products Liability; Civil Litigation; Business Litigation
Membership: Dougherty Circuit Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia; Defense Research Institute.
14.
Evans J. "Bo" Plowden, IIITitle: Member
Law School: Georgia State University, J.D., 1995
College: Georgia Institute of Technology, B.S.M.G.T., 1989
Admitted: Georgia State University, J.D., 1995
Practice Area: Commercial Real Estate; Residential Real Estate; Business Law
Membership: Dougherty Circuit Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia (Member: Real Property Law Section).
The above table lists lawyers practicing law at the law firm of Watson Spence LLP. The number of lawyers in Watson Spence LLP is 14.