Jared Wilkinson

Partner
Mr. Wilkinson represents companies and individuals in complex commercial litigation, matters relating to enforcement of non-competition and non-solicitation agreements, misappropriation of trade secrets and proprietary information, breaches of fiduciary duty, corporate governance, shareholder litigation and appellate matters in state and federal courts. He has significant experience in a wide range of business litigation and arbitration involving diverse matters, including transactional fraud claims, mergers & acquisitions, breach of contract claims, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of non-compete agreements, theft of trade secrets, and violations of federal securities laws.

He graduated from Texas A&M University before earning his law degree from Baylor University School of Law, where he graduated magna cum laude. At Baylor, he served as president of the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Society and technical editor of the Baylor Law Review. While in law school he also served as a legal extern to the Rules of Evidence Committee of the State Bar of Texas.

Admissions

  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas

  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

  • United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas

  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

  • Texas Supreme Court

Professional Honors

  • The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch, Commercial Litigation, 2025-2027

  • Super Lawyers, Rising Stars, 2025-2026

  • Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation, 2025-2026

  • Litigation Counsel of America Fellow

Contact

Phone: (214) 360-7434
Email: jwilkinson@baileybrauer.com
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Fields of Practice

  • Appeals
  • Business Litigation

  • Class and Mass Actions

  • Complex Commercial Litigation

  • Shareholder Disputes

  • Trials

Experience

  • Bailey Brauer PLLC (2024-Current) 

  • Vinson & Elkins LLP (2018-24) 

  • Brackett & Ellis, PC (2016-18) 

Publications/Speaking Engagements

  • Cleveland, J., Coffman, J., and Wilkinson, J., “2018 Texas Trade Secrets Update,” Litigation Update Institute (2018). 
  • Cleveland, J., Coffman, J., and Wilkinson, J., “2017 Texas Trade Secrets Update,” Advanced Business Law Conference (2017). 
  • Cleveland, J., Wilkinson, J., and Barr, J., “What the Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act, the New Federal Trade Secrets Act and the EU Directive Mean for the Energy Industry,” Energy Industry Intellectual Property Conference (2017). 
  • Cleveland, J. and Wilkinson, J., “Protecting Your Client’s Information and Customer Relationships: The Intersection of Non-Competes, Trade Secrets, and Employee Confidentiality Agreements,” Texas Bar CLE (2016.)