State of Florida, 2022

St. Thomas University School of Law (J.D., 2021)

St. Thomas University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2017)

Watsonie Denis

Watsonie G. Denis is an associate in the Fort Lauderdale office of Wicker Smith, where she focuses her practice in the areas of motor vehicle collisions, first party property and insurance coverage matters.

Prior to joining Wicker Smith, Ms. Denis served as the Assistant Public Defender for the Law Office of the Broward Public Defender where she represented indigent clients charged with felonies and misdemeanors and managed over 250+ third degree felony cases from start to end.

Ms. Denis received her Bachelor of Arts with a double major in Political Science & Psychology from St. Thomas University in 2017, graduating magna cum laude. She then went on to earn her Juris Doctor in 2021 from St. Thomas University School of Law. While in law school, Ms. Denis served as Executive Editor of the Intercultural Human Rights Law Review and Vice President of Membership of the Trial Team. She was also awarded a CALI Book Award in Trial Advocacy Practice, First Place in the Trial Team Summer Intramural Competition and Best Advocate in the Florida Justice Association Mock Trial Competition.

In her free time, Ms. Denis enjoys traveling, exercising, and spending time with her family. She is fluent in Haitian Creole and French.

• The Florida Bar, Young Lawyers Section
• Haitian Lawyers Association