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Donald D. Wilson
Email: DWilson@gcslaw.net  vCard
Shareholder Donald Wilson graduated in 1966 from the University of California at Santa Barbara and received his Juris Doctor degree in 1970 from U.C.L.A. After graduating from law school, Don served in the U.S. Army Security Agency (Electronic Intelligence and CounterMeasures) and began private practice in California in 1971.
Prior to joining the Firm in 1992, Don was managing partner and lead trial counsel with the Law Firm of Hampton & Wilson in Los Angeles. Throughout his legal career, he has, almost exclusively, engaged in third-party insurance litigation defense and has handled thousands of cases in all of the courts of Southern California. With extensive jury trial experience, he has successfully litigated, through verdict, a broad range of cases and has developed special expertise in the defense of technically "complex" or "impact" litigation (see In Focus section below).
Don has a documented track record of success in defending seven figure exposure matters, in all his areas of trial expertise, through favorable settlements, summary judgment and jury verdict (a summary of these results is available upon request).
Don has sat as Judge Pro Tem in the Los Angeles Municipal Court and as an appointed Arbitrator/Mediator for the Los Angeles Superior Court. He has served as a Delegate to the California State Bar Convention and as a member of the Legislative Committee. He has lectured frequently for the Insurance Claims Industry, Construction and Design Professionals industry. Additionally, he is a licensed instrument-rated pilot, author, horseman and traveler.
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In Focus:
U.C.L.A. School of Law (J.D. 1970)
U.C. Santa Barbara (B.A. Psychology 1966)
Courts Admitted: State Courts of California; U.S. District Court - Central District of California
Admitted to the California State Bar - 1971
Member and Past Delegate to the State Bar of California, Member of the Los Angeles and Pasadena Bar Associations and Southern California Defense Counsel
Practice areas include architects & engineers, medical and equine veterinarian malpractice; contractors and subcontractors construction defect and work site injury; landowner liability; toxic contamination, mold and pollution; product defect and general liability
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