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Requested edit 6 March 2019

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Hello, I am a paid employee of Jim Wilkes. We have a few corrections that we believe should be made to his biography, as well as a number of facts that we believe should be considered for addition to make his biography more accurate (all with the necessary references). Please see below and feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns. And as I am new to editing Wikipedia, please bear with me if my formatting is incorrect. Thank you for your time and assistance.

Corrections to make to the biography

1. Jim Wilkes is licensed to practice in 10 states: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas. [1]

2. It is incorrect to say, “…Red Vinyl Music sold the rights to 3,000 songs to Ole in a deal valued at $500 million.” If you carefully read the articles related to the Ole acquisition, you’ll see that Ole secured $500 million in funding from 12 U.S. and Canadian banks to be able to fund future acquisitions, such as the Red Vinyl Music catalog. The actual purchase price of the Red Vinyl Music catalog was not disclosed. [2] [3] [4]

3. We respectfully ask that you please review the paragraph under Excessive Fees and consider revising. The source document in footnote 10 is no longer available online. The source document in footnote 11 is a court document. It is our understanding that Wikipedia rules prohibit citing court documents as sources. Based on the one remaining available source, a more accurate paragraph could read:

"In December 2006, Jim Wilkes and his law firm Wilkes & McHugh, P.A. were sued by former clients in a class action suit filed in a U.S. district court in Memphis, Tennessee. The suit alleged that the law firm had knowingly collected millions of dollars in unlawful and excessive contingency fees in violation of Tennessee's medical malpractice act, which limits an attorney's contingency fee to one third of all damages paid and which requires court approval. The district court certified the case as a class action against Wilkes & McHugh. The case was ultimately settled for $4 million, without any finding of liability on the part of Wilkes & McHugh. The firm said the allegations in the suit were false and misleading." [5]

The above version still keeps the allegations and settlement outcome in the article but also allows includes the firm’s position on the matter (a statement that was included verbatim in the source article).

4. We respectfully request you consider removing or editing the statement, "During a 2012 Florida election, Wilkes used his music industry corporations to max out political donations."

This is only partially accurate and editorialized to imply it is a negative thing when in fact the article very specifically states Wilkes was "helping out his old friend in a manner that doesn't run afoul of the $500 contribution limit imposed by Florida election law." [6]

5. We respectfully request you consider removing or editing the statement, "While still in office, Wilkes provided the use of his corporate jet to Harry Reid."

First, the wording of the sentence gives the impression that Wilkes was in office, not Reid. Second, we question whether this piece of information is really relevant to the biography because it is not among the reasons Jim Wilkes has become notable.

Facts to add to the biography

1. The National Law Journal listed Wilkes & McHugh among the top 20 plaintiff law firms in the nation in 2004 for its work in the area of nursing home abuse and neglect. [7] [Note:This article may be behind a paywall at Law.com. Message me if you would like a PDF emailed to you. Citations 8 and 9 could also be used as references instead if need be.] [8] [9]

2. Wilkes & McHugh has been included on the U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers Best Law Firms list for plaintiffs personal injury litigation in Florida since 2014. [10]

3. Jim Wilkes has a five-star AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell for high ethical standing. [11]

4. Super Lawyers Magazine has named Jim Wilkes to its Super Lawyers list for personal injury since 2006. [12]

5. Wilkes was inducted into the Litigation Counsel of America and the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. [13] [14]

6. Jim Wilkes earned the following awards: The 2006 Resident’s Rights Award from the National Citizens Coalition for Nursing Home Reform; The Florida Justice Association’s John E. Krupnick Award for Perseverance in 2005; and The Florida Justice Association's President’s Award in 1997. [15]

7. Wilkes & McHugh represented Florida Gov. Jeb Bush in the legal right-to-die battle involving Terri Schiavo. [16] [17]

8. Jim Wilkes represented comedian Cedric The Entertainer in a lawsuit stemming from the Aliso Canyon gas leak in 2017. [18]

9. Jim Wilkes secured approximately $20 million in settlements and a $10.3 million jury verdict in 2010 for an Iraq War veteran who was badly burned while rescuing his family from a tractor-trailer accident in Arkansas. [19] [20]

10. Jim Wilkes served three years in the U.S. Army in Southeast Asia as an actor and producer during the Vietnam War. [21] [22] [Note: The Wall Street Journal article may be behind a paywall. I am happy to supply a PDF copy if need be.]

