Bradley (Brad) Watts

Brad Watts serves as Chief Counsel for the Intellectual Property Subcommittee on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Thom Tillis, Chairman/Ranking Member. He previously served as Majority Chief Counsel and Staff Director for the Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Intellectual Property in the 116th Congress under then Chairman Thom Tillis. Prior to his appointment as the Subcommittee’s Majority Chief Counsel, he had served as Chief Counsel in Senator Thom Tillis’ (R-N.C.) personal office. Earlier in Mr. Watts' career he spent two years serving as Chief Immigration Counsel to then Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA). He began his career with then Senator Jeff Sessions as a Legislative Counsel on the Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest, handling civil rights and civil liberties law, general tort law, bankruptcy, telecommunications, and intellectual property issues for the Senator. Mr. Watts recevied a JD from the University of Alabama, as well as a BA from the University of Alabama at Birmingham;