Steven M. Watson

STEVEN M. WATSON has a special interest in medical justice and medical error analysis. The lawyer's challenge is to locate the appropriate medical guidelines which become the medical "rules of the road." These rules are then applied to the client's specific case. The jurors in Nebraska are conservative. If the "medical rules of the road" are shown to the jury, and it is explained how the rules were violated, then the jurors are more comfortable in returning a favorable verdict for the injured client.

Year Joined Organization:

1979

Areas of Practice:

Litigation

Personal Injury Law

Medical Malpractice

Serious Bodily Injury

Litigation Percentage:

95% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:

Nebraska, 1979

U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1983

U.S. Tax Court, 1981

Education:

Creighton University School of Law, Omaha, Nebraska, 1979
Doctor of Jurisprudence

University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1975
Bachelor of Arts

Professional Associations and Memberships:

American Association for Justice

Member

Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys

Board Member

Representative Cases:

Murphy v. Wis-Pak of Norfolk, a premises liability and loss of earning capacity case.

Jury verdict $503,000 (2006)

Masters v. Nebraska Methodist Hospital, et al., a medical/hospital negligence medication error with hospital management issues,

Confidential settlement (2008)

Seminars Taught:

Premises Liability in Nebraska

Nebraska Bar Association Meeting (2005)

Premises Liability Jury Strategy

Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys (2007)