Jonathan G. Wilbourn
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Jonathan G. Wilbourn is a member in the firm’s Baton Rouge office. His primary emphasis is on commercial litigation, with a focus on consumer finance litigation and general business litigation at both the trial level and the appellate level. Jonathan also represents businesses in a wide range of commercial lease disputes, contract disputes, and related commercial litigation matters.

Consumer Financial Services
A large part of Jonathan’s practice concerns consumer finance litigation. He has dealt with a number of federal statutes and regulations pertaining to consumer finance litigation, such as FCRA, HOEPA, ECOA, Regulation Z, TILA, FDCPA, and FACTA, as well as state unfair trade practices laws.

Tax Title Recovery
Jonathan also has extensive experience in handling tax title recovery claims on behalf of national mortgage lenders.

Industries

Services

Insights

Published Opinions

  • Deutsche Bank Nat. Trust Co. v. Williams, 2014 WL 3697704, 2013-1913 (La.App. 1st Cir. 7/24/14)
  • Hutchinson v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 2013 WL 6502848 (E.D. La. 2013)
  • Celia Horrell v. JPMorgan Chase, N.A., 2012 WL 4753368 (E.D. La. 2012)
  • Onstott v. Certified Capital Corp., 2005-2548 (La.App.1st. Cir. 11/3/06), 950 So.2d 744
  • Meyers v. Bank One, N.A., 2007 WL 1300948, 2006-1450 (La.App.1st.Cir. 5/4/07)
  • Clarkston v. Allstate Ins. Co., 2007 WL 128806 (E.D. La. 2007)
  • Stockmann v. Regions Bank, et al, 2008 WL 489869 (E.D. La. 2008)
  • Whittington v. Chase Bank USA, N.A., et al, 2008 WL 1736821 (W.D. La. 2008)
  • Williams v. Beneficial Administration Company, Inc., et al, 2008 WL 1995050 (E.D. La. 2008)
  • Toler v. Green Tree Servicing LLC, 2008 WL 2858728 (W.D.La. 2008)
  • Carrier v. Balboa Ins. Co., 2009 WL 666962 (W.D. La. 2009)
  • Tigert v. American Airlines, Inc., 2009 WL 5215978 (W.D. La 2009)
  • Gipson vs. Chase Home Finance, LLC, 45-021 (La.App. 2d Cir. 1/27/10), 30 So.3d 1076
  • Bass v. Chase Home Finance LLC, 2010 WL 3922709 (E.D. La. 2010)

Education

  • Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center (J.D., 2001)
  • Louisiana State University (B.A., 1997)

Admissions

Bar Admissions
  • Louisiana
Court Admissions
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Affiliations

Professional

  • American Bar Association
  • Association of Credit and Collection Professionals (ACA)
  • Baton Rouge Bar Association
  • Conference on Consumer Finance Law
  • Federal Bar Association, Baton Rouge Chapter
  • Louisiana State Bar Association
  • Mortgage Bankers Association