On Point Expertise

Zara Watkins is an appellate attorney with 15 years  of experience perfecting appeals in state, federal, and immigration cases. She handles appeals as attorney of record or as “Of Counsel” to solos and small law firms. In addition, she assists lawyers in structuring their appellate arguments from the ground up, by researching and writing substantive motions submitted to the trial and motion courts.

Following her tenure at a Big Law firm in Manhattan (Torys LLP),  Zara has worked since 2007 as a solo practitioner representing individuals and small businesses in a variety of cases ranging from bankruptcy to asylum, foreclosure defense to real property disputes, family matters to estate litigation and many more in between. Given her focus exclusively on the legal writing aspect of the profession, Zara also writes appellate and lower court substantive motion (e.g., summary judgment) briefs for other solos and small law firms either as a “ghost writer” or “Of Counsel.” With a particular knack for oral argument, in addition to her own appellate cases, Zara frequently argues on behalf of other lawyers in courts across New York City––even in cases in which she did not write the brief.

A graduate of Georgetown Law Center, Zara is a lifetime student of the art of argument and she has continuously honed her persuasion skills since childhood. Why? Because Zara loves making and winning arguments, which she considers the perfect intellectual exercise––one she engages in with passionate attention and care.

Zara is also an intrepid world traveler having visited 50 countries and counting. Interacting with people from so many different cultures has given Zara a unique insight into the minds of others, which serves her well when she is anticipating the argument that will be the most persuasive to a particular judge. Zara’s decade-long daily meditation practice also aids in her argument-making by keeping her mind focused and clear––a necessary condition for consistently creating the best arguments for her clients.

Zara is admitted to the bars of New York and Florida, the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the Southern District of Florida, the Second Circuit and the US Supreme Court. You can read more about Zara, her blogs on interesting case law, tips to creating better arguments and the service she provides on her website at www.onpointexpertise.com. Or contact her at zara@onpointexpertise.com.

 


Firm:On Point Expertise
Name:Zara Watkins, Esq.
Address:PO Box 627
New York, NY 10274
Phone:(917) 689-3180

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