Wilson Barmeyer defends class action lawsuits, complex business litigation matters, and governmental regulatory examinations and audits, with a focus on litigation and regulatory matters involving financial services, insurance and broker-dealers. He also provides advice and guidance on all facets of unclaimed property matters, including audit defense, litigation counsel, compliance and planning strategies.
Wilson’s unclaimed property practice focuses on defending companies in multistate unclaimed property audits and litigation. He has defended dozens of companies in multistate audits conducted by contingent fee auditors and has represented numerous clients in unclaimed property litigation in multiple states. He has also worked with many clients who wish to come into compliance through voluntary disclosure programs. He advises clients on a wide range of unclaimed property and compliance issues, including escheat planning for gift cards and other stored-value programs and the use of the Social Security Death Master File to identify unclaimed benefits. Wilson has counseled clients on unclaimed property issues across various industries, including insurance, financial services, broker-dealer, retail, restaurant, technology, media and telecommunications. He works with Eversheds Sutherland (US)'s multidisciplinary team of regulatory, tax and litigation attorneys to address unclaimed property issues involving new business models and emerging technologies.
Wilson is also a member of Eversheds Sutherland (US)'s Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) team and defends companies in class action litigation under the TCPA. He provides advice on compliance and best practices on TCPA issues, the telemarketing sales rule, Do Not Call, industry standards for text messaging, CAN-SPAM, and other consumer protection and privacy statutes. He has worked with a wide range of industries on these issues, especially the insurance and financial services industries.
On a pro bono basis, Wilson is serving as lead class action counsel advocating for the asylum rights of parents separated from their children at the US-Mexico border during the summer of 2018.
Wilson earned a J.D., summa cum laude, from the University of Georgia School of Law where he was a member of the Georgia Law Review. He earned a B.A. in Economics, with distinction, from Cornell University and studied at the London School of Economics. Prior to joining the firm, Wilson served as a law clerk for the Honorable William T. Moore, Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia.
Clerkships
Honorable William T. Moore, Jr. of the Southern District of Georgia
Awards and Rankings
Recognized as a Top Author as part of JD Supra’s Readers’ Choice Awards for thought leadership covering class actions (2017)
Selected for inclusion in Washington, D.C., Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” (2014-2017)
Named to the 2012 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll
Experience
“Insurance industry practices regarding use of the Social Security Death Master File (SSDF) are under scrutiny by state officials in multistate market conduct examinations and unclaimed property audits. The pace of this state action continues to increase.”
Experience
Defeated a motion for class certification in a putative class action against a consumer financial services company, alleging violations of various California consumer and banking laws.
Represents more than 20 insurers in unclaimed property litigation in West Virginia.
Negotiated the successful resolution of a FINRA investigation of a broker-dealer's internal investigation of a Ponzi scheme where the victims lost approximately $380 million.
Advised insurance company and other clients on unclaimed property audits and remediation strategies.
Represented a Fortune 50 technology in a successful challenge to a tax assessment based on controversial transfer pricing audit methodology.
Secured voluntary dismissal of a class action brought against an educational services company alleging violations of federal consumer protection laws.
Multimedia
Webcast: Unclaimed property for the 21st century-New risks, compliance trends and audit issues in the digital age (June 28, 2018)
The 21st century has ushered in new technologies and a new generation of consumers seeking a mobile and online customer experience. How has the digital age transformed the scope of “property” subject ...
Videocast: Unclaimed Property at the Crossroads (October 17, 2017)
US companies and global companies with US operations face the risk of unclaimed property audits as these have occurred in all economic sectors in 2017. While states continue to press their audits ...
Videocast: DOL Fiduciary Rule Litigation Impacts (June 6, 2016)
The new U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Fiduciary Rule is perhaps the most significant development impacting service providers to the retirement markets since the enactment of the Employee Retirement ...
Videocast: Dialing In: TCPA Hot Issues for 2016 (February 29, 2016)
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) is one of the most powerful consumer protection statutes of our era. Over the last three years, TCPA cases have been the second-most filed type of case in ...
Webcast: Insurance Litigation Trends to Watch in 2016 (February 18, 2016)
Sutherland attorneys Tom Curvin, Kym Kochis, Lewis Wiener, Phil Stano, Valerie Sanders and Wilson Barmeyer present Insurance Litigation Trends to Watch in 2016 on February 18, 2016. Litigation ...
Webcast: Power Surge: TCPA Litigation and the Energy Industry (June 2, 2015)
The Energy Industry is increasingly the target of lawsuits under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). Join Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP’s Lewis Wiener and Wilson Barmeyer as they present ...
Webcast: Insurance Litigation Trends to Watch in 2015 (February 10, 2015)
Litigation is never off the radar screen in a sector as heavily regulated as insurance. Join a panel of Sutherland litigators, including Tom Curvin, Phil Stano, Lewis Wiener, Valerie Sanders, Wilson ...
