Ronald H. Watson Attorney at Law

Ronald H. Watson Attorney at Law is a lawyer in Eustis, Florida. The practice represents clients throughout Central Florida in Social Security disability, personal injury, long-term disability insurance, and family law. Ronald H. Watson has 40 years of legal experience and has represented clients in Central Florida since 1974. The firm handles Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income claims that have been denied, taking cases from reconsideration of a denied application through to federal court, and represents clients at each of the up to five steps in the disability benefits application process. Free initial consultations are offered, during which the claim is evaluated and the client is told where they stand in the process. The practice also covers personal injury and wrongful death, workers' compensation, domestic relations, and criminal law. The office can be reached by email or phone, and general response time is one business day.

Ronald H. Watson's background includes a business administration degree with an accounting major from the University of South Florida, where he was a member of the Gold Key Honor Society, and a law degree from the University of Florida College of Law, where he served on Law Review. He was admitted to the Florida Bar in June 1970, to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in December 1970, and to Federal Court for the Middle District of Florida in January 1971. His professional experience includes serving as an Assistant US Attorney in Tampa, where most of his time was devoted to prosecuting criminal cases, and as a partner and shareholder at Merritt & Watson, P.A. in Eustis from 1974 to 2009. He has been a sole practitioner in Eustis since November 2009 and served as a part-time assistant public defender for Lake County. His Florida Bar activities have included the Fifth Circuit Grievance Committee, chairing the Fifth Circuit Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, and serving as secretary of the Lake County Legal Aid Society.

The office sits on East Orange Avenue in Eustis, about a fifth of a mile from the road itself, roughly a third of a mile from Lake Dot and the Lake County Sheriff's Office vehicles facility, and about half a mile from both Eustis High School and its Cartright Campus and from Carver Park.

The practice holds a rating of 3.60 based on 17 reviews.