Devyn Watson

Devyn A. Watson was born and raised in Warren, Arkansas, and graduated from Woodlawn High School. She went on to attend Lyon College, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with minors in English and Spanish. During college, Devyn interned in Washington, D.C. and spent a summer living in Nicaragua. Her commitment to helping others has been a defining part of her personal and professional journey.

After graduating from college in 2017, Devyn began her career with the State of Arkansas at the Attorney General’s Office as a Government and Community Relations Representative. She continued working for the State while attending law school part-time beginning in 2019, later serving as a paralegal and law clerk in the Consumer Protection Division and paralegal for the Chief Deputy and Chief of Staff. Her work brought her into contact with people facing difficult and sometimes overwhelming circumstances, and it was there that her passion for helping others grew stronger.

After five years with the state of Arkansas, and in her final year of law school, Devyn joined the Clark County Prosecutor’s Office as a Victim Advocate and Rule XV Law Clerk. During law school, she served as Treasurer of the Christian Legal Society and Clerk for the Phi Alpha Delta Robinson Chapter. While living in Arkadelphia, she also served as a board member for the Clark County Community Foundation.