About Avery T. Waterman
Avery T. Waterman Jr. built a professional legal career that started in classrooms and carried him into courtrooms across several states. He completed his undergraduate studies in economics at the College of William and Mary, completing in 1979, and earned his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1982. Those early years set a clear course towards litigation and trial work.
He started his professional lifestyles as an associate at McGlinchey Stafford in 1982. That preliminary role brought him to the pace and needs of personal practice. Five years later he took a step that reshaped his trajectory. In 1987 he became a senior partner at Patten Wornom Hatten & Diamonstein, LC. He remained there for many years, dealing with complex matters and growing a court practice.
In 2019 he based Waterman Law Centers, PLLC and serves as a founder-companion. The pass returned him to a smaller-practice setting after a few years at a larger company. At Waterman Law Centers he has persisted to symbolize clients in contested proceedings and pursue litigation across state and federal venues.
Waterman’s bar memberships paint an image of sustained engagement within the legal community. He has belonged to the Louisiana State Bar since 1982 and to the Virginia State Bar since 1987. He joined the District of Columbia Bar in 1995 and keeps club there nowadays. He additionally participates within the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, the American Association for Justice, and the local Williamsburg Bar Association. Those affiliations mirror lengthy-time period involvement in organizations that middle on trial practice and professional requirements.
His licensed jurisdictions include Virginia and the D.C. Circuit, and his practice document indicates experience in both state and federal proceedings. Colleagues describe him as steady in court and methodical in making ready instances. He has taken phase in jury trials, pretrial motions, and appeals at some point of a multi-decade profession.
Outside the courtroom his work has included mentoring younger lawyers and contributing to local bar activities. He has maintained a steady presence in professional institutions since the Nineteen Eighties and has balanced trial work with firm control duties since founding his own practice.
He currently practices at Waterman Law Centers, PLLC, handling litigation matters in Virginia and federal courts.
