Ronald J. Watkins
American writer
Ronald J. Watkins, b.1945 in Phoenix, Arizona is an American writer of non-fiction. The author has also served as ghostwriter, collaborator or editor for more than 30 other books. He is founder and principal writer for Watkins & Associates.
Background
Watkins holds a Bachelor of Arts in History and a Master of Science in Justice Studies. Following university, he worked as a probation officer and presentencing investigator for the Superior Court in Phoenix, Arizona. He is a former chief administrative law judge and was assistant director of the Arizona Department of Insurance where he served as Arizona’s chief insurance fraud investigator.
Books
In 1993 he published Birthright, the saga of the Shoen family which founded and owned U-Haul International and of the then unsolved murder of Eva Shoen. When he refused to identify his sources under subpoena he was twice found in contempt by a Federal court, with his position being upheld by the Ninth Circuit on both occasions. In 1993, the United States Court of Appeals (Ninth Circuit) in Shoen v. Shoen, 5 Frd 1289 (9th Cir.
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