citizen, as his father immigrated from the U.K. He attended The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, on an athletic scholarship, and was awarded the Bachelor of Science Degree in 1981. From 1981 through 1985, he was an active duty officer in the United States Marine Corps, in which he obtained the rank of Captain. In 1988, he graduated from Samford University, Cumberland School of Law,
in Birmingham, Alabama with the degree of Juris Doctor. While practicing in the city of Savannah, Georgia, Mr. Watts has been counsel in litigation resulting in more than $8,000,000.00 in verdicts and settlements. Watts is a member of a number of legal organizations, including the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Additionally, Mr. Watts has been awarded a prestigious professional rating by Martindale-Hubbell, an international legal directory. This rating is limited to very few attorneys and signifies superior proficiency and exemplary ethics in the practice of law. Watts is a partner in the firm of Watts and Watts in Savannah, Georgia. She graduated from Columbia College, a private women's college in Columbia, South Carolina, in 1983, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Mrs. Watts worked as a high school English teacher before going back to obtain her law degree at the University of Alabama School of Law. She was awarded the degree of Juris Doctor from the University of Alabama in 1989, and is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). Claire Watts and her husband, John Watts, opened their law firm in 1989, and have practiced law together continually since that time. David Gillam Watts is an associate attorney at Watts & Watts and is a core member of the firm’s employment-based immigration practice. Watts is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and the Savannah Bar Association. Prior to joining Watts and Watts in 2019, Gil Watts worked for a boutique law firm in Birmingham, Alabama assisting in criminal appellate matters. Watts was awarded the degree of Juris Doctor from Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law in 2019, and a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Armstrong State University in 2016. He resides in Savannah with his wife, Jenna.
