Disbarred attorney and businessman Donald Watkins, Sr. has challenged the May suspension of his law license by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Published:Watkins, here in 2013, was indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018.
The suspension was handed down after the Alabama Supreme Court stripped him of the right to practice the law following hisWatkins, who was found guilty in Birmingham federal court of wire fraud, bank fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud, had until July 1 to challenge the U.S. Supreme Court’s May 22 suspension order.
“I responded to the Supreme Court’s Show Cause order within the time period specified by the Court. I have not heard anything further from the Court,” Watkins told AL.com.The Alabama Supreme Court issued an order disbarring Watkins from practicing law in the state on Dec. 27, 2021. The order was based on the Alabama State Bar’s Disciplinary Commission’s order disbarring Watkins after his conviction, according to Bar records.
Watkins, who now lives in California and has not practiced law since his conviction, scammed several high-profile victims.
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