11. Jim Wilkes established the largest scholarship award given to an individual student of Stetson University College of Law in 2004. [23]

12. Jim Wilkes released several musical compilations ranging from country/rock to jazz standards and top 40. His albums include Then & Now, Bittersweet, and Beyond the Blue. [24] [25]

AMcKnightTaylor (talk) 22:22, 6 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ "Biography James L. Wilkes II". Wilkes & McHugh.
  2. ^ "Ole has spent $520M on Acquisitions - and Just Raised Another $500M". Music Business Worldwide.
  3. ^ "ole Acquires Red Vinyl Music, adds Chris Janson, Mark Irwin, Pavel Dovgalyuk". Music Row.
  4. ^ "Dickinson Wright's Music Row closes Red Vinyl Music LLC deal". Dickson Wright.
  5. ^ "Suit settled over legal charges". PressReader.
  6. ^ "Tampa businesses linked to influential trial lawyer are major contributors to Pinellas sheriff race". Tampa Bay Times.
  7. ^ "Plaintiffs Hot List". Law.com.
  8. ^ "Coffee Talk (Tampa edition)". Business Observer.
  9. ^ "Firm recognized for successful suits against nursing homes". Mississippi Business Journal.
  10. ^ "Best Law Firms". issuu.
  11. ^ "Mr. James Lewis Wilkes, II". Martindale.
  12. ^ "James L. Wilkes, II". Super Lawyers.
  13. ^ "LCA Fellows Directory". LCA - Litigation Counsel of America.
  14. ^ "James Lewis Wilkes II Esq". International Academy of Trial Lawyers.
  15. ^ "James L. Wilkes II". Wilkes & McHugh.
  16. ^ "Bush sees familiar face in Thailand". Orlando Sentinel.
  17. ^ "Judge tells governor to return to court". Orlando Sentinel.
  18. ^ "Cedric the Entertainer sues SoCalGas over 'ultra-hazardous' well leak and his neighbors are glad". The Mercury News.
  19. ^ "Bedside Advocate". Business Observer.
  20. ^ "Family burned in Arkansas trucking accident". Wilkes & McHugh.
  21. ^ "Bedside Advocate". Business Observer.
  22. ^ "Lawyer Hits Pay Dirt in Attacks on Nursing-Home Negligence". Wall Street Journal.
  23. ^ "Part-time student awarded largest Stetson scholarship ever" (PDF). Stetson Lawyer - The Magazine of Stetson University College of Law.
  24. ^ "Jim Wilkes- Bittersweet". All Music.
  25. ^ "Jim Wilkes - Beyond the Blue". Apple Music.

Reply 24-MAR-2019

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Below you will see where proposals from your request have been quoted with reviewer decisions and feedback inserted underneath, either accepting, declining or otherwise commenting upon your proposal(s). Please read the enclosed notes within the proposal review section below for information on each request.  Spintendo  12:04, 24 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Proposal review 24-MAR-2019

Jim Wilkes is licensed to practice in 10 states: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas.
 Approved.Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page).


Ole secured $500 million in funding from 12 U.S. and Canadian banks to be able to fund future acquisitions, such as the Red Vinyl Music catalog. The actual purchase price of the Red Vinyl Music catalog was not disclosed.
 Approved.[note 1]


In December 2006, Jim Wilkes and his law firm Wilkes & McHugh, P.A. were sued by former clients in a class action suit filed in a U.S. district court in Memphis, Tennessee. The suit alleged that the law firm had knowingly collected millions of dollars in unlawful and excessive contingency fees in violation of Tennessee's medical malpractice act, which limits an attorney's contingency fee to one third of all damages paid and which requires court approval. The district court certified the case as a class action against Wilkes & McHugh. The case was ultimately settled for $4 million, without any finding of liability on the part of Wilkes & McHugh.
 Unable to implement.[note 2]


We respectfully request you consider removing or editing the statement, "During a 2012 Florida election, Wilkes used his music industry corporations to max out political donations."
no Declined.[note 3]


While still in office, Wilkes provided the use of his corporate jet to Harry Reid.
 Unable to implement.[note 4]


