School of Accountancy

 

Faculty Profile

 

Dr. LeVon Wilson
Professor of Legal Studies

LeVon E. Wilson joined the Georgia Southern University faculty in 2005 as a Professor of Legal Studies in the School of Accountancy. He came to Georgia Southern from Western Carolina University, where he was a tenured Professor of Business Law. He also served as Head of the Department of Marketing and Business Law at Western Carolina from 1996 to 2002. He taught both undergraduate and graduate courses in law, including online delivery as part of the Master of Project Management Online Degree Program. His research interests focus on education, employment, and constitutional law issues. Dr. Wilson is a two-time recipient of the College of Business Professor of Excellence Award at Western Carolina and was the 2005 recipient of the University Of North Carolina Board Of Governors’ Award for Excellence in Teaching. This is a system-wide award that recognizes teaching excellence among the 16 constituent universities of the University of North Carolina. Dr. Wilson is a former Assistant County Attorney for Guilford County, North Carolina. He is a member of the North Carolina Bar as well as the bars of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, the United States Tax Court, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. He is the subject of biographical note in Who’s Who in American Law, Who’s Who in American Education, and Who’s Who in America. Dr. Wilson is a lawyer, a mediator/arbitrator, a law educator, a public speaker, and trainer/consultant.

Education:
Ed.D., North Carolina State University
J.D., North Carolina Central University, School of Law
B.S.B.A, Western Carolina University

Areas of Expertise:
Higher Education Law
• Constitutional Law
• Small Business Development

Course Instruction
BUSA 2106 – Environment of Business
LSTD 3631 – Fraud and the Law

Contact Information:
Office Number: 2200-D
Telephone: 912-478-5262
E-mail:
lwilson@georgiasouthern.edu