W. Marion Wilson

Associate

W. Marion Wilson

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W. Marion Wilson is an associate in the firm’s Litigation Practice.  Mr. Wilson focuses his practice in the areas of commercial and products liability litigation, with a particular emphasis on acting as national coordinating counsel for corporate clients involved in complex, high exposure litigation.  He has significant experience preparing dispositive motions, responsive pleadings, coordinating large-scale document productions, drafting and responding to written discovery, as well as preparing discovery-related motions.  He also has experience defending depositions and has engaged in various settlement negotiations on behalf of firm clients.

In addition, Mr. Wilson has extensive experience representing clients in connection with complex insurance coverage issues related to commercial general liability, professional liability, and D&O liability insurance.

Recent Matters

  • Currently acting as national coordinating counsel for an international real estate developer in connection with over 50 individual, multi-party, and putative class action lawsuits pending in state and federal court throughout the Southeast.  These lawsuits involve allegations of violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act, state and federal securities laws, state unfair and deceptive trade practices acts, as well as claims for common law fraud, negligent misrepresentation and breach of contract, arising out of the development of residential resort communities.
  • Currently defending the world’s largest home improvement retailer in a putative class action relating to the sale of pressure treated wood.
  • Currently acting as national coordinating counsel for a national container packaging manufacturer in connection with defending numerous personal injury and public nuisance actions arising from the sale of lead-based paint.
  • Recently represented a publicly traded corporation in complex insurance coverage litigation, which included litigating declaratory judgment actions in state and federal courts in multiple jurisdictions.

Honors and Affiliations

State Bar of Georgia (Litigation and Products Liability Sections)

American Bar Association (Litigation Section)

Defense Research Institute

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Bar Admissions

  • Georgia, 2006

Law School(s)

  • Emory University School of Law, 2006Juris Doctor (J.D.)with honors
    • Executive Managing Editor, Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal
    • Recipient of the American Bankruptcy Institute Medal of Excellence
    • Dean's Awards for Statistics for Lawyers, Bankruptcy, and Legal Writing I & II

Under Grad / Grad
School(s)

  • Clemson University, 2002Bachelor of Science (B.S.)magna cum laude
    • Clemson Calhoun Honors College
    • Recipient of the Wall Street Journal Student Achievement Award