Thomas R. Watson, JD '78

UNH School of Law Board of Trustees

Partner, Drummond Woodsum, Portsmouth, NH

Thomas R. Watson was a partner in several general practice law firms in the seacoast starting in 1979.

With his current practice focused primarily on business law, civil litigation and real estate, Watson has helped countless firms make intelligent and informed decisions that protect them from risk while taking advantage of merging business opportunities. He is an approved mediator/arbitrator and marital case neutral evaluator in New Hampshire’s Superior Courts.

Watson has also developed a growing practice serving as a mediator helping businesses and individuals resolve their disputes and differences outside of litigation.

He is the New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association, Past President (1995) and a New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association, Executive Committee Member.

His bar memberships include the New Hampshire Bar, Maine Bar, United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire, United States District Court for the District of Maine, United States District Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and the United States Supreme Court .