William Jade Wilson

William J. Wilson is a partner at the firm, joining in 2017. Prior to joining the firm, William spent nine years as an investigator with the Louisiana State Board of Nursing and held an externship with the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board. William has extensive experience in professional licensure defense. William has served on multiple committees for various national licensure enforcement and regulation organizations, including serving as Vice Chair of the Compliance & Discipline Subcommittee for the Council of Licensure, Enforcement and Regulation. William has also contributed to position papers concerning national licensure enforcement issues. In addition, William handles breach of contract litigation issues throughout Louisiana. William has also guided clients through the NFL Concussion Settlement claims process.

Practice Areas:

• Contract Litigation

• Professional Licensure Defense

• Civil Litigation

• Administrative Law

• Federal Sector Employment and Labor Law

 Education

• Southern University Law Center, J.D., 2015

• Southeastern Louisiana University, M.S., 2009

• Southeastern Louisiana University, B.A., 2005

Bar & Court Admissions

• Member of the Louisiana State Bar Association, and the Baton Rouge Bar Association

• Admitted to practice in Louisiana, 2015

• Admitted to practice in all state courts of Louisiana, the United States District Courts for the Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Community & Professional Activities

• Coaches his daughter’s youth basketball team

• Associate Adjunct Professor, Southern University Law Center

• Assists Southern University’s Supplemental Bar Study Program

• Serves on the Louisiana State Bar Association’s Committee on Alcohol and Drug Abuse

• Volunteers as a monitor for the Judges and Lawyer’s Assistance Program

• Participates in Baton Rouge Bar Association holiday events