Phone: 404-954-9833
Fax: 404-681-1046
E-Mail: dwilson@swfllp.com
overview
Debra Wilson has over two decades of experience in the areas of commercial and business litigation. She was recognized by Georgia Trend magazine as one of the state's "Legal Elite" for 2006, a list of top attorneys chosen by lawyers across Georgia.
practice areas
Business Litigation and Arbitration
Real Estate Litigation
experience
- Successful litigation at trial and on appeal of cases involving confirmation of real estate foreclosure sales
- Participated in successful defense of multiple lender liability claims involving a real estate development in Florida
- Significant experience in litigation regarding the Georgia RICO statute and other civil business torts
- Representation of numerous commercial landlords in landlord/tenant disputes
- Litigation involving allegations of infestation of "toxic mold"
- Represented numerous individuals in successfully resolving divorce and child custody disputes and guardianship proceedings, through trial or settlement, and in negotiation of prenuptial agreements and handling adoptions.
education
Eastern Kentucky University, B.S., 1983, with high distinction
Vanderbilt University School of Law, J.D., 1988
admitted
State Bar of Georgia
State Bar of Tennessee
Supreme Court of Georgia
Georgia Court of Appeals
U. S. Supreme Court
U. S. District Court for Northern Georgia
U. S. District Court for Middle Georgia
U. S. District Court for Eastern Tennessee
U. S. Court of Appeals for Eleventh Circuit
affiliations & memberships
All Saints Episcopal Church: elected member of vestry (governing body for secular business of church) 2007-2010 term
Vistage (formerly TEC) Trusted Advisor
Atlanta Bar Association
Georgia Association for Women Lawyers
author
The Intended Application of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11: An End to Empty Head, Pure Heart Defense and a Reinforcement of Ethical Standards, 41 Vanderbilt Law Review 343 (1988).
martindale hubble rating
AV Peer Review Rated