Paul C. Wilson - Associate
Paul C. Wilson was born and raised in Jefferson City, Missouri. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Drury College in Springfield, Missouri, and his law degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Mr. Wilson was admitted to the Bar on October 2, 1992.
After clerking for then-Chief Justice Robertson of the Missouri Supreme Court and Judge Richard F. Suhrheinrich of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Mr. Wilson joined the law firm of Sullivan & Cromwell in New York, New York. There, he focused on complex civil litigation with an emphasis on intellectual property and antitrust cases.
In 1996, Mr. Wilson returned to Jefferson City to join the staff of then-Attorney General Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon. As Deputy Chief of Staff for Litigation, Mr. Wilson handled many high-profile matters involving the State of Missouri, arguing before the United States Supreme Court and, on numerous occasions, before the Missouri Supreme Court and Court of Appeals. In 2001, Mr. Wilson was recognized as the nation’s Outstanding Assistant Attorney General by the National Association of Attorneys General. During nearly 13 years with the Attorney General’s Office, Paul Wilson acquired a statewide reputation on matters of constitutional law, election law, consumer protection, and complex transactions.
In January 2010, Paul Wilson was appointed Circuit Judge in the 19th Judicial Circuit, where he presided over the Probate Division and a wide variety of criminal, civil, and regulatory cases. In March 2011, Mr. Wilson returned to private practice with the law firm of Van Matre, Harrison, Hollis, and Taylor, P.C.
Bar Admissions
- Missouri Bar
- United States District Court – Western District of Missouri
- United States Supreme Court
Education
- Drury College (B.A., 1982)
- University of Missouri-Columbia (J.D., 1992)
In The News/Links
- Paul C. Wilson on Judgepedia
- Missouri’s stimulus money man: Paul Wilson, Columbia Missourian, May 21, 2009
- Nixon lawyers include former Supreme Court judge, challenge Schweich’s suit, St. Louis Beacon, September 21, 2011
- Jay Nixon hired Chip Robertson to defend him against Tom Schweich lawsuit, stltoday.com, September 29, 2011
On January 23, 2012, Paul Wison filed suit on behalf of a bi-partisan group of Missouri citizens seeking to have the Supreme Court declare the re-districting plan for the Missouri House of Representative declared unconstiutional. This lawsuit and related pleadings are located here.