Both have lived on St. George Island for fifteen years. Candace is a native Floridian who grew up on the northeast coast of Florida in Atlantic Beach. She has also lived in Ponte Vedra Beach, Tampa and Key Biscayne. Rick is a native Texan who moved to Panama City, FL in 1974.

Previously, both Rick and Candace practiced law. Candace took her BS in Visual Arts from Florida State University and her JD from Stetson University College of Law. She began her legal career as a law clerk to the Chief US Bankruptcy Judge for the Middle District of Florida. In private practice, she was a civil litigator. In addition to her trial practice, she closed many real estate transactions for a savings and loan association. Later, she became one of the state's early Certified Mediators and mediated hundreds of cases throughout the State of Florida. 

Rick took his BA in English from The University of Texas at Austin and his JD from Emory. He practiced law in Panama City for seven years. His practice included construction litigation, probate and title work. The political bug bit him in the late seventies and early eighties and he was involved in two presidential campaigns and three gubernatorial campaigns. He has lobbied state government for over twenty years for the construction industry and was the founding chairman of the Construction Coalition. The coalition is a group of over thirty statewide trade associations in the construction industry.

Candace and Rick have lived in the St George Plantation for fifteen years. Rick served as president of the Plantation Owners Association for two terms. He is the president of the Museums of Florida History Foundation, and a graduate of Leadership Florida, Class V.  Rick is also president-elect of the Real Estate Association of Franklin & Gulf Counties.

Their extensive travels throughout Florida gave them an appreciation for the exceptional value of St. George Island real estate. This enthusiasm, together with their legal and negotiation experience, make them uniquely qualified in the market. Call the Watsons about living on the island or investing in property.