About Lawrence
Lawrence Wilson combines a diverse educational background with many years of legal work. He holds a J.D. from The University of Toledo College of Law and a MBA from the University of Toledo. Earlier, he finished undergraduate studies in psychology at Aquinas College and business management at Grand Valley State University. He also earned a master’s degree in taxation later in his profession.
Wilson completed his legal education in the early Nineteen Eighties. He took business courses alongside his regulation studies and left faculty with each a law degree and a Master of Business Administration in 1982. That mix of legal training and enterprise coursework informed his early selections after law school and has continued to form the types of things he accepts.
His career consists of meaningful service within the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps. He achieved the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and served in that capacity in 2001. That period further federal and army perspectives to an already broad practice. In private and public roles he has handled matters that intersect tax, enterprise, and federal legal proceedings.
Wilson is licensed in Michigan and in several federal forums, which includes the U.S. Tax Court, the U.S. Federal District Court, and the Sixth Circuit. Those admissions reflect the 2 principal strands of his work: tax law and federal court litigation. He advocates for clients in tax controversies, business disputes that reach federal judiciary, and matters that require appeals practice. He additionally attracts on his military legal experience when representing veterans and service members.
He presently practices on the Ada Law Center. His every day work ranges from advising enterprise owners on transactional and tax inquiries to litigating disputes in federal court and the tax courtroom. Colleagues describe him as methodical in approaching complicated laws and regulations. He frequently breaks complex guidelines into clear steps for clients who aren't lawyers.
Wilson maintains lively memberships in professional associations and participates in continuing legal education to maintain current on modifications in tax law and federal process. He has balanced private practice and public service throughout his career, moving between court advocacy and client counseling. Today he focuses his practice on tax matters, enterprise-associated legal proceedings, and federal-level cases.
