Autor/-in: William J Watkins

William J. Watkins, Jr. is a Research Fellow at the Independent Institute and author of the book Crossroads for Liberty: Recovering the Anti-Federalist Values of America's First Constitution. He received his B. A. in history and German summa cum laude from Clemson University and his J. D. cum laude from the University of South Carolina School of Law, and his LL. M. with merit from the University of London. Mr. Watkins is a former law clerk to Judge William B. Traxler, Jr. , of the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and he is President of the Greenville, SC, Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society. He has served as a prosecutor and defense lawyer, and has practiced in various state and federal courts. He lives in Greenville, South Carolina.