Practice Areas

• Civil Litigation
• Real Estate
• Mediation

Mr. Wilson joined the firm in 2011. He has been practicing in Chester County for over three decades, including serving as the Chester County Public Defender and Court Appointed Counsel for six years and he has tried many criminal cases. Mr. Wilson focuses his practice on personal injury, civil litigation, real estate, products liability, construction and business litigation and mediation. He has been named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer in Philadelphia Magazine by Super Lawyers^©, a Thomson Reuters company for nine consecutive years (2004 through 2011). In addition, Mr. Wilson has been certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the NBTA since 1988. Attaining the rank of Captain, Mr. Wilson served 4 years in the Air Force Reserves.

Education

• Mediating the Litigated Case (2011)
  • Strauss Institute, Pepperdine University
• University of the South School of Theology (2002)
  • Education for Ministry (EFM)
• Temple University, J.D. (1973)
  • Phi Alpha Delta
• Ohio Wesleyan University, B.A. (1970)
  • B.A., Psychology
• Air Force ROTC Arnold Air Society
  • Student Government Officer – Treasurer

Admissions

• Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (1973)
• United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
• United States District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania
• United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit (1992)
• United States Supreme Court (1984)

Memberships

• Chester County Bar Association
  • President (1993)
  • Officer and Board Member
• Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • House of Delegates
• American Bar Association
• Million Dollar Advocates Forum
• Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
• American College of Trial Lawyers – Fellow
• Litigation Counsel of America – Fellow
• American Association for Justice – Member
• Pennsylvania Association for Justice (formerly Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association “PATLA”)
  • Board of Governors (2000-2012)
• American Bar Foundation – Fellow
• Attorney Information Exchange Group – Member
• Stively Inn of Court (Founded 1994)
  • President (1995 to 1996)
  • Board Member and Officer (1994 to 1998)
  • Master (Since 1994)
• Thomson Reuters Super Lawyer, 9 consecutive years (2004 to 2011)
• Exchange Club of West Chester
  • President (2008 to 2009)
• Kennett Square Masonic Lodge #475 F & AM
  • Past Master
• West Chester Area Senior Center
  • President (2000 to 2003)
  • Board Member and Officer
• Salvation Army, West Chester
  • Treasurer
  • Board Member
• Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
  • Senior Warden (2005 to 2007)
  • Vestry Member
• ABCO Title Abstracting Company
  • Past President
  • Board Member
• United Way of Chester County
  • Admissions Committee and Allocations (1990 to 1994)
• Chester County Council on Addictive Diseases
  • Board Member
• Lay Director Cursillo Community Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania (1997 to 1998)
  • Secretariat Member 

Publications and Presentations

• Presenter, PA Association of Marriage and Family Therapists:  Seminar on Ethics (2008, 2010)
• Panelist, What is it Worth, (2009, 2010)
• Presenter, Ethics and Liability – Pennsylvania Marriage and Family Therapist (2008, 2010)
• Presenter, Ethics – Client Contact and Advertising, Chester County Bar Association CLE Program
• Presenter, Jury Selection, Chester County Bar Association CLE Program
• Presenter, Dispute Resolution Institute:  Products Liability (2008)
• Presenter, Demonstrative Evidence, Chester County Bar Association CLE Program 
• Presenter, Accident Reconstruction and Crashworthiness, Chester County Bar Association CLE Program (1999)

Reported Opinions

• State
  • Com v. McClellan
  • Com v. Knecht
  • Wells v. Cendant
  • Pennsbury Village Association v. McIntyre
• Federal
  • Dorsett v. Isuzu
  • Donohoe v. Isuzu
• Chester County
  • Spatz v. Hovnanian
  • Cook v. Nizio
  • Nelda Davis Guardianship

Martindale Hubbell Rating

• AV Rated*