Shallotte, NC

S. Denise Watts

S. Denise Watts is an attorney who focuses her practice on serving the estate planning, estate administration, probate, and homeowners/property owners' association issues for the citizens and residents of North Carolina and South Carolina. She earned her Juris Doctor degree from North Carolina Central University School of Law in 2002, where she was managing editor of the North Carolina Central University Law Review. After successfully completing the North Carolina bar exam, Mrs. Watts joined a general practice firm in Wake County, North Carolina where she practiced law in five counties. In 2006, Mrs. Watts was sworn in as a member of the United States Supreme Court Bar and moved to Brunswick County, North Carolina to practice law, where she continues today as the Managing Partner of Watts Law Group PLLC. In 2013, after successfully completing the South Carolina bar exam, Mrs. Watts and the firm opened a law office in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. At Watts Law Group PLLC, Mrs. Watts counsels individuals on their estate planning issues and provides representation to homeowners/property owners' associations. She is an active member of several professional organizations. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Meredith College in 1999, magna cum laude, and has worked in a law firm since she was sixteen. Mrs. Watts treats every client with respect and integrity, and each client's case is treated with exceptional care and attention. She is a happy person, full of energy, and very aggressive, open, easy to talk to and is very attentive to her clients.

Joshua Phanco

Joshua Phanco is a highly experienced and accomplished trial attorney with a reputation for going above and beyond in his efforts to secure the best outcome for victims of crime. He graduated from Loyola University School of Law in New Orleans in 2009 and was soon recruited to join the Harris County District Attorney's Office in Houston, Texas. In his 10-year career as a prosecutor, Joshua has tried more than sixty cases, ranging from DWIs to murders and capital murders. As a felony chief prosecutor in the Major Offenders division, he handled extremely complex, high-profile serial killer murders and gang war killings. A philosophy major in college, Joshua still enjoys reading philosophy books. He and his wife, Melinda, are parents to four children and enjoy spending time together doing outdoors activities and games. Joshua is committed to a life of continual learning and being the best lawyer and person he can be.