
David L. Wilson is the Managing Attorney of Wilson Law Group. David is licensed to practice in the State of Minnesota, U.S. District Court of Minnesota, the U.S. District Court of Colorado, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the US Supreme Court .
David is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and the Federal Bar Association. He is a Past Chair of the Minnesota / Dakotas Chapter of AILA. David has also served as an adjunct professor at Hamline University School of Law where he co-taught immigration law. He also served an adjunct law professor for the William Mitchell College of Law, teaching Writing Research Advocacy and Presentation, Appellate Advocacy, and the William Mitchell College of Law’s Immigration Law Clinic.
David is a frequent guest speaker on many legal topics in Minnesota and nationally, and provides pro bono services to victims of domestic abuse and children in need. The Children's Law Center of Minnesota recognized David for his pro bono work on behalf of immigrant children in foster care in 2012. David was also awarded the 360 Communities Caring Award for his pro bono work with the Lewis House Domestic Abuse Shelters in February 2013. Minnnesota Lawyer named David one of its Attorneys of the Year for 2015. The Minnesota Justice Foundation named David its Private Attorney Pro Bono Attorney of the Year in 2016.
David litigates cases before the federal government, federal court system, Minnesota courts, and Minnesota agencies. He is the attorney of record in multiple published decisions as well as several unpublished federal and Minnesota Court of Appeal decisions.
- AILA MN/Dakotas EOIR Liaison 2014-Present
- Past Chair of the Minnesota/Dakotas Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association
- Adjunct Professor, Hamline University School of Law, Immigration Law
- Adjunct Professor, William Mitchell College of Law, Writing Research Advocacy and Presentation, Appellate Advocacy, and Immigration Law Clinic
- American Immigration Lawyers Association
- Minnesota State Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association
- William Mitchell College of Law, Juris Doctor, cum laude
- University of St. Thomas, cum laude
- 2021 Super Lawyer
- 2020 Super Lawyer
- 2016 Minnesota Justice Foundation Private Attorney Pro Bono Lawyer
- 2015 Minnesota Lawyer Attorneys of the Year
- 2014 Leadership Award present by Minnesota Women Lawyers
- 2014 Small Business Excellence Award presented by the Small Business Administration
- 360 Communities Caring Award 2013 for pro bono work
- Children's Law Center of Minnesota for pro bono work
- CLE Panelist: Forcing U Visas through Litigation AILA National Conference 2019
- Moderator: Post-Pereira and Other Recent Court Cases, AILA, 2019
- CLE Panelist: Introduction to the 8th Circuit, 2018
- Executive Orders! What Now, AILA MN / Dakotas Chapter, 2017
- Presenter: 2016 AILA Upper Midwest Immigration Law Conference
- Author, Immigration Practice Deskbook, 2015
- 2015 MN Falls Supervisors Conference Association Presentation
- Removal for Experts - I-751s in Removal Proceedings, 2015
- Removal for Experts - Bond / Detention / Habeas, 2015
- Removal for Experts - Crimmigration Update, 2015
- Understanding Immigrant Youth in the Minnesota Courts, 2015
- Co-presenter: Minnesota District Judges Association 2014 Fall Conference, 2014
- 2014 MN Falls Supervisors Conference Association Presentation
- Co-presenter: Charting the Court into the Unfriendly Waters of Immigration Law at the 2014 MN Fall Supervisors' Conference Association, 2014
- Presenter: Client Management from Day One: Intake and Beyond at the 2014 Upper Midwest AILA Immigration Law Conference
- Presenter: Advocacy in the REAL (ID) World: I-9s and Other Common Pitfalls, 2014
- Presenter: Unraveling the Knot of Criminal and Immigration Law, Ramsey County Attorney's Office, 2012
- Presenter: Senate Immigration Bill S.744: Analysis of RPI, DREAM Act, Blue Card and Ag Visa (webinar)
- Presenter: Intersection of Criminal and Immigration Law, Criminal Justice 2012: Legal, Forensics and Ethics - Part I
- Presenter: Intersection of Criminal and Immigration Law, Criminal Justice 2012: Legal, Forensics and Ethics - Part II
- Presenter: The Transformation of the Practice of Immigration Law Since 9/11, FBA
- Presenter: Best practices before the immigration court, AILA Upper Midwest Immigration Law Conference, 2010
- Presenter: Removal Defense, AILA Web Seminars, 2007
- CLE Panelist: Federal Circuit Court Litigation: The Latest in 8th Circuit Jurisprudence, 2018
- Presenter: The State of TPS: A Look at the Litigation Landscape, 2019
- Bonilla v. Johnson, 149 F.Supp.3d 1135 (D. Ct. Minn. 2016)
- Ortiz v. Lynch, 796 F.3d 932 (8th Cir. 2015)
- Mauti v. State, 2015 WL 303682 (Minn. Ct. App. 2015)
- Odunlade v. City of Minneapolis, 823 N.W.2d 638 (Minn. 2012)
- Gaitan v. Holder, 683 F.3d 951 (8th Cir. 2012)
- Escoto-Castillo v. Napolitano, 658 F.3d 864 (8th Cir. 2011)
- Salheen v. Holder, 618 F.3d 957 (8th Cir. 2010)
- Nyari v. Mukasey, 562 F.3d 916 (8th Cir. 2009)
- Khilan v. Holder, 557 F.3d 583 (8th Cir. 2009)
- Nguyen v. Mukasey, 522 F.3d 853 (8th Cir. 2008)
- Llapa-Sinchi v. Mukasey, 520 F.3d 897 (8th Cir. 2008)
- Pavlovich v. Gonzales, 476 F.3d 613 (8th Cir. 2007)
- Flores Calderon v. Gonzales, 472 F.3d 1040 (8th Cir. 2007)
- Kanyi v. Gonzales, 406 F.3d 1087 (8th Cir. 2005)
- Mohamed, et al. v. Ashcroft, 396 F.3d 999 (8th Cir. 2005)
- Ortiz v. State, 2015 WL 46367 (Minn. Ct. App. 2015)
- Onduso v. Sessions, 877 F.3d 1073 (8th Cir. 2017)
- Ramirez-Barajas v. Sessions, 877 F.3d 808 (8th Cir. 2017)
- David is also the attorney of record in several unpublished federal and Minnesota Court of Appeal decisions
- 360 Communities - Innovative Partnerships: The New American Services Collaborative
- CityPages - Update on Chris LaRiche, the Lothario Notario
- CityPages - Chris LaRiche Seduces Immigrants with Lies
- Star Tribune - Immigration attorneys says there were no jobs
- CityPages - Shopping While Black?
- Pioneer Press - Green-card Fight Brewing
- KMSP Fox 9 - Traveling fair workers allege "horrific' conditions
- TPS Adjustment of Status Victory: Bonilla v. Johnson
- KMSP Fox 9 - Trump presidency draws growing concerns from Minnesota immigrant community
- KMSP Fox 9 - Fox 9 checks the numbers in Trump's immigration plan
- Star Tribune - Immigration Court backlog puts lives on endless hold
- Star Tribune - Beset by backlogs, Minnesota immigration court due to add judges
- Contributor, This American Life, Episode 679, “Save the Girl: My Very Unhappy Birthday” (July 2019)