Shirley Kay Watkins

Shirley Kay Watkins

Judicial

About Shirley

Licenses

Licensed in California for 43 years

State: California

Acquired: 1982

Judicial

No misconduct found


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Honors

2014

Lawyer of the Year - Med Mal, Best Lawyers in America

2013

Top Women Attorneys, Southern California Super Lawyers

2012

Top 50 Women Attorneys, Southern California Super Lawyers

2012

Lawyer of the Year - Med Mal, Best Lawyers in America

2011

Top 50 Women Attorneys, Southern California Super Lawyers

2010

Top 50 Women Attorneys, Southern California Super Lawyers

2009

Top 50 Women Attorneys, Southern California Super Lawyers

2008

Top Attorneys in California, Southern California Super Lawyers

2008

Top Attorneys in California, Southern California Super Lawyers

2008

Top Attorneys in California, California Super Lawyers

2007

Top Attorneys in California, Southern California Super Lawyers

N/A

AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

Work Experience

2014 - Present

Partner, Fraser, Watson & Croutch

Associations

2013 - Present

American Board of Trial Advocates

Associate

1982 - Present

State Bar of California

Member

Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles

Lifetime Sustaining Member

Orange County Trial Lawyers Association

Affiliate Member

Japanese American Bar Association

Affiliate Member

Southern California Mediation Association

Sustaining Member

Los Angeles County Bar Association

Member

1999 - 1999

Los Angeles County Bar Association

Board of Trustees

1996 - 1997

Trial Lawyers for Public Justice

Board of Directors

1993 - 1996

Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles

Board of Governors

Education

1982

California Western School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1979

University of California San Diego

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Publications

N/A

California CEB "Interrogatories" in California Discovery Practice
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