Background
Watkins was born in Parsons, Kansas on September 8, 1948 to Levi Watkins, Senior (1911–1994) and Lillian Varnado (1917–2013).
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Donald Watkins
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He graduated from Southern Illinois University and became one of the first black students to attend the University of Alabama School of Law.
Career
Watkins was a longtime attorney and confidant of Birmingham Mayor Richard Arrington, Junior.
In addition to his legal career, Watkins received national media coverage for his attempts to purchase the Minnesota Twins in 2002 and the Anaheim Angels in 2003. In March 2012, Watkins signed an exclusive contract with the government of Namibia to mine uranium for sale to nuclear power stations worldwide. In July 2012, Watkins" Namibian-based energy services company was awarded a petroleum exploration license by the Namibian Ministry of Mines and Energy.
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In 2005, Watkins became the only litigator to successfully defend a New York Stock Exchange company Chief Executive Officer against Sarbanes-Oxley charges, a legal victory profiled in both Fortune magazine and National Law Journal.
