Beth Wilkinson

Beth Ann Wilkinson (born September 19, 1962) is an American lawyer based in Washington, D.C. She is a founding partner of Wilkinson Stekloff, a specialty trial and litigation law firm. Wilkson was formerly a partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, where she worked in their Washington, D.C. office focusing on white collar criminal defense. Wilkinson began her legal career as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps, and she has also served as an Assistant United States Attorney in New York City. As a U.S. Justice Department lawyer in the 1990s, Wilkinson was a member of the team led by Merrick Garland that prosecuted Oklahoma City bombing perpetrator Timothy McVeigh. Wilkinson became known for successfully arguing that McVeigh should receive the death penalty. She has also been a critic of unfair administration of the death penalty.