Ron Wilson
Practice Areas
- Civil Rights & Public Interest Litigation
Education
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Tulane Law School
New Orleans, Louisiana
- J.D. - 1975
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University of New Orleans
- Bachelor of Arts - 1972
- Major: History
Bar Admission
- Louisiana, 1975
- Colorado
- Oregon
- New York
- District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana
- U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Classes & Seminars
- Guest Lecturer, Civil Rights Panel, Black Alumni Association of Tulane University (2023)
- Guest Lecturer, The Establishment of a Hostile Work Environment Occasioned By A Single Offensive Utterance, New Orleans Labor and Employment Committee (2022)
- Guest Lecturer, The Sexual Stereotyping v. Sexual Orientation: A Contrast and Comparison, ABA Committee for Liaison with EEOC, OFCCP and DOJ Monthly CLE Seminar (2018)
- Guest Lecturer/Panel Member, Sex Stereotyping and Oiler to Boh Bros, Firth Circuit Judicial Conference, San Antonio, Texas (2014)
- Guest Lecturer, The Emerging Law on Sex Stereotyping, ABA Committee for Liaison with EEOC, OFCCP and DOJ Monthly CLE Seminar (2013)
- Guest Lecturer, Thompson v. North American Stainless, LP: The Scope and Nature of the Zone of Interest Protected by Title VII, ABA Committee for Liaison with EEOC, OFCCP and DOJ Monthly CLE Seminar (2012)
- Faculty Member, Evolving Issues, Louisiana State Bar Association (2008)
- Faculty Member, Ex Parte Contact with Present and Former Employees of Defendant, Annual Labor and Employment Conference, Loyola University Institute for Continuing Legal Education (2007)
- Faculty, Recent Developments and Trends in Employment Law, New Orleans Bar Association CLE Seminar (2003)
- Faculty, Ethical Dilemmas and Resolutions, Legal Aid Bureau and Federal Bar Association (1999)
- Faculty Member, Ethical Dilemmas And Resolutions, Legal Aid Bureau and Federal Bar Association, New Orleans Chapter, CLE Seminar, 12/30/1999
- Faculty Member, Evaluating Employment Discrimination Cases: Plaintiff & Defense Perspectives and Issues for Young Lawyers, New Orleans Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Seminar, 10/22/1999
- Faculty Member, Ethical Dilemmas And Resolutions, Legal Aid Bureau and Federal Bar Association, New Orleans Chapter, CLE Seminar, 12/30/1998
- Faculty Member, Ethical Dilemmas And Resolutions, Legal Aid Bureau and Federal Bar Association, New Orleans Chapter, CLE Seminar, 12/29/1997
- Panelist, Ethics & Professionalism In The 1990's, Louisiana State Bar Association, Bench and Bar Section, 12/12/1997
- Faculty Member, Mediation of Employment Claims, New Orleans Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Seminar, 11/17/1997
- Faculty Member, Ethical Dilemmas and Resolutions, Legal Aid Bureau and Federal Bar Association, New Orleans Chapter CLE Seminar, 12/30/1996
Pro-Bono Activities
- Legal Aid Bureau, Past President
- American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana, Past President and Current Board Member
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Lifetime member
- Governor's Transition Team for Tort & Insurance Reform
- Amnesty International - Canada
- National Organization for Women
Professional Associations
- Louisiana State Bar Association, Member
- Colorado Bar Association, Member
- Oregon Bar Association, Member
- New York State Bar Association, Member
- District of Columbia Bar Association, Member
- American Bar Association Committee for Liaison with EEOC, OFCCP and DOJ
- American Association for Justice, Member
- Louis Martinet Legal Society, Member
- Governor's Transition Team for Tort & Insurance Reform
- American Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- New Orleans Bar Association
- Plaintiff Employment Lawyers Association
- Oregon Minority Lawyers Association
Honors
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's Legal Defense and Educational Fund Pioneer of Justice Award (2022)
- Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus Foundation Avery C. Alexander Civil Rights Award (2017)
- American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana Cooperating Attorney of the Year (1986)
- Louisiana State Bar Association “Pro Bono Publico” Award for Outstanding Achievements in the Area of Pro Bono Legal Service (1987)
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Community Service Award (1988)
- East Jefferson Coalition for Leadership and Development Community Service Award (1988)
- The Greater New Orleans Chapter of the National Conference of Black Lawyers Earl J. Amedee Award (1990)
- Louis A. Martinet Legal Society A. P. Tureaud Award (1993)
- University of New Orleans Ernest “Dutch” Morial Chapter Alumni of the Year (1997)
- American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana Ben Smith Award (1999)
- University of New Orleans History Department Alumni of the Year (2007)
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference Community Service Award (2008)
Publication
- Wilson, Ronald L., "The African American Attorney's Battle for Respect and Equal Treatment," (Louisiana Bar Foundation, In Our Own Words, Reflections on Professionalism in the Law, 1998), Chapter 3.
Languages
- French
- Portuguese
About Me
Ron Wilson is a civil rights icon. Since graduating from law school in 1975, Ron has been engaged in the private practice of law - primarily public interest and civil rights litigation. He is a cooperating attorney with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, handling primarily employment and voting rights cases, and the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana, litigating Establishment Clause. on has litigated numerous cases in the areas of housing discrimination, employment discrimination, school desegregation, voting rights, police misconduct, prison conditions, separation of church and state, freedom of speech, freedom of association, due process of law and equal protection. He is especially well-known for several voting rights cases which had a significant impact in Louisiana.
Ron has also played a leadership role with the Legal Aid Bureau and the Amistad Research Center. When Ron is not busy reading, he can be found preparing for the next marathon of which Ron has completed 13 to date.