The National Law Journal listed Wilkes & McHugh among the top 20 plaintiff law firms in the nation in 2004 for its work in the area of nursing home abuse and neglect.
no Declined.[note 5]


Wilkes & McHugh has been included on the U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers Best Law Firms list for plaintiffs personal injury litigation in Florida since 2014.
no Declined.[note 6]


Jim Wilkes has a five-star AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell for high ethical standing.
no Declined.[note 7]


Super Lawyers Magazine has named Jim Wilkes to its Super Lawyers list for personal injury since 2006.
no Declined.[note 8]


Wilkes was inducted into the Litigation Counsel of America and the International Academy of Trial Lawyers.
no Declined.[note 9]


Jim Wilkes earned the following awards: The 2006 Resident’s Rights Award from the National Citizens Coalition for Nursing Home Reform; The Florida Justice Association’s John E. Krupnick Award for Perseverance in 2005; and The Florida Justice Association's President’s Award in 1997.
no Declined.[note 10]


Wilkes & McHugh represented Florida Gov. Jeb Bush in the legal right-to-die battle involving Terri Schiavo.
Clarification needed.[note 11]


Jim Wilkes represented comedian Cedric The Entertainer in a lawsuit stemming from the Aliso Canyon gas leak in 2017.
 Approved.[note 12]


Jim Wilkes secured approximately $20 million in settlements and a $10.3 million jury verdict in 2010 for an Iraq War veteran who was badly burned while rescuing his family from a tractor-trailer accident in Arkansas.
no Declined.[note 13]


Jim Wilkes served three years in the U.S. Army in Southeast Asia as an actor and producer during the Vietnam War.
Clarification needed.[note 14]


Jim Wilkes established the largest scholarship award given to an individual student of Stetson University College of Law in 2004.
Clarification needed.[note 15]


Jim Wilkes released several musical compilations ranging from country/rock to jazz standards and top 40. His albums include Then & Now, Bittersweet, and Beyond the Blue.
Clarification needed.[note 16]


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  1. ^ The price of the acquisition was omitted. A To whom? inline template was appended to this claim, as it is not immediately apparent who or what "Ole" is.
  2. ^ The passages in the article which this proposal pertained to were removed by another editor.
  3. ^ This claim is sourced.
  4. ^ The passages in the article which this proposal pertained to were removed by another editor.
  5. ^ The National Law Journal's list of top 20 plaintiff law firms in the nation is not a subject which is independently notable in Wikipedia. For an item to be independently notable, it needs to have its own page in Wikipedia.
  6. ^ U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers Best Law Firms list for plaintiffs personal injury litigation in Florida is not a subject which is independently notable in Wikipedia.
  7. ^ The AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell for high ethical standing is not a subject which is independently notable in Wikipedia.
  8. ^ The Super Lawyers list for personal injury is not a subject which is independently notable in Wikipedia.
  9. ^ The Litigation Counsel of America and the International Academy of Trial Lawyers are not subjects which are independently notable in Wikipedia.
  10. ^ The Resident’s Rights Award from the National Citizens Coalition for Nursing Home Reform, the Florida Justice Association’s John E. Krupnick Award for Perseverance and the Florida Justice Association's President’s Award are not subjects which are independently notable in Wikipedia.
  11. ^ This claim states that Wilkes & McHugh represented the governor collectively, rather than Wilkes himself. Please clarify Wilkes' role in the Schiavo case. (See also note 12.)
  12. ^ This claim was approved because both the subject (Cedric the Entertainer) and the subject event (the Aliso Canyon gas leak) are independently notable in Wikipedia. This claim also states that Wilkes represented the litigant himself — compared to the Schiavo claim set aside for clarification which mentioned only the firm, but not Wilkes' role in the litigation (see note 11).
  13. ^ This claim does not name the individual involved, in order to determine whether the item is notable. A blank claim of a settlement without its corresponding litigant involved nor the circumstances of the case appears promotional.
  14. ^ While the positions of lieutenant, ensign, major, and general are positions held in the US armed forces, the positions of actor and producer usually are not.
  15. ^ Scholarships are usually given out annually, while this claim is that a scholarship was given out once, which makes it indistinguishable from a donation. Donations to unnamed individuals are usually not notable.
  16. ^ This part of the edit request proposal mentions "several" compilations, but only provides references for two of them.
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