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About Thomas Chester Watts III

Thomas Chester Watts III is a lawyer practicing alternative dispute resolution, business law, contracts and 6 other areas of law. Thomas received a B.A. degree from Chapman College in 1974, and has been licensed for 49 years. Thomas practices at Thomas C. Watts, Inc. in Anaheim Hills, CA and 1 other location.

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Alternative Dispute Resolution
Posted by anonymous
February 25, 2026
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Thomas C. Watts was assigned to an arbitration matter I was involved in. He was reassigned to a matter against Airbnb's blatantly gross negligence. He was clearly biased based on his website language stating that his mission is to protect corporations. Mr. Watts redirected the claimant to refile her complaint, solely as a tactical maneuver so that he could overturn the previous ruling denying Airbnb of a dispositive motion request. He then haphazardly ruled in their favor, after admitting he barely read the materials and after not reviewing the evidence submitted. The unbelievable negligence and blatant bias to squash a matter before it could be heard was astounding. Additionally and alarmingly Mr Watts viewed Claimant's social media pages, referencing an outside matter of hers in his rulings, that could only have been discovered on her social media pages, illustrating clear prejudice of outside matters. Mr Watts cared more about social media posts than the evidence in the matter.

 
Litigation
Posted by anonymous
February 25, 2026
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Thomas Watts is now retired and cares more about his hourly rate than actually reviewing details of legal matters or fairly ruling on them. If you are a corrupt corporation, then Thomas Watts is likely the perfect lawyer for you, but if you are a claimant, he will not care whatsoever about the merits if he cannot himself win financially. Based on a litigation matter with him, I do not recommend his services whatsoever.

 
Litigation
Posted by anonymous
March 19, 2026
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I have spent 7 weeks with my son in a hospital, because he tried to harm himself after being wrongfully dismissed from his valid Arbitration claims by Thomas Watts, who is as unethical and self-serving as they come. There is a place in hell for someone like Mr. Watts.

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Areas of Law

  • Alternative Dispute Resolution 1
    • Mediation
  • Business Law
  • Contracts
  • Litigation
  • Personal Injury
  • Real Estate
  • Trusts and Estates 1
    • Trusts & Estates
  • General Practice

Practice Details

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    Payment & Cost Features
    Fixed hourly rates: $400 - $720/hr
  • Firm Information
    Position
    Member
    Firm Name
    Thomas C. Watts, Inc.

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1977, California
  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Pepperdine University School of Law
    Class of 2007
    LL.M.
    Dispute Resolution Straus Institute

    Western State University
    Class of 1977
    J.D.
    Other Education
    Chapman College
    Class of 1974
    B.A.
  • Personal Details & History
    Age
    Born in 1952
    1952

Thomas Chester Watts III

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8175 Kaiser Blvd., Ste. 100Anaheim Hills, CA 92808U.S.A.

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Inland Empire, 980 Montecito, Ste. 101Corona, CA 92789U.S.A.

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