The never-ending legal battles for justice in America continue, with no end in sight. These battles are just as cruel, ugly, and vicious as they were in the 1970s. This time, there are very few lawyers who are qualified, capable, and committed to fighting and winning them.

By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on April 12, 2024 An Editorial Opinion On April 10, 2024, O.J. Simpson died without...

By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on March 23, 2024 An Editorial Opinion On March 21, 2024, California-based U.S. District...

By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published (via Facebook) on November 9, 2014; Republished on March 12, 2024 Scottsboro Boy Clarence Norris (left) celebrated his pardon with Dr. Levi Watkins (right) in the President's office at Alabama State University on November 29, 1976. My father told me the story of the Scottsboro Boys when I was a young boy. I never forgot it. This was the case that motivated me to become a lawyer. My father was extremely proud that I was the att

By: Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Originally Published (via Facebook) on April 26, 2014; Updated and Republished on February 19,...

By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on January 13, 2024 An Editorial Opinion I have been privileged to meet many great...

Clarence Norris was one of the nine "Scottsboro Boys" who were arrested in 1931 in Paint Rock, Alabama and falsely accused of raping two white women on a freight train passing through the state. After their arrest, the Boys, who ranged from 13 to 18-years-old, were taken to Scottsboro, Alabama to await their trials. The passage of time revealed that all of the nine Scottsboro Boys were, in fact, innocent of the rape charges.

By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published January 13, 2022 An Editorial Opinion In 1974, I was a young associate in the civil...

By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on May 8, 2020 Most Americans do not realize that the U.S. Constitution permits one form...

Sidney T. Williams is the bravest law enforcement officer I have ever met. He protected my family in the 1970s like nobody else could.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., said, "Don't let anybody take your manhood." Watkins men live by that creed.