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Ann Charles Watts
Adjunct Professor of Law
Adjunct
School of Law
Profile
Ann Charles Watts, managing attorney at Practice with Purpose LLC, has made a lifelong commitment to helping others realize their goals. From her service as a Peace Corps volunteer in San Juan Nepomuceno, Paraguay, working with local leaders to found the region’s first public library, to her role as an internal consultant with Habitat for Humanity International, facilitating partnerships between aspiring homeowners and community members to build houses and revitalize neighborhoods nationwide, Ann Charles has demonstrated the listening skills and aptitude for analytical reasoning that she now applies to the practice of law.
Through estate planning, charitable gift planning, tax planning, business succession planning, special needs planning, and more, Ann Charles enables her clients to secure their futures, protect their families, and establish legacies that will live on long after they are gone. Ann Charles is fluent in Spanish and licensed to practice law in both Ohio and Florida.
Degrees
B.A., magna cum laude, Political Science, Ohio University Honors Tutorial College (1999)
M.A., Comparative Politics, Ohio University College of Arts and Sciences (1999)
J.D., summa cum laude, University of Dayton School of Law (2018)
Certificate in Fundraising Management, Indiana University Center on Philanthropy (2006)
Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management, Harvard Executive Education (2006)
Advanced Certified Fundraising Executive, Association of Fundraising Professionals (2015)
Honors and Awards
Super Lawyers Rising Star (2023-2024)
Better Business Bureau Women in Business Networking, 25 Women to Watch (2019)
Pro-Bono Commitment to Community Award from the Supreme Court of Ohio and the Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation (2018)
Professional Memberships
Montgomery County Child Development Centers, Vice President (2024)
Rotary Club of Dayton, Youth Exchange Committee, Chair (2007 - 2014)
Dayton Metro Library Foundation (2019-2023), Treasurer (2023)
University of Dayton School of Law Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, Member (2016 - 2018)
Association of Fundraising Professionals, Greater Dayton Ohio Chapter, Advanced Professionals Committee, Chair (2015 - 2016), Ethics Committee, Chair (2014 - 2015), Peer Mentoring Committee, Chair (2013)
DECA Global Village Program, Founding Chair (2014 - 2016)
Seedling Foundation of Stivers School for the Arts, Trustee (2013 - 2014)
Montgomery County Children’s Services, Licensed Foster Parent (2008 - 2016)
Ohio University Honors Tutorial College Board of Visitors (2004 - 2011), President (2010 - 2011)
Habitat for Humanity of Ohio, Founding President (2003 - 2008)