Webcast: For Whom the Ring Tones: TCPA Litigation and the Insurance Industry (October 14, 2014)
Insurance companies are increasingly the targets of lawsuits under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). Join Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP’s Lewis Wiener and Wilson Barmeyer as they ...
News
In the News
Porch Concert for Corona Relief in Washington, DC (April 20, 2020)
UPI
Eversheds Sutherland Partner Wilson Barmeyer is featured in this UPI post for his recent live-stream porch concert to help raise money for COVID-19 relief for Bread for the City
Washington-area Appointments and Promotions for January 1 (December 30, 2017)
Washington Post
In this article for the Washington Post, nine Washington DC-based Eversheds Sutherland attorneys are mentioned for being elected partner, effective January 1, 2018.
Eversheds Sutherland Unveils US Promotions (December 21, 2017)
Legal Week
Eversheds Sutherland is mentioned in this Legal Week article regarding the election of 17 new US partners effective January 1, 2018.
Unclaimed Property at the Crossroads (November 3, 2017)
Law360
Eversheds Sutherland’s videocast on the risk of unclaimed property audits faced by US companies and global companies with US operations is featured in Law360. In this video, Eversheds Sutherland ...
Merchandise Retailer Owed Refund Over Store Credits: New Jersey Court (September 26, 2017)
Bloomberg BNA
Eversheds Sutherland attorney Wilson Barmeyer is quoted in this Bloomberg BNA article regarding the decision by the Appellate Division of Superior Court of New Jersey to reverse two cases over store ...
Washington Wrap - Battle of the Law Firm Bands (June 24, 2017)
The National Law Journal
Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP Counsel Wilson Barmeyer is quoted in an article by The National Law Journal regarding the firm’s DC-based house band, Sutherland Comfort, which participated in the 2017 ...
FCC's Robocall Plan to Benefit from Rare Bipartisanship (March 7, 2017)
Law360
Eversheds Sutherland (US) Counsel Wilson Barmeyer is quoted in this Law360 article regarding proposed plans by the Federal Communications Commission to increase the tools needed for combating illegal ...
Unclaimed Property: 2016 in Review (January 5, 2017)
Tax Notes
Sutherland’s legal alert, Ten Things You Should Know About the 2016 Uniform Unclaimed Property Act, is mentioned in this Tax Notes article.
How Should Advisers Defend Against Fiduciary Litigation? (October 14, 2016)
Financial Planning
Sutherland attorneys Brian Rubin, Wilson Barmeyer and Allison Wielobob are quoted in this Financial Planning article discussing the possible litigation advisers may face under the new Department of ...
The New Fiduciary Rule for Retirement Accounts (September 13, 2016)
Cumberland Advisors
Sutherland attorneys Olga Greenberg and Wilson Barmeyer are quoted in this Cumberland Advisors article regarding the U.S. Department of Labor’s new fiduciary rule. “The new Department of Labor ...
Press Releases
Eversheds Sutherland Publishes 2019 TCPA Year-in-Review Report (February 11, 2020)
Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that the TCPA litigation and counseling subgroup of the firm’s Litigation Practice Group has published its 6th annual REDIAL: 2019 TCPA Year-in-Review - ...
Eversheds Sutherland Publishes 2018 TCPA Year-in-Review Report (February 5, 2019)
Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that the Litigation Practice Group has published its 5th annual REDIAL: 2018 TCPA Year-in-Review - Analysis of Critical Issues and Trends in TCPA ...
Eversheds Sutherland Reaches Settlement in Suit Filed on Behalf of Parents Facing Deportation After Being Separated From Their Children (November 16, 2018)
Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP is pleased to announce that on November 15, 2018, a settlement agreement was approved in Dora v. Sessions, a lawsuit the firm filed on behalf of parents facing ...
Eversheds Sutherland Files Suit on Behalf of Migrant Parents Facing Deportation without Due Process (August 20, 2018)
On August 17, Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP filed a lawsuit on behalf of approximately 30 migrant parents, most of whom are in detention centers in Texas, facing deportation without due process. The ...
Eversheds Sutherland Publishes 2017 TCPA Year-in-Review Report (January 31, 2018)
Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP is pleased to announce that the Litigation Practice Group has published REDIAL: 2017 TCPA Year-in-Review - Analysis of Critical Issues and Trends in TCPA Compliance and ...
Eversheds Sutherland Elects 17 New US Partners (December 20, 2017)
Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP is pleased to announce the election of 17 new partners effective January 1, 2018. Eversheds Sutherland Co-CEO Mark D. Wasserman commented: “It is an honor to welcome our ...
Eversheds Sutherland 2016 Pro Bono Hours Add Up for Worthwhile Causes (July 31, 2017)
Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that its attorneys spent more than 15,000 hours on 614 pro bono matters in 2016. The cases, which ranged from contract disputes to high-profile asylum ...
