- in - ch ief ▁of ▁the ▁Br igh am ▁Young ▁University ▁law ▁review . ▁ ▁He ▁then ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁law ▁cl erk ▁for ▁Robert ▁A . ▁A ins worth . ▁ ▁Wil kins ▁was ▁the ▁Ass istant ▁Sol ic itor ▁General ▁under ▁R ex ▁E . ▁Lee . ▁ ▁While ▁in ▁this ▁position ▁he ▁argued ▁eight ▁cases ▁before ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court . ▁ ▁He ▁wrote ▁the ▁brief ▁that ▁Lee ▁used ▁to ▁argue ▁the ▁government ▁case ▁in ▁Ak ron ▁Center ▁for ▁Re product ive ▁Health ▁v . ▁The ▁State ▁of ▁Ohio . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁draft ed ▁the ▁legisl ation ▁reg ulating ▁abort ion ▁passed ▁by ▁the ▁Ut ah ▁legisl ature ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁ ▁As ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁Wil kins ▁wrote ▁a ▁paper ▁on ▁marriage ▁law ▁in ▁Italy . ▁ ▁However ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 9 0 s ▁Wil kins ▁focused ▁much ▁of ▁his ▁work ▁on ▁land ▁issues , ▁such ▁as ▁public ▁domain . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁Wil kins ▁went ▁to ▁an ▁international ▁conference ▁on ▁the ▁family ▁at ▁Ist an bul , ▁where ▁he ▁delivered ▁a ▁paper ▁on ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁language ▁in ▁UN ▁policy ▁statements . ▁ ▁Wil kins ▁has ▁written ▁a ▁book ▁with ▁Est her ▁Ras band ▁about ▁his ▁work ▁at ▁the ▁Ist an bul ▁Conference . ▁ ▁Wil kins ▁was ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Family ▁Policy ▁Center ▁at ▁BY U . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁Def