Charles Watts
City Attorney

E-mail
Phone: 336-373-2320

300 W. Washington St.
PO Box 3136
Greensboro, NC 27402-3136

Work Experience

• City of Greensboro | 2019 to present
  • City Attorney
• NC Department of Transportation | 2016-2019
  • General Counsel/Deputy Secretary
• The Banks Law Firm, PA | 2013-2016
  • Principal
• Imperial Financial Services | 2009
  • Senior Executive
• NC Mutual Life Insurance Company | 1995-2007
  • Senior Vice President, Corporate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
• Vanderbilt University School of Law | 1988-1995
  • Assistant Professor
• Covington & Burling (Washington, DC) | 1986-1988
  • Associate Attorney
• US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | 1985-1986
  • Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Lawrence W. Pierce

Professional Organizations & Memberships

• NC State Bar
• NC Bar Association
• NC League of Municipalities
• International Municipal Lawyers Association
• Greensboro Bar Association
• Leadership Greensboro

Community and Public Service

• Past Chair, Greater Durham YMCA
• Past Chair, NC Museum of Life and Science
• Past Chair, Campaign Committee, NC Freedom Park
• NC Life and Health Guarantee Association
• UNC Board of Visitors
• NC Board of Transportation

Awards & Recognition

• 2009 Outstanding Alumni Award, UNC General Alumni Association

Education

• Juris Doctor, Howard University
• Master of Business Administration, Indiana University
• Bachelor of Arts in economics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Why Greensboro?

“I appreciate the opportunity to serve the community, its residents, employees, and City Council.”