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4th Circuit’s Wilkins jumps back into private practice (access required)

By Fred Horlbeck
Published: November 17, 2009

GREENVILLE, SC--When Billy Wilkins returned to private practice after retiring from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in 2008, he vowed to be a “hard worker” in his new job at Nexsen Pruet. A year later, Wilkins has 10-hour workdays, a Greenville office with memorabilia on the walls and a desk laden with neatly organized ...
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