Ariel Wilson

Ariel Wilson

She/Her

Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP

Recognized since 2022

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation

Criminal Defense: White-Collar

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Named a Rising Star for each of the past four years, Ariel Wilson has made a name for herself in the legal world early in her career. Her accolades follow her outside the courtroom, where clients turn to Ariel for her attention to detail, persuasive writing, winning oral arguments, and her unwavering and reassuring advocacy of their interests.

Entrusted with substantive and complex roles and responsibilities early in her career, Ariel is a mentally strong, well-prepared, and respected rival in the courtroom. Analyzing cases with a detail-oriented and creative perspective, she understands that the best result for her clients requires being a fierce advocate both in and out of the courtroom. But above all, Ariel is personally invested in her clients. She is deeply devoted to them as people first and foremost, and works hard to achieve the outcome they desire.

Ariel is a litigator and feels at home in a courtroom. She has handled all aspects of litigation, from counseling clients, developing case strategy, and conducting discovery, to defending and taking depositions, drafting pleadings and motions, arguing motions in court, and leading trial teams. She has successfully litigated cases in trial and appellate courts throughout the United States in a wide variety of areas, including white collar crimes, antitrust law, labor and employment, insurance litigation, malpractice, transactional work, franchise law, fraud, and general commercial litigation.

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Location
  • 121 West Washington Street, Suite 402
    Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Demographics
  • Pronouns: She/Her
  • Gender: Female
Education
  • University of Michigan, J.D., cum laude, graduated 2014
  • University of Michigan, B.A., Political Science and International Studies, with highest distinction, graduated 2010
Bar Admissions
  • Michigan, Michigan State Bar
  • Illinois, Illinois State Bar
Affiliations
  • Michigan Law Alumni Club of Chicago - Steering Committee
Court Admissions
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Federal Clerkships
  • United States District Court

Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2025 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Awards:
  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (Commercial Litigation and Criminal Defense: White Collar, 2022%u20112023), Best Lawyers®
  • Michigan Rising Stars, Thomson Reuters' Michigan Super Lawyers (2021-2022)
  • Illinois Rising Stars, Thomson Reuters' Illinois Super Lawyers (2019-2020)
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Antitrust Law

Publications

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