Ronald H. Watson
EDUCATION:
Pasco High School, Dade City Florida
1963 University of South Florida, BA business administration, major in accounting
1967 - Gold Key Honor Society University of Florida, College of Law, JD,
December 1969 - Law Review
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
December 1969 - April 1970: Law Clerk, Judge Waldon, 4th District Court of Appeals, Vero Beach April
1970 - September 1970: Active duty, United States Army of Reserve.
September 1970 - November 30, 1970: Law Clerk, Barnes, Sumner & Tyner Law Firm, Dade City, Florida
December 1, 1970 - March 31, 1974: Assistant US Attorney, Tampa, Florida; (95% of my time was devoted to prosecuting criminal cases)
April 1, 1974 – October 31, 2009: Partner/Shareholder at Merritt & Watson, P.A., Eustis, Florida
November 1, 2009 to Present: sole practitioner, Eustis, Florida - Practice Areas: Personal injury and wrongful death, worker's compensation, Social Security Disability, Domestic Relations, and Criminal law.
Approximately 1975 - 1977, Part-time assistant public defender, Lake County, Florida
BAR ADMISSIONS: Admitted to Florida Bar, June 1, 1970 Admitted to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, New Orleans
December 22, 1970 (Now Eleventh Circuit Atlanta, GA)
Admitted to Federal Court, Middle District of Florida January 22, 1971
FLORIDA BAR ACTIVITIES
Past: Grievance Committee, Fifth Circuit Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, Fifth Circuit, Chairman Secretary of Lake County Legal Aid Society Member of Board of Directors and Vice-President of the Orlando Greater Orlando Area Legal Services Member of Board of Directors and President Lake County Bar Association Present: Professionalism Committee Florida Bar, Lake County