Kristin Seifert Watson
Columbus, Ohio Partner
Phone 614.461.4455
Facsimile 614.621.6293
Email kwatson@cloppertlaw.com
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Kristin Seifert Watson
About Kristin
Kristin Seifert Watson was born in Youngstown, Ohio, and is the daughter of a steelworker and a teacher. She attended public school in the Youngstown area, and received her Bachelor’s Degree and Juris Doctorate from The Ohio State University. She developed an interest in representing working people from family experiences and from spending time working with her father during college. While in law school, Kristin participated in the AFL-CIO Law Student Union Summer and the Robert F. Wagner National Labor & Employment Law Moot Court Competition in New York City. Kristin practices primarily in the areas of private sector labor, litigation and small business. Kristin lives in Upper Arlington, Ohio.
Areas of Practice
Labor and Employment Law
Litigation
General Practice
Business Organizations
Bar Admissions
Ohio, 2004
United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, 2005
United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, 2007
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2009
United States Supreme Court, 2012
Education
The Ohio State University College of Law, Columbus, Ohio, 2004
Juris Doctor
Honors: With Honors
Honors: Moritz Scholar
The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 2001
Bachelor of Arts
Honors: Summa Cum Laude
Major: Psychology
Presentations/Speaking Engagements
Access to Employer Property, NLRB Update: Can’t Help but Wonder Where We’re Bound, Ohio State Bar Association, December 2017
Moderator, Annual NLRB Update, AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee Annual Meeting, May 2016
Sexual Harassment Training for Supervisors, Ohio Education Association, 2008, 2009 and 2013
HIPAA: The Basics, Common Pitfalls and Practical Advice, Mid-Ohio District Nurses Association, August, 2009
Card Checks and Other Legislative Hot Buttons, Columbus Bar Association, September, 2009
Professional Associations and Memberships
Columbus Bar Association, 2004 – Present
Ohio State Bar Association, 2004 – Present
American Bar Association, 2004-Present
AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee, 2005 – Present