Albany Area Business Portfolio — May 6, 2018

ALBANY – Chris Foreman has been named partner with the Watson Spence law firm. Foreman has been associated with Watson Spence since 2014, focusing on general civil litigation, including the defense of corporate clients, complex commercial litigation, and catastrophic injury litigation.

A native of Albany, Foreman is a “Double Dawg” who received his BBA in finance from the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business and went on to receive his J.D. from the University of Georgia School of Law. After law school, he practiced in the area of civil litigation and insurance defense across southwest Georgia before joining Watson Spence in 2014. Foreman has served as a member of the Albany Young Lawyers Division and the Dougherty Circuit Bar Association. He is currently a member of the Artesian City Sertoma Club and the Georgia Defense Lawyers Association, of which he sits on the Editorial Board.

“We are proud to have Chris join the partnership. He has been a great asset to the firm, but more importantly, to the clients he has served,” Faison Middleton, Watson Spence’s managing partner, said.

Watson Spence has been firmly rooted in the Albany community for 70 years. The firm provides a broad range of specialized legal services to large corporations, small businesses, individuals, fiduciaries, professional associations, agribusinesses and health care providers. For more information on the firm or any of its attorneys, visit www.watsonspence.com.

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