Chad Wilson is an attorney who specializes in property insurance claim disputes. Since obtaining a license to practice law in the State of Texas in 2011, Mr. Wilson has successfully taken more than 6,000 property insurance claims to disposition through settlement or verdict. The Chad T. Wilson Law Firm has assisted policyholders in Texas, Louisiana, Colorado, Florida, Oklahoma, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, New Mexico, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.
In the landmark case Hinojos v State Farm, the Texas Supreme Court agreed with Mr. Wilson in March 2021 that insurers cannot wipe their hands clean of liability when they pay an appraisal award years after receiving a claim and paying it short. Mr. Wilson and three other attorneys at his firm have been named as America’s Top 100 Trial Attorneys.
Mr. Wilson was one of twelve midshipmen who successfully completed the double major program at the United States Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New York in 1997 earning Bachelors of Science degrees in Marine Engineering and Marine Transportation / Nautical Science. Mr. Wilson swore into the U.S. Navy Reserve in 1992 as part of the as part of the Strategic Merchant Marine Ready Reserve and was promoted to O-3 lieutenant during his time of service through 2005.
Prior to starting a law firm, Mr. Wilson managed the tendering and contracts for the offshore oil and gas development for a super major in the Federal Republic of Nigeria including materials and services valued at $4.5 Billion. Prior to that, Mr. Wilson worked in the contracts group for an offshore driller after years in operations and engineering.
Aside from his professional career, Mr. Wilson earned the rank of Eagle Scout in his early years and qualified for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in sailing in 2000 and 2004.