Walt Wilkins III
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University of South Carolina (JD)
Walt Wilkins III | |
|---|---|
 Wilkins in 2008 | |
| United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina | |
| In office 2008–2010 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Reginald I. Lloyd |
| Succeeded by | Bill Nettles |
| Personal details | |
| Education | Wofford College (BA) University of South Carolina (JD) |
Walt Wilkins III (born 1974) is an American lawyer. He served as the United States attorney for the District of South Carolina and as the thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court solicitor.[1]
Wilkins, a Greenville native, graduated from Wofford College in 1996 and from the University of South Carolina School Of Law in 1999. He joined Lockheed Martin Aircraft in Argentina as an attorney. In 2000 he joined the law firm of Leatherwood, Walker, Todd and Mann, and served as an adjunct professor at Greenville Technical College. In 2003, he was named Young Lawyer of the Year by the American Board of Trial Advocates.[2]
Career
In 2005, Wilkins served as an assistant U.S. Attorney. In 2008, President George W. Bush appointed him United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina.[3]