Dennis Watson has been a shareholder since 1983 and president of the firm since 1998. He is also a member of the Litigation practice group. With 30 years of trial experience, Dennis concentrates his practice in complex commercial, construction, maritime, insurance and product liability litigation.

He is a member of the prestigious Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County, and has been a Special Master in the Civil Division of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas since 1991 and in U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania since 1992. Dennis has been actively involved in the community for many years including serving as director of the North Hills School District for eight years and as its board president for two years. He is currently the chairman of the Borough of West View Zoning Hearing Board. He is also a Trustee of the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania.

Dennis was recently appointed as a member of the Pennsylvania Joint State Government Commission’s Advisory Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution.

Dennis was named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer for 2005, 2006 and 2007. Considered among the best in their profession, Super Lawyers represent the top 5% of the practicing attorneys in Pennsylvania.

Education
University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1974)
University of Pittsburgh (J.D., cum laude, 1977)
Member, Order of the Coif, University of Pittsburgh

Bar Admissions
Pennsylvania (1977)
West Virginia (1993)
Ohio (1994)
U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania (1977)
U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit (1980)
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania (1992)
U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia (1993)
U.S. District Court, Northern District of West Virginia (1995)
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio (1997)
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio (2007)

Bar Associations
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and American

Memberships
Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County
Proctor, Maritime Law Association
Board of Directors, DINAMO (1999 - 2003)
Trustee, Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania

Contact Information
dwatson@grogangraffam.com
(412) 553-6339
FAX (412) 553-6415

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