Thomas C. Watts, Esq LLM

11/07/2022

Join me at the Advanced Mediation & Advocacy Skills Institute from Dec. 1-3, 2022! I’m excited to be presenting alongside so many talented practitioners. This 3-day virtual institute features opportunities you won't want to miss, from CLE credit to small group discussions.
Check out the full agenda at https://bit.ly/3AiXjlw and register here: ambar.org/med2022

05/27/2020

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New affiliation with California Association of Realtors
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05/22/2020

Texas court holds first US jury trial via videoconferencing

The new Normal
https://fox11online.com/news/coronavirus/texas-court-holds-first-us-jury-trial-via-videoconferencing.

DALLAS (AP) — The potential jurors popped onto the screen one by one. They confirmed their names and told the judge how they were connecting to the court: on laptops, tablets and iPhones. There were some wireless issues and camera problems, but eventually 26 Texans in separate boxes raised the...

05/08/2020

After a rigorous application and consideration process, I won the MC3 mediotor certification.

04/19/2020

Thomas C. Watts

Please visit www.tcwatts.com . Call with your questions or
business or estate concerns.

Experienced. Knowledgeable. Trusted. After more than four decades as a well-established business law practice, multiple generations of clients consider Thomas C. Watts their go-to personal business lawyer.

04/05/2020

I have perfected the online private video-conference. Please give our office a call to set up a consultation. TCWIII

03/13/2020

Visitor Restrictions | Central District of California | United States District Court

https://www.cacd.uscourts.gov/news/visitor-restrictions?fbclid=IwAR1rGT8AKWckeaHQjO_pAtBvqyXH2-ul1hrCFcMLXd_elLGTtfV3lBPPEGI

The United States District Court for the Central District of California announces visitor restrictions to all courthouses and probation and pretrial services offices in the District as a result of the COVID-19 virus (coronavirus) outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has adv...

02/06/2020

AI is NOT AE
Artificial intelligence is no good substitute for Actual Experience. It is just not wise to leave your fate in the hands of a Google Search. Time and Time again, we more often see people who have learned several half-truths or the wrong truth and forever color their decisions for the worse. The old adage: If it walks like a duck and swims like a duck, it must be a duck may be correct. . . unless its a goose. You need to be deliberate and circumspect about your decisions. You need to talk to pros rather than to rely on Internet advice. Don't learn this the hard way.

01/20/2020

11/20/2019

The canyon between rash decisions and timely decisions is vast and deep, yet there is a bunch of confusion between the two. We seem to be living in a time when the press of making a quick call is overwhelming. Decisions that require calm attention are zealously made. Timely decisions are prompt, but made after careful thought which includes experience, knowledge, and potentials. There is a time and place for each method. It's a good idea to not conflate the two.

11/05/2019

Maximize value by managing Risk. Entrepreneurs tend to look only at risk of loss of investment. If they are depending on luck for success, this may be enough, but, Risk is infinitely more complex. Every dollar invested in learning about and guarding against the potholes, pitfalls, and perils of doing business adds value to the the effort. Luck tends to happen more often to those that work hard to get in its way.

10/23/2019

The cost of careful review is far outweighed by benefit of managing risks of a bad decision.

08/02/2019

05/22/2019

Mr. Justice Holmes' admonition in his now-vindicated dissent in Lochner v. New York, 198 U.S. 45, 76 (1905):

[The Constitution] is made for people of fundamentally differing views, and the accident of our finding certain opinions natural and familiar or novel and even shocking ought not to conclude our judgment upon the question whether statutes embodying them conflict with the Constitution of the United States

04/22/2019

Michael Avenatti Reportedly Stole Almost $2 Million From Settlement NBA Star Paid to Ex-Girlfriend

I have no understanding why a lawyer who violates this most basic trust with clients is not immediately suspended from the practice of law. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/04/michael-avenatti-embezzlment-nba-star-hassan-whiteside.html

Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside wired $2.75 million to Michael Avenatti in January 2017 as part of a settlement with former girlfriend Alexis Gardner.

04/10/2019

I am glad to report the the USB stick that I keep for my lectures and presentations can go through the wash at least once.

05/29/2018

Attorney - Thomas C. Watts, Lawyers

www.tcwatts.com

Personal business attorney Serving California in Orange County and the Inland Empire

04/24/2018

Now it's easier to contact Thomas C. Watts, Esq LLM.

Now it's easier to contact Thomas C. Watts, Esq LLM.

01/22/2018

Thomas C. Watts, Esq LLM

New offices in Anaheim Hills, quickly accessible from Orange County and the Inland Empire; by appointment

Personal Lawyer representing businesses and the people that own them. The trusted voice of sound business and family advice for over 40 years.

09/22/2017

New office in Anaheim Hills!

09/12/2017

Thomas C. Watts, Esq LLM updated their address.

Thomas C. Watts, Esq LLM updated their address.

09/12/2017

Thomas C. Watts, Esq LLM updated their info in the about section.

Thomas C. Watts, Esq LLM updated their info in the about section.

08/12/2017

Thomas C. Watts, Esq LLM updated their phone number.

Thomas C. Watts, Esq LLM updated their phone number.

08/07/2017

I am looking forward to moving my offices and staff to Anaheim Hills effect September 1, 2017.

10/19/2016

Photos from Trustee RYAN BENT's post

01/29/2016

Fear of personal loss in the gain of others is a bias which figures mightily in negotiation. Sometimes described as " cut your nose to spite your face", people refuse to concede to others even though they objectively lose nothing. In the process, they failed to consider and to capitalize on their own potential gains.