Dylan E. Wilbanks
Top rated Business Litigation attorney in Commerce, Georgia
Wilbanks Law Firm, P.C.
Practice Areas: Business Litigation, Criminal Defense, Personal Injury
Licensed in Georgia since: 2002
Education: University of Georgia School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2020 - 2025 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2009, 2011 - 2013 Call today:
706-841-9100
Wilbanks Law Firm, P.C.
1215 South Elm StreetCommerce, GA 30529 Visit website
Details
Attorney Dylan Wilbanks provides litigation and transactional services for small businesses and individuals. Located in Commerce, Georgia, the firm represents clients with all of their civil legal needs, including business litigation, fraud/RICO litigation, business creation, real estate closings, construction disputes and debt collection.
After graduating from the University of Georgia School of Law in 2002, Mr. Wilbanks was the assistant district attorney in the Jackson County District Attorney's Office before joining a firm as a civil trial attorney. Owner of Wilbanks Law Firm, P.C., Mr. Wilbanks now focuses his practice on business litigation and fraud/RICO litigation.
Mr. Wilbanks was included in Atlanta Magazine's Top Young Lawyers in Georgia in 2009 and 2011. During law school, he was awarded the champion of the Keenan's Kids Foundation Closing Argument Competition in 2001 and the J. Ralph Beaird Closing Argument Competition in 2000.
He is also actively involved in community organizations, including currently serving as the president of Commerce Area Business Association, and he is a member of the Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce.
Practice areas
Business Litigation, Criminal Defense, Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff- 80% Business Litigation
- 10% Criminal Defense
- 10% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 2002, Georgia
Professional Webpage: http://www.wilbankslawfirm.com/attorneys/dylanwilbanks/
- Board Member, Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce (2011-2013, 2015 - present)
- President, Commerce Area Business Association, 2011
- Board Member, Commerce Area Business Association, 2010
- Not Guilty - DUI jury trialState v. Bryson, Banks County Superior Court, case no. 16-CR-447, 2018
- $435,000 - Jury verdict in partnership litigationMilford v. Purcell, Clarke County Superior Court, case no. SU-15-CV-1070, 2017
- $1,150,000 - Settlement obtained in fraudulent conveyance action on behalf of creditor, 2015
- $31,000 - Jury verdict for fraud and related claimsWeldon v. Parham, Superior Court of Madison County, case no. 13MV497-J, 2016
- $150,000 - Settlement of personal injury claim pending in Northeast Georgia, 2017
- Chairman, Jackson County Water and Sewer Authority, 2017
- Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce - Excecutive Board Member, 2017
- City of Commerce Downtown Development Authority Board member, 2016
- President, Commerce Kiwanis Club (2012-2013)
- Board Member, Commerce Kiwanis Club (2008-2013)
- Mentor, Big Brothers Big Sisters (2006-2011)
- Mentor, Lindsey’s Legacy Mentoring Program (2009-2011)
- Leadership Jackson County, Class of 2010
- Participant, Commerce High School Youth Apprenticeship Program (2009-2010)
- Best Attorney - Readers' Choice, Jackson Herald, 2018
- Best Attorney - Readers' Choice, Jackson Herald, 2017
- Best Attorney - Readers' Choice, Jackson Herald, 2016
- Best Attorney - Readers' Choice, Jackson Herald, 2015
- National Merit Scholar, President's Scholar - Georgia Institute of Technology
- Atlanta Magazine's "Top Young Lawyers in Georgia,", 2011
- Atlanta Magazine's "Top Young Lawyers in Georgia,", 2009
- Champion, The Keenan's Kids Foundation Closing Argument Competition, 2001
- Champion, J.Ralph Beaird Closing Argument Competition, 2000
- Member, National Trial Competition teams (2001 & 2002)
- Member, Executive Mock Trial Board, 2001-02
- Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, B.S., in International Affairs (Cum Laude), 1997
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2020 - 2025
- Rising Stars: 2009, 2011 - 2013
