Attorney Profiles

Shirley K. Watkins practicing in Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury.

Personal Injury
Medical Malpractice
Misdiagnosis
Nursing Home Injuries

Areas of Practice

• 75% Medical Malpractice
• 25% Personal Injury

Litigation Percentage

• 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• California, 1982
• U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1991
• U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 1991
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1991

Education

• California Western School of Law, San Diego, California, 1982
  J.D.
  
  
• University of California, San Diego, California, 1979
  B.A.
  
  

Published Works

• Board of Editors, California Causes of Action, James Publishing Company
• "Interrogatories" in California Discovery Practice, California CEB
• Numerous Trial Practice and Procedure Articles, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
• Numerous Trial Practice and Procedure Articles, Consumer Attorneys of California and Continuing Education of the Bar
• Contributing Editor, "Trial Practice & Procedure", Plaintiff Magazine

Honors and Awards

• AV Rated.
• Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Remedies
• Faculty Awards, Employment Law, Discrimination Law and Anti-Trust Law
• Twice Nominated, Trial Lawyer of the Year, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
• Voted Southern California Super Lawyer, 2007 - 2009
• Judge Pro Tem, Los Angeles Superior Court, 1991 - Present
• Top 50 Women Lawyers

Professional Associations and Memberships

• State Bar of California
  Member
  
  
• Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, 1986 - 2006
  Emeritus Member, Board of Governors
  
  
• Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, 1993 - 1996
  Board of Governors
  
  
• Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles
  Lifetime Sustaining Member
  
  
• Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, 1996 - 1997
  Board of Directors
  
  
• Los Angeles County Bar Association, 1999
  Board of Trustees
  
  
• Consumer Attorneys Association of California
  Member
  
  

Birth Information

• July 19, 1957, Yokosuka, Japan