Jason Wilson-Aguilar was appointed as the Chapter 13 Standing Trustee for Western District of Washington, Seattle Division, effective on October 2, 2018. He replaced retiring K. Michael (Mike) Fitzgerald who served as the Standing Trustee for nearly twenty years.

During the ten years prior to his appointment as Trustee, Jason was the Senior Staff Attorney and Legal Department Manager in the Fitzgerald Trustee’s Office.

Prior to joining the Trustee’s Office, Jason was Vice President and Counsel at Washington Mutual Bank.

He has represented both debtors and creditors in consumer bankruptcy cases in the Pacific Northwest.

He has been a member of the Western District of Washington Bankruptcy Court Chapter 13 Rules Subcommittee for about fifteen years and is currently a member of the Northwest Bankruptcy Institute Planning Committee, and the Alumni Board of Directors for Lewis and Clark Law School where he received his juris doctorate degree. Jason received his B.A. from the University of Oregon.

He is a frequent writer and speaker on bankruptcy and bankruptcy-related topics and has spoken at the NACTT annual conference.

In his non-bankruptcy life, he is a win or lose University of Oregon fan – Go Ducks! And although he and his husband share many non-bankruptcy interests, travel ranks number one.