Lauren Watkins is originally from Columbia, South Carolina, and proud to be a Gamecock! She received her B.A. in Business Administration from Columbia College. Lauren moved to Charlotte in August of 2012 to pursue her law degree, which she received in 2015, graduating cum laude. Lauren is a member of the Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, a founding member of the school’s Innocence Alliance, and a member of the Order of the Crown, the law school’s academic honors society. In 2015, Lauren was admitted to the North Carolina Bar. Lauren is a current member of the North Carolina State Bar and the Mecklenburg County Bar Association. Lauren has always had a passion for serving the underserved and hopes to bring that passion to Epperson Law Group. She brings enthusiasm to the courtroom and fights vigorously for her clients. Lauren is married and has a young son. She enjoys traveling, antiquing, spending time with her family and friends, and indulging in her husband’s comic book interests.

Tahmina Watson, named one of America’s Top Immigration Attorneys for Startups by Business Insider, is a nationally recognized expert in U.S. business immigration law. She specializes in H-1B, E-2, O-1, EB-1, NIW, and other employment-based visas, advising entrepreneurs, investors, and high-skilled professionals. Her work has supported hundreds of startups and significant U.S. investment. She founded Watson Immigration Law in Seattle in 2009. A former barrister in England and now a U.S. citizen of Bangladeshi heritage, she brings a global perspective to her practice. Tahmina is the author of The Startup Visa series and host of The Startup Visa® Podcast. A trusted media voice, she has been featured in The New York Times, Bloomberg, NPR, and CNN, and speaks regularly at SXSW and SelectUSA. She is a 2023 WSBA Apex Award recipient and served as President of the King County Bar Association.

Joshua H. Watson is a dyed-in-the-wool plaintiff’s lawyer. He takes delight in fighting for the rights and needs of real people against corporations and governments. His accomplishments include multiple seven-figure results. His professional pride comes from righting wrongs and, in the process, helping to restore the dignity and financial security of his clients and their families. Mr. Watson studied law at UC Hastings in San Francisco and graduated with multiple honors, including Public Interest Law, Community Economic Development, Public Service, a Faculty Scholarship, and high academic rankings. Before law school, he studied social sciences, technology management, and the natural sciences. His broad experience before the law includes running a business, programming internet and business computer applications, engaging in progressive community organizing, teaching, and consulting. Mr. Watson brings his experience and training to bear on each of his cases. He focuses on understanding clients’ and adversaries’ goals and seeks to use litigation to resolve root problems to address his clients’ real-world needs. At times, this may be the restoration of a job, or a tough injunction forbidding harmful or hateful conduct. At other times, it may be the zealous pursuit of a fair measure of monetary damages. In each case, Mr. Watson seeks the best outcome, putting the client first.

Ms. Watterworth was admitted to the practice of law in Connecticut in 1988. She maintains a membership in the Connecticut State Bar Association, and the Estate & Probate Section and the Elder Law Section of the Bar Association. She is also a member of the Simsbury Bar Assocaition. She practices in the areas of estate planning, trust and estate administration, asset protection planning, conservatorships, and elder law. She has more than two decades of experience with roles in major law firm private practice at Murtha, Cullina in Hartford, CT and Cummings & Lockwood in Stamford, CT, and Wall Street investment banking with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. Gayle earned a Juris Doctorate Degree with High Honors from the University of Connecticut School of Law, where she served as Managing Editor of the Connecticut Journal of International Law. She graduated from Fairfield University in 1984, where she earned a B.A., cum laude, in Art History. In 2017, Gayle attended the Harvard University Graduate Program in Non-Profit Management. Prior continuing education studies included the FINRA Institute at Wharton. Gayle has been a long-time resident of Simsbury, CT, where she is currently a weekly activities volunteer at the McLean Home. She has previously served as a Co-leader in STEM Scouts and a volunteer chef for Church Street Eats, a local soup kitchen program in Hartford, CT. Gayle is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association, Hartford Bar Association, and Simsbury Bar Association. She is also a Board member of NAMI – Farmington Valley, CT.