Donald V. Watkins
My First Legal Case was My Own and It was Fought Inside the Halls of UA's Law School
My first legal case was my own. It occurred while I was a second-year student at the University of Alabama’s School of Law.
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Donald V. Watkins
- May 7
- 8 min
Judge Matthis W. Piel: In the End, Justice Prevailed
Mathis W. Piel, chief judge of the Montgomery City Court in the 1970s and 80s, was a flaming white racist. God ended his reign of terror.
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Donald V. Watkins
- Mar 12
- 5 min
A Father's Pride: Watching His Son Secure Justice for the Last Surviving "Scottsboro Boy" 45 Years After He was Falsely Accused of Raping Two White Women in Alabama
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published (via Facebook) on November 9, 2014; Republished on March 12, 2024 My father was ecstatic...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Feb 24
- 2 min
Alabama Supreme Court Has the Power to Immediately Correct Its Erroneous Frozen Embryo Ruling
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on February 24, 2024 An Editorial Opinion On February 16, 2024, the Alabama Supreme Court...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Feb 21
- 3 min
Sentenced to 218 Years in an Alabama Prison: The Incredible Story of Elizabeth “Lizzy” Williams
By: Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Originally Published (via Facebook) on April 26, 2014; Updated and Republished on February 19,...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Feb 21
- 3 min
Stanley Gamble v. U-Haul: The Start of $4 Million Personal Injury Verdicts in Alabama
By: Donald V. Watkins February 21, 2024 Thirty-nine years ago, three Black lawyers achieved something in Montgomery, Alabama that had...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Dec 9, 2023
- 3 min
Hunter Biden’s Choice of Lawyers Guarantees His Conviction in Federal Criminal Cases
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on December 9, 2023 An Editorial Opinion Hunter Biden is represented in his federal...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Oct 19, 2023
- 5 min
State of Alabama v. Jimmy Ray Hurst
By Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on April 6, 2018; Republished on October 19, 2023 A FLASHBACK THURSDAY STORY -- My First...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Sep 4, 2023
- 6 min
Our Justice Systems Have Always Been Weaponized Against Agents of Change
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on September 4, 2023 An Editorial Opinion On March 18, 2023, The Tuscaloosa News...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Jun 10, 2023
- 1 min
David S. Shankman is the Best Trial Lawyer in America
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on June 10, 2023 An Editorial Opinion The man who taught me exceptional trial skills as a...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Jun 9, 2019
- 7 min
“Don’t Let Anybody Take Your Manhood”
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., said, "Don't let anybody take your manhood." Watkins men live by that creed.
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Donald V. Watkins
- Mar 15, 2019
- 4 min
Why I Must Fight
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on March 15, 2019 On March 8, 2019, a federal jury in Birmingham, Alabama convicted me on...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Mar 9, 2019
- 3 min
We Feel Your Love
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on March 9, 2019 Yesterday, a federal jury in Birmingham, Alabama convicted me on all ten...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Jan 29, 2019
- 4 min
My Unforgettable Meeting With Henry C. Goodrich
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on January 29, 2019 Brigadier General Royal Hatch was a retired Air Force officer. A...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Jan 3, 2019
- 3 min
The Birmingham News’ $16 Million Undisclosed Conflict of Interest
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on January 3, 2019 From September 25 through October 9, 2002, I headed a three-person...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Dec 15, 2018
- 7 min
The “Bookends” Of My Legal Career
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on December 15, 2018 A lot of people have asked me about the bogus wire and bank fraud...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Dec 2, 2018
- 4 min
Congress Honors Bravery of “Scottsboro Boys” Judge
By: Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on December 2, 2018 The courageous Limestone County, Alabama Circuit Court judge who set...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Nov 30, 2018
- 5 min
Winning A Criminal Case
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on November 30, 2018 Yesterday’s indictment of my son and me on federal fraud charges...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Nov 28, 2018
- 6 min
City of Hoover: Please Tell Us The Truth
By: Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on November 28, 2018 Every day, police officers across America don the uniform, leave...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Oct 19, 2018
- 5 min
Our Watchdogs Do Not Bark, Bite, or Write
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on October 19, 2018 On November 13, 1979, I was sworn-in to a four-year term as the...
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