Jonathan Wilkerson Attorney

First Admitted: 2009, Texas

Bar / Professional Activity:

Federal Bar Association, Austin Chapter: Past-President (2022-2023)
Austin Bar Association 2024 Bench Bar Committee (2023-2024)
FBA National Convention Selection Committee (2022-2023)
FBA Qui Tam Section - Membership Committee (2023-Current)
Federal Bar Association, Austin Chapter: National Delegate (2023-Current)
American Bar Association: Member (2011-Current)
Federal Bar Association, Austin Chapter: President (2020-2022)
Federal Bar Association, Austin Chapter: President-elect (2019-2020)
Courts of Admittance: Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals; Texas Eastern District Court; Texas Northern District Court; Texas Southern District/Bankruptcy Court; Texas Western District Court
Federal Bar Association, Austin Chapter: Vice-President (2018-2019)
Admitted to practice in the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Austin Young Lawyer's Association: Member (2011-2022)
State Bar of Texas: Member
Federal Bar Association, Austin Chapter: Membership Chair (2015-2016)
Federal Bar Association, Austin Chapter: Program Chair (2016-2017)
Federal Bar Association, Austin Chapter: Treasurer (2017-2018)

Verdicts / Settlements:

Assisted litigation teams in a class action consumer lawsuit against pharmaceutical companies and wholesalers alleging wide-ranging anticompetitive conduct following an outrage in 2016 in pricing and practices that led to a successful class-wide settlement. , 2022
Western Sugar Cooperative v. Archer-Daniels-Midland Company, No. 2:11-CV-03473 CBM (C.D. Cali. 2011), 2015
Favorably resolved multi-year federal litigation involving a failed real estate development in Las Vegas., 2013
Represented, as part of team, a wireless technology company in patent infringement litigation concerning cellular signals and coding of wireless broadband., 2014
Assisted litigation team in arbitration proceeding on behalf of energy company against former executive. , 2016
Resolved contractual dispute with multi-million dollar settlement for oil and gas operator, 2016
UP Austin Holdings, LP and UP Austin Land Holdings, LP, v. East Avenue Property Owners' Association, Inc., Central Austin Apartments, L.L.C., UP-32nd Street, L.L.C., and UP-32nd Street Hospitality, L.L.C., D-1-GN-11-003367 (53rd Judicial District, Travis County 2011), 2012
TriStar Investors, Inc. v. American Tower Corp., et al, 3:12-cv-00499-M (N.D. Tex. 2012), 2014
Harlandale Independent School District v. Trane U.S., Inc., fka American Standard, Inc., and Trane America LLC., dba The Trane Company and Trane, Cause No. 2012-CI-14254 (57th Judicial District, Bexar County) , 2017

Pro bono / Community Service:

Volunteer and support Community First! Village (2016-Current)
Volunteer Legal Services: assisted with multiple cases (2007-Current)
Vinson & Elkins' Pro Bono Committee: Member (2013-2015)
Westover Hills: Volunteer with youth programs and mentorship opportunities (2011-2020)
Co-founded partnership between Vinson & Elkins (Austin) and City of Austin's special prosecutor program to provide courtroom experience to junior associates
Westover Hills: Participate in food pantry and assistance with utility bills for low-income families and individuals in the Austin community (2011-Current)
Member of Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Judging Contest Committee (2016-Current)
Successful grant of sentence reduction for pro bono client; Clemency Project efforts featured in NPR's "All Things Considered" (2014-2015)
Member of the Texas State Bar Pro Bono College (2014-2018)

Honors:

Texas Rising Stars, by Thomson Reuters, 2017-2021, Super Lawyers
Best Lawyers in America, 2024, Best Lawyers
Top 40 Under 40, 2019-2020, National Trial Lawyers
Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Attorneys, 2018-2021, National Trial Lawyers
Marquis Who's Who in the World, 2018
Graduated first in class with perfect 4.0 GPA, Texas Tech Law School, 2009
Represented Texas at National Discussion Meet, Texas Farm Bureau Champion, Texas Farm Bureau, 2004
Honored for Fifth Circuit amicus curiae brief involving First Amendment issue, Kristi Couvillon Pro Bono Award, Texas Civil Rights Project, 2011
Recognition brought to ACU through achievements, character and devotion, Trustee Award, Abilene Christian University, 2004
Awarded Ambassadorial Scholarship as Rotary Club Scholar, Ambassadorial Scholar, Rotary Foundation, 2006

Educational Background:

Scholarly Lectures / Writings:

Case Summary, Co-author, U.S. Supreme Court to Review "Exceptional" Case under 35 U.S.C. Section 285, V&E IP Insights E-Communication, 2013
Summary of strategies for in-house counsel, Co-author, An Emerging Corporate Strategy: Forum-Selection Provisions for Intra-Corporate Disputes, V&E Securities Litigation Insights, 2011
Examination of military intervention in response to human rights violations, Author, Does Contemporary International Law Recognize a Right to Intervene Militarily in Another State on Account of Serious Human Rights Violations?, Texas Transnational Law Quarterly, 2009
Examination of tax considerations when establishing a pet trust, Co-author, Max's Taxes: A Tax-Based Analysis of Pet Trusts, University of Richmond Law Review, 2009
Advocating for amendment to Internal Revenue Code dealing with pet trusts to benefit charitable organizations, Author, A "Purr"fect Amendment: Why Congress Should Amend the Internal Revenue Code to Apply the Charitable Remainder Exception to Pet Trusts, Texas Tech Law Review, 2008

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