Dingler, Wilhelm Jr.

Current Employment Position(s)

Shareholder

Languages

• English
• German

Lawyer Overview

Wilhelm devotes his practice to the defense of professionals, primarily accountants, attorneys, and real estate professionals. He also provides risk management services and advice to CPAs across the country on a "Hotline" under contract with a national insurance carrier.

A trial attorney for 25 years, Wilhelm has litigated hundreds of cases in state and federal courts in Pennsylvania, Washington, Virginia, Alaska, and Oregon. He has provided legal counsel to thousands of professionals.

Prior to his engagement in the private practice of law, Wilhelm served as an assistant attorney general for the State of Washington providing counsel to the state's industrial insurance agency. During this tenure with the Washington State Attorney General's office, he was prosecutor for the Medical Disciplinary Board. He left the Attorney General's office for private practice where he focused on asbestos litigation, medical malpractice and securities litigation. The State of Washington contracted with Wilhelm’s new firm to have him appointed as special assistant attorney general prosecutor for the Medical Disciplinary Board - a contractual relationship which lasted an additional three years following his departure from state employ.

Wilhelm graduated from The University of Notre Dame in 1980, B.A. and the University of Toledo, College of Law, cum laude, in 1983, J.D. Prior to joining Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin, Wilhelm was senior vice president of West Coast Operations for C. R. Vince & Associates, Inc., heading the firm's Seattle office. There he focused on professional liability claims, coverage issues, and risk management for accountants, architects and engineers. He also responded to callers on the "Accountant's Professional Liability Advice Line," assisting accountants with risk management in their day-to-day practice - a service he still provides today at MDWC&G.
 
When not practicing law, Wilhelm runs in local and regional races raising funds for the benefit of the American Cancer Society and the American Heart Association. He is a member of the Friends of Schuylkill River Park and volunteers for clean-up efforts sponsored by the Fairmount Park Association.

Significant Representative Matters

• Engaged by a prominent national insurer to represent a group of Texas accountants in a multi-million dollar lawsuit venued in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Norfolk. Successfully resolved the matter within the limited amount of coverage available and was able to insulate clients from substantial excess verdict exposure.
  
• Acted as co-counsel in a adversary proceeding in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Was instrumental in securing a complete defense verdict on behalf of a Philadelphia law firm after a bench trial, which consumed 20 days over the better part of four months.
  
  
• Wilhelm won the first case he ever took to trial. He was representing the defendant, the State of Washington and Bellingham County. The palintiff appealed to the intermediate appellate court. The appellate court ruled 2-1 in the plaintiffs favor. Wilhelm appealed to the Washington Supreme Court and convinced the justices to rule 9-0 in favor of his clients. 

Areas of Practice

• Professional Liability

Bar Admissions

• Washington, 1983
• U.S. District Court Western District of Washington, 1983
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Washington, 1984
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1990
• Pennsylvania, 2005
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2005
• U.S. Tax Court, 2008
• U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 2008

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Order of the Barrister
• Washington State Bar Association, Committee of Law Examiners
• Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS)

Honors and Awards

• BV Peer Review Rating by LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell

Classes and Seminars

• Advance Issues in Foreclosure - Live CLE - Presenter - Philadelphia, July 2011
• Web CLE for NBI, Maintaining Professionalism in the Legal Practice, June 2011
• Seminar for the Annual Meeting of the Philadelphia Chapter of the Pennsylvania Society of Public Accountants - Risk Management and Insurance Coverage - Practical Lessons from the Trenches, May 2011
• National Webinar for NBI - Tax Consequences of Foreclosure - Also available as a podcast through West Publishing, January 2011 and June 2011
• National Webinar for ArgoPro/Insight Insurance Services - Accountants Liability Claims Perspective and Risk Management, October 2010
• Agents and Brokers - A Better Understanding of Legal Developments and Risk Assessment Presented to Liberty Mutual Agency Underwriters and Claims, Seattle, Washington, September 2010
• Speaker/Presenter, Annual Meeting of the National Alliance of Auto Dealer Advisors (NAADA), New Auditing Standards, IRS Regulations, the Turmoil in the American Automotive Market and How Each May Impact Claims, Litigation and Risk Management, St. Louis, Missouri, June 2009
• Seminar, Case Trends, Risk Management and Issues Effecting Underwriting and Claims Against Accountants and Attorneys, New York City, June 2009
• A Comprehensive Guide To Claims Administration, Mutual Marine Office, New York, New York, Spring 2009
• New Auditing Standards for Non-Public Companies/Liability and Risk Management Issues, Presented at the offices of Morris J. Cohen & Co., P.C., Philadelphia, PA, December 6, 2007
• New Auditing Standards Recently Promulgated by the AICPA and Their Effects on Claims Trends and Underwriting, Everest National Insurance Company, April 4, 2007
• Speaker, Crittenden Specialty Coverages Conference, Las Vegas, October, 2004. Claims Trends and Risk Management Techniques For Professional Liability Attorneys, Claims Handlers And Underwriters
• Featured speaker, PLUS Mid-Year Miscellaneous E&O Symposium, Philadelphia, May 2004

Past Employment Positions

• C.R. Vince & Associate, Inc., Senior Vice-President for West Coast Operations, 2002 - 2005
• SAFECO Insurance Company, 1995 - 2002
• Cohen & Keith-Miller, Inc., P.S., 1993 - 1995
• Law Offices of James D. Burns, P.S., 1990 - 1993
• Assistant Attorney General, Washington State, 1983 - 1990
• Jones, Schell & Schaeffer, Toledo, Ohio, Senior Law Clerk, 1982 - 1983

Education

• University of Toledo College of Law, Toledo, Ohio, 1983
  J.D.
  Honors: cum laude
  Honors: First Place, National Appellate Advocacy Moot Court Competition
  Honors: Order of the Barristers
• University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, 1980
  B.A.
  Major: American Studies
  Major: Modern Languages (Bilingual: English/German)

Published Works

• Never Slack On Security, Pennsylvania CPA Journal, Volume 77, No. 3, Fall, 2006
• Mind The Gap In Liability Coverage, Pennsylvania CPA Journal, Volume 77, No. 4, Winter, 2007
• Top Ten Trouble Spots: Will We Ever Learn?, Pennsylvania CPA Journal, Vol. 78, No. 4, Winter 2008, pp. 12-13
• Confronting the Inevitable Blame Game, Pennsylvania CPA Journal, Vol 79, No. 2, Summer 2008, p. 14
• In Bad Economy, Protect Yourself from Portfolio Collapse Lawsuits, Pennsylvania CPA Journal, Vol. 79, No. 3, p. 14, Fall, 2008
• Remember Risk Management With Adoption of New Work Paradigms, Pennsylvania CPA Journal, Vol. 80, No. 1, p. 16, Spring, 2009

Address

1845 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-4797

Phones

(215) 575-2682

Faxes

(215) 575-0856

Emails

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Websites

http://www.marshalldennehey.com