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Mann,
Berens & Wisner, LLP
3300 N. Central Ave.
Suite 2400
Phoenix, AZ 85012
602-258-6223
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Richard S. Wisner
PARTNER
Dick Wisner has enjoyed practicing law for over
forty years. He has played a leadership role in the fidelity and surety field
and currently serves on the Past Chairs Advisory Committee of the International
Association of Defense Counsel Fidelity and Surety Law Committee.
When not pondering legal matters, he enjoys
being a jazz and classical music aficionado and reading a good biography. He and
his wife, Andy, also enjoy all that drew them to the Southwest, including
hiking, biking, golf and exploring the Valley of the Sun's newest and best
restaurants. Dick and Andy have three adult children – Rick, Sarah and Beth –
and two grandchildren. When time permits, they also love to travel. Chicago is
one of their favorite destinations to be with family.
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PRACTICE AREAS |
Fidelity and Surety Law
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EDUCATION |
J.D., DePaul University, 1960
B.A., Loyola University, 1957 |
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COURT ADMISSIONS |
Arizona, 2001
Illinois, 1961
U.S. District Court, District of Arizona
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit |
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MEMBERSHIPS |
American Bar Association
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Fidelity and Surety Committee: Past Chair
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Tort and Insurance Practice Section
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Forum Committee on the Construction Industry
State Bar of Arizona
Illinois State Bar Association
Maricopa County Bar Association
International Association of Defense Counsel
Illinois State Bar Association
Defense Research Institute
National Institute on Financial Institution Bonds
National Bond Claim Association
Surety Claim Institute
Surety Association of Arizona
Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity |
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PUBLISHED
ARTICLES |
"75 Years of the Fidelity & Surety Law Committee,"
Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section, May 2009
"Recent Surety Cases," Surety Claims Institute,
1996
"The ABCs of Contractors' Surety Bonds"
(co-author), 82 Ill. Bar Journal 244, May 1994
"Salvage and Subrogation,"
Financial Institution
Bonds, Volume 2, American Bar Association, Tort and Insurance Practice Section,
Committee on Fidelity and Surety Law, May 1992
"Bond Default Manual" (editor), American Bar
Association, 1987
"Subrogation Rights of Surety on a Fidelity Bond
Against Officers and Directors of Insured Corporation," Vol. XVIII, No. 2,
ABA
Forum, Winter 1983
"Banker's Blanket Bonds, Clause E: Recent
Decisions," XXXIX Insurance Counsel Journal 305, July 1972
"Recent Case Law on Bid Bonds," XXXVIII
