Gabriela Watson

Gabriela Watson is a partner at Watson & Watson, Attorneys-at-Law in Albertville, Alabama. She focuses her practice on immigration law, civil litigation, vehicle accidents, probate law, and domestic law. She represents individuals and families in matters involving green cards, citizenship, visas, waivers, deportation defense, personal injury, adoption, guardianship, divorce, and custody. Watson also assists clients in English and Spanish, helping them understand their options and move through difficult legal issues with practical guidance.

Watson earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from the University of Alabama in 2007. She received her Juris Doctor from Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law in 2010. During law school, she gained experience in elder law, wills and trusts, powers of attorney, living wills, property and financial needs, government benefits, and civil legal aid through clinical work and Legal Services of Alabama.

Watson’s experience includes family-based immigration matters, complex deportation defense, green card and citizenship applications, initial visa filings, visa extensions, consular processing, I-601 and I-601A waivers, T and U visas, and VAWA petitions. She has represented individuals in deportation matters, bond hearings, and appeals before the Board of Immigration Appeals. Her broader practice also includes vehicle and truck accident claims, adoption and guardianship proceedings, divorce, and custody matters.

Gabriela Watson is active in the Alabama legal community and has served in several leadership and service roles. She is a member of the American Bar Association, the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the Alabama State Bar, the Alabama Civil Justice Foundation, and the Marshall County Bar Association. Her service has included serving as president of the Marshall County Bar Association, as a board member of CAJA of Marshall County, and as a board member of the Marshall County Indigent Defense Advisory Board.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Watson & Watson, Attorneys at Law
• Member, Alabama State Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, The Alabama Civil Justice Foundation
• Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association
• Member, The Marshall County Bar Association
• Member, The Marshall Women’s Guild in Marshall County
• Member, Marshall County Indigent Defense Advisory

Licensed State

• Alabama

Education

• Thomas Goode Jones School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Alabama
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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