Languages

• English
• German

Lawyer Overview

Wilhelm devotes all of 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. After Wilhelm left the Attorney General's office for private practice focusing primarily on asbestos litigation, medical malpractice and securities litigation the state of Washington contracted with Mr. Dingler'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, Mr. Dingler was Senior Vice President of West Coast Operations for C. R. Vince & Associates, Inc., heading the firm's Seattle office. There he focused entirely on professional liability claims, coverage issues, and risk management for accountants and 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

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

• Featured speaker, PLUS Mid-Year Miscellaneous E&O Symposium, Philadelphia, May 2004
• Speaker, Crittenden Specialty Coverages Conference, Las Vegas, October, 2004. Claims Trends and Risk Management Techniques For Professional Liability Attorneys, Claims Handlers And Underwriters
• New Auditing Standards Recently Promulgated by the AICPA and Their Effects on Claims Trends and Underwriting, Everest National Insurance Company, April 4, 2007
• 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
• A Comprehensive Guide To Claims Administration, Mutual Marine Office, New York, New York, Spring 2009
• Seminar, Case Trends, Risk Management and Issues Effecting Underwriting and Claims Against Accountants and Attorneys, New York City, June 2009
• 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

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