G. Gray Wilson has been a full-time practicing trial lawyer in Winston-Salem for 47 years, following his service as a lieutenant in the United States Army. Wilson currently practices with Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP in Winston-Salem, and is the author of North Carolina Civil Procedure, a two-volume treatise. He is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and taught trial advocacy at Wake Forest University School of Law. He served as president of the North Carolina Bar Association from 2005-2006, and as president of the North Carolina State Bar from 2018-2019. Wilson joined the Board of Directors of Lawyers Mutual in 2006 and served as chair of the board from 2016-2021.
Wilson graduated from Davidson College and Duke University School of Law and has distinguished himself in his service to the Winston-Salem community through his work with the Old Hickory Council of the Boy Scouts of America, and has served as chair of the board of trustees of First Christian Church, Centenary United Methodist Church, and Messiah Moravian Church. He is an avid aviation pilot and long-distance runner, and the author of a crime novel, The Killing Pond, published in 1992. He is married to Cheryl McCraney Wilson, and they have six children.
Wilson has received numerous accolades, including the Leaders in the Law award (2020) and Power List award (2023) from North Carolina Lawyers Weekly, and the J. Robert Elster Award for Professional Excellence from the North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys (2019). He has been recognized annually since 1997 by The Best Lawyers in America® in multiple trial law categories. He has also been Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated for more than 20 years and recognized by North Carolina Super Lawyers® (2007–2023).
