Overview

About John G. Watts

I grew up in Los Angeles, California, but have lived in Birmingham, Alabama, for the past 17 years. I graduated from Cumberland School of Law in 1995 and have practiced in Birmingham ever since.

My firm is dedicated to protecting Alabama consumers and helping Alabama consumers fight back against abusive debt collectors, identify theft, unfair insurance companies, and negligent businesses that have hurt my clients.

Our mindset is to help you understand your options and the good and the bad of each option for how to deal with your particular situation.

Our focus is on litigation - we don't normally negotiate before filing suit as we believe the best settlement demand letter is a complaint that has been served on the wrongdoer. Most cases do settle but that is because we take each case and prepare each case to be tried and the lawyers we deal with know our capabilities in the courtroom.

If we can help you in any way, please feel free to let us know. You are welcome to visit our websites or blogs to learn more about us. If you contact us, we will send you out a package of information related to whatever issue you are facing so you can review that before you make a decision on what course of action to take. We look forward to helping you....

Practice Areas
Professional Experience
ExperienceYears
Owner, Watts Law Group, PC2006-Current
I opened my own firm, Watts Law Group, PC, in October 2006 to focus on representing consumers under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, other consumer statutes and to continue to handle serious personal injury and wrongful death cases.
Attorney, Yearout & Traylor, PC1995-2006
At Yearout & Traylor, PC, a prominent plaintiff's firm in Birmingham, Alabama, I handled personal injury cases (auto wrecks, truck wrecks, etc), train crossing cases, class action cases, consumer litigation (FCRA, FDCPA, Truth in Lending, etc) and securities litigation.
Education
SchoolFocusDegreeYear
Cumberland School of Law - Samford UniversityJ.D1995
Honors: Law Review
Indiana University - Indiana University-NorthwestBusiness AdministrationB.S1992
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Professional Affiliations
PositionYears
Member, National Association of Consumer Advocates2006-Current

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  • 2 days agoJohnGWatts: Free Tele-Seminar On Fighting Back Against Abusive Debt Collectors: Due to a great amount of interest, we have decid... http://bit.ly/1A7sGj
  • 3 days agoJohnGWatts: Legal Uses of a Credit Report: The Consumerist has posted an article that highlights what your credit report can be ... http://bit.ly/1LHO9A
  • 5 days agoJohnGWatts: What Is A Qualified Written Request (QWR) And What Does That Do For You Related To Your Mortgage?: A Qualified Writte... http://bit.ly/1Y2xQ
  • October 30, 2009JohnGWatts: An Example Of Mortgage Servicing Abuse - Tammy: My friend Denise Richardson has a heartbreaking story on her website... http://bit.ly/2ZRk5x
  • October 29, 2009JohnGWatts: Who Or What Is The "Servicer" Of My Mortgage?: Often we see clients who are facing foreclosure and the reason is, at... http://bit.ly/1QBLd5
  • October 28, 2009JohnGWatts: Recent Ruling On Foreclosure - Losing The Note....: On October 9, 2009, bankruptcy judge Robert Drain wiped out a $4... http://bit.ly/4Bztjf
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Twitter / JohnGWatts
  • 2 days agoJohnGWatts: Free Tele-Seminar On Fighting Back Against Abusive Debt Collectors: Due to a great amount of interest, we have decid... http://bit.ly/1A7sGj
  • 3 days agoJohnGWatts: Legal Uses of a Credit Report: The Consumerist has posted an article that highlights what your credit report can be ... http://bit.ly/1LHO9A
  • 5 days agoJohnGWatts: What Is A Qualified Written Request (QWR) And What Does That Do For You Related To Your Mortgage?: A Qualified Writte... http://bit.ly/1Y2xQ
  • October 30, 2009JohnGWatts: An Example Of Mortgage Servicing Abuse - Tammy: My friend Denise Richardson has a heartbreaking story on her website... http://bit.ly/2ZRk5x
  • October 29, 2009JohnGWatts: Who Or What Is The "Servicer" Of My Mortgage?: Often we see clients who are facing foreclosure and the reason is, at... http://bit.ly/1QBLd5
  • October 28, 2009JohnGWatts: Recent Ruling On Foreclosure - Losing The Note....: On October 9, 2009, bankruptcy judge Robert Drain wiped out a $4... http://bit.ly/4Bztjf
  • October 26, 2009JohnGWatts: "FDCPA Does Not Give Debt Collector the Right to Leave Messages on Your Phone Answering Machine": The BKBlog has pos... http://bit.ly/3DGQgD
  • October 23, 2009JohnGWatts: 5 Things that Ruin Credit: MyCreditGroup.com has posted an article listing five things that ruin credit scores, and... http://bit.ly/4wUg1t
  • October 23, 2009JohnGWatts: "Falls On the Rise as a Leading Injury Among Senior Citizens ": The Chicago Personal Injury Lawyer Blog has posted a... http://bit.ly/4aodCF
  • October 18, 2009JohnGWatts: AL Supreme Court Rejects Verdict in $274 Million Drug Case: The Associated Press has posted an article about the Alab... http://bit.ly/jcmGj
  • October 18, 2009JohnGWatts: Surgical Fires are Rare, but Preventable: The Indiana Injury Lawyer Blog has posted an entry about the risks of surg... http://bit.ly/1YpWCB
  • October 13, 2009JohnGWatts: "Many Hope Student Loans Will Become Easier to Discharge": The Florida Bankruptcy Attorney Blog has posted an a.. http://bit.ly/gMuMi
  • October 12, 2009JohnGWatts: Tired Doctors Make More Errors: The Indiana Injury Law Blog has posted an article about "internal factors" that.. http://bit.ly/MlJC1
  • October 11, 2009JohnGWatts: Where to Get Free Credit Reports: The Consumerist has posted an article on how to get free and accurate credit .. http://bit.ly/1dUN67
  • October 8, 2009JohnGWatts: Personal Bankruptcies up 41% from Last Year: MSNBC.com has posted an article about the rise in personal bankrup.. http://bit.ly/3wFui6
  • October 8, 2009JohnGWatts: Mentally Ill and Felons Put Elderly Nursing Home Residents at Risk: The Chicago Personal Injury Lawyer Blog has.. http://bit.ly/ua2uP
  • October 6, 2009JohnGWatts: Avoiding Dishonest Debt-Relief Companies: The New York Times has posted an article warning consumers about "sev.. http://bit.ly/3gBqQ7
  • October 3, 2009JohnGWatts: Statistics of Cell Phones Causing Car Accidents: The Maryland Injury Lawyer Blog has posted an article about "j.. http://bit.ly/k4oWH
  • September 30, 2009JohnGWatts: Bankruptcy Discharges: The Arizona Bankruptcy Lawyer Blog has posted an article about what a bankruptcy dischar.. http://bit.ly/BHwwZ
  • September 29, 2009JohnGWatts: Lawsuits over Dangers of Yaz and Yasmin: The Utah Personal Injury Law Firm Blog has posted an article about the.. http://bit.ly/2GGay8
  • September 29, 2009JohnGWatts: Announcing Alabama Foreclosure Seminar October 6, 2009, At 6 PM In Birmingham, Alabama: We are holding a free F.. http://bit.ly/6502s

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700 29th Street
Suite 201
Birmingham, AL, US 35233
 
Telephone: +1 (205) 8792447
Telephone: +1 (205) 8792447