17 Eversheds Sutherland (US) Attorneys Named 2017 Washington DC Super Lawyers and Rising Stars (April 25, 2017)
WASHINGTON-Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP is pleased to announce that 10 of the firm’s attorneys based in Washington DC have been selected as top attorneys in the District of Columbia by Super ...
Two Eversheds Sutherland (US) Attorneys Named JD Supra Top Authors for Thought Leadership (March 20, 2017)
WASHINGTON-Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP is pleased to announce that Partner Lewis S. Wiener and Counsel Wilson G. Barmeyer have been recognized as Top Authors as part of JD Supra’s Readers’ Choice ...
Sutherland Publishes 2016 TCPA Year in Review Report (January 18, 2017)
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP is pleased to announce that the firm’s Litigation Practice Group has published REDIAL: 2016 TCPA Year in Review - Analysis of Critical Issues and Trends, an annual ...
Presentations
Unclaimed property - UPside down and all around (November 14, 2019)
This webcast highlights key developments, trends and emerging issues in the UPside down area of unclaimed property law. As an ever-expanding range of companies and industries find themselves under ...
PwC Tax Readiness Series: Examining the Changing Landscape of Unclaimed Property (April 24, 2019)
Eversheds Sutherland attorneys Wilson Barmeyer and John Allen Zumpetta guest present on the PwC Tax Readiness Series: Examining the Changing Landscape of Unclaimed Property webcast on April 24, 2019. ...
Virtual Reality, Real Unclaimed Property (March 26, 2019)
2019 UPPO Annual Conference
Eversheds Sutherland Partner Wilson Barmeyer presents Virtual Reality, Real Unclaimed Property at the Unclaimed Property Professionals Organization (UPPO) conference on potential escheat issues ...
Unclaimed property - through the looking glass (February 26, 2019)
Significant developments in unclaimed property laws have turned settled expectations upside down in a variety of areas. While states continue to press forward on audits, new legislation, new ...
Unclaimed Property and Prepaid Cards: Navigating the Waters of Conflicting and Colliding State Escheat Laws (January 29-30, 2019)
American Conference Institute National Forum on Prepaid Card Compliance
Eversheds Sutherland (US) Partner Wilson Barmeyer presents Unclaimed Property and Prepaid Cards: Navigating the Waters of Conflicting and Colliding State Escheat Laws at the American Conference ...
Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) Compliance Issues (October 9, 2018)
BankWebinars
Eversheds Sutherland Partners Lewis Wiener and Wilson Barmeyer present on the BankWebinars webinar Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) Compliance Issues on October 9, 2018.
Webcast: Unclaimed property for the 21st century-New risks, compliance trends and audit issues in the digital age (June 28, 2018)
The 21st century has ushered in new technologies and a new generation of consumers seeking a mobile and online customer experience. How has the digital age transformed the scope of “property” subject ...
Unclaimed Property 101 for the Retail Industry (May 15, 2018)
Unclaimed Property Professionals Organization (UPPO)
Eversheds Sutherland (US) Partner Wilson Barmeyer presents the UPPO webinar Unclaimed Property 101 for the Retail Industry on May 15, 2018.
The Hottest Litigation Topics in Life Insurance, Annuities and Retirement Products - A Year in Review (May 10, 2018)
Insured Retirement Institute (IRI) ACTION18 Conference
Eversheds Sutherland (US) Partners Wilson Barmeyer and Carol McClarnon speak on the The Hottest Litigation Topics - A Year in Review panel at the IRI ACTION18 conference on May 10, 2018, in ...
CCIT Webinar: Litigation trends impacting CITs and the retirement marketplace (March 21, 2018)
Publications
“Parties wishing to avoid class arbitration should continue to include provisions explicitly stating that class arbitration is not part of the agreement to arbitrate.”
Legal Alerts
The waiting game: Nearly 30 years later, companies lack meaningful regulatory guidance on the TCPA and ADA (May 26, 2020)
Over the past eight years, the number of cases filed in courts across the country alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) has more than quadrupled, with thousands filed ...
The emerging patchwork of fiduciary investment advice regulation - Putting the pieces together (update) (April 15, 2020)
As anticipated, 2020 has seen a number of fiduciary and best interest advice regulations advance at both the federal and state levels. Firms subject to these regulations face challenges in dealing ...
Navigating TCPA compliance during COVID-19 (April 8, 2020)
As states across the US continue to operate under unprecedented stay-at-home and shelter-in-place orders with widespread restrictions of non-essential business operations in response to the COVID-19 ...
