About Abigail Watts-FitzGerald

Abigail Watts-FitzGerald left Big Law after 35 years of combined experience as an associate and partner at a number of prestigious firms.
Due in part to what she perceived as a precipitous rate hike sweeping across Big Law as a result of the 2008 recession, Abigail chose to resist the universal move toward higher hourly rates and left Big Law entirely. She now offers Big Law experience at a comparably economical rate and with the individual dedication and attention that can only be achieved as a solo practitioner. Choosing to lower her rate rather than raise it as a result of her reduced overhead, this has granted her the ability and flexibility to grant clients exceptional service, coupled with the experience and training that reflects the quality and depth of a large firm, with the service and agility of a boutique.

The result is legal representation delivered by a skilled lawyer in the most effective manner possible, direct to you. An efficient structure allows her to tailor her legal services to meet clients’ needs, expectations and budgets.

Abigail represents public and private clients across a broad range of industries and serves as outside general counsel to various for profit and nonprofit entities.
Her practice focuses on corporate governance, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures; corporations; partnerships, joint ventures and LLCs; nonprofit organizations (both public charities and private foundations); sports and entertainment law and sponsorships; naming rights; closely-held corporations, shareholders agreements, employment agreements and restrictive covenants; intellectual property matters; and distribution and licensing agreements.

Abigail was recently recognized for her 40 years of experience providing legal advice to nonprofit organizations and their boards of directors by Corporate America Legal Elite, being designated as the Best for Nonprofit Entities in the State of Florida, as well as by Best Lawyers in America® in their newly-designated category of Non-Profit/Charities Law in the 2018 inaugural edition to present. She has also been recognized by Best Lawyers in America® in their newly-designated category “Women in the Law” Business Editions in the 2016 inaugural edition to present, and in the category of Mergers and Acquisitions Law, in the 2007 edition to present.

Over the years, Abigail has represented a variety of for-profit and nonprofit organizations and their boards as outside general counsel, such as The Orange Bowl Committee, Inc., Boucher Brothers Management, Inc., Gulliver Schools, Inc., The Collins Center for Public Policy, Inc. and the South Florida Golf Foundation, Inc.