Charles S. Watson
888-331-1037
I can't re-write what happened to you -
but I can fight to make it right!
I believe in bulldog aggressiveness when it's right, but compromise when it is necessary. Every person's problems are different and need a different and personalized solution.
My practice concentrates in:
I represent a variety of clients, including all kinds and types of employees. I also help small businesses who want to be good employers. I can represent you before the federal and state courts, administrative agencies, and mediation and arbitration.
I believe in hard work and have created a firm dedicated to achieving the best possible results for its clients. We believe common sense and practical judgment are key to meeting your legal needs.
Let Watson Law make it right for you!
Areas of Practice
- Contracts
- Sexual Harassment
- Employment Law -- Employee
- Family Law
- Adoption
- Child Support
- Custody & Visitation
- Divorce
Litigation Percentage
- 75% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1983
- U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1984
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1987
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois, 1987
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar, 1987
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1987
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1987
Education
- Drake University Law School, Des Moines, Iowa
- J.D. - 1983
- Honors: With Honors
- Law Review: Drake Law Review, Member, 1982 - 1983
- University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois
- B.S. - 1980
- Major: Economics
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Sangamon County Bar Association, Member
- Illinois Bar Association, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
- National Employment Lawyers Association, Member
- Industrial Relations Research Association, Member
- State University Civil Service Commission, Hearing Officer, 1992 - Present
Past Employment Positions
- Feldman & Wasser, Attorney, 1991 - 1995
- Illinois Attorney General's Office, Assistant Attorney General, 1986 - 1991
- Deputy Chief, General Law Division, Illinois Attorney General's Office, 1988 - 1991
- Administrator, Court of Claims, Illinois Attorney General's Office, 1990 - 1991
- McConnell, Kennedy, Quinn & Johnston, Ltd., Attorney, 1983 - 1986