Shaken AND Stirred-FCC adopts caller ID standards to combat illegal spoofing; definition of autodialer remains elusive (April 2, 2020)
The FCC announced on March 31, 2020, new rules requiring implementation of caller ID authentication, known as STIR/SHAKEN.1 The FCC is requiring voice service providers to implement caller ID ...
FCC offers new guidance on TCPA emergency exception as applied to COVID-19, clarifies status of Solicited Fax Rule (March 26, 2020)
As the US continues to experience mass closures, a national state of emergency and unprecedented restrictions in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or ...
NY’s Nuisance Call Act goes into effect; NY state of emergency prompts further marketing call restrictions (March 12, 2020)
New York’s Nuisance Call Act (NYNC Act), signed into law in December 2019 and effective as of March 1, 2020, amends New York’s telemarketing law (specifically, N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law 399-z) by ...
Legal Alert: Dialing In - TCPA top issues to watch in 2020 (January 29, 2020)
Companies in consumer-facing industries face a continued barrage of lawsuits under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). In 2019, TCPA lawsuits remained one of the most commonly filed type of ...
Legal Alert: 2019 Legislative roundup - Federal TRACED Act and state laws aimed at combating robocalls (January 14, 2020)
2019 saw an effort by both Congress and various state legislatures to reduce the volume of robocalling and “spoofed” calls. Robocalls are pre-recorded calls placed through automated dialing equipment ...
Faxing in the digital age-FCC’s Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau finds that faxes sent to online fax services do not violate the TCPA (January 7, 2020)
On December 9, 2019, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission)1 released a declaratory ruling2 in which it found that online fax services that receive unsolicited fax advertisements ...
TCPA industry focus-Energy and utility industry (December 3, 2019)
Over the last three years alone, energy, utility and solar companies have been targeted in numerous putative class actions alleging violations of the TCPA that resulted in several multimillion-dollar ...
Articles
INSIGHT: TCPA So Far Shows Distinct Lack of Clarity (March 27, 2020)
Bloomberg Law
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) is perhaps the most significant consumer protection act of our era. Enacted in 1991, when calling technology and mobile phones were in their infancy, the ...
Modern Day Bank Robbery - Banks Face Increasing TCPA Class Action Liability (March 2, 2020)
Banking Exchange
Over the past several years, banks and other financial institutions have been targeted in numerous putative class actions alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) that have ...
REDIAL: 2019 TCPA Year-in-Review - Analysis of Critical Issues and Trends in TCPA Compliance and Litigation (February 11, 2020)
Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to send you its sixth annual REDIAL: 2019 TCPA YEAR-IN-REVIEW - ANALYSIS OF CRITICAL ISSUES AND TRENDS IN TCPA COMPLIANCE AND LITIGATION. Inside this digital edition, ...
White paper: Employee benefits in the Supreme Court (2019 update) (October 3, 2019)
The US Supreme Court has decided an astonishing 130 employee benefits cases in its 44 terms following the effective date of ERISA. We’ve updated our groundbreaking survey of these cases with the ...
TCPA Presents Ongoing Compliance Challenges For Insurers (May 24, 2019)
Law360
Insurance companies continue to be drawn into costly litigation involving the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, with dozens of major insurance companies named as defendants in TCPA class actions. ...
Four Common TCPA Risks In Text Message Programs (April 5, 2019)
Law360
Although the Telephone Consumer Protection Act may be most commonly known for its prohibitions on robocalls, text messages also fall within the TCPA’s broad scope. Companies that use text messages to ...
REDIAL: 2018 TCPA Year-in-Review - Analysis of Critical Issues and Trends in TCPA Compliance and Litigation (February 5, 2019)
Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to send you its fifth annual REDIAL: 2018 TCPA YEAR-IN-REVIEW - ANALYSIS OF CRITICAL ISSUES AND TRENDS IN TCPA COMPLIANCE AND LITIGATION. Inside this digital edition, ...
White paper: Employee benefits in the Supreme Court (2018 update) (October 2, 2018)
The US Supreme Court has decided an astonishing 129 employee benefits cases in its 43 terms following the effective date of ERISA. We’ve updated our groundbreaking survey of these cases with the ...
REDIAL: 2017 TCPA YEAR-IN-REVIEW - ANALYSIS OF CRITICAL ISSUES AND TRENDS IN TCPA COMPLIANCE AND LITIGATION (January 31, 2018)
The Eversheds Sutherland TCPA team has published its fourth annual REDIAL: 2017 TCPA YEAR-IN-REVIEW - ANALYSIS OF CRITICAL ISSUES AND TRENDS IN TCPA COMPLIANCE AND LITIGATION. This publication ...
Dialing In: Hot TCPA Issues For 2018 (January 10, 2018)
Law360
In their article for Law360, Eversheds Sutherland attorneys Lewis Wiener, Wilson Barmeyer and Francis Nolan identify five hot issues that set the stage for the Telephone Consumer Protection Act in 2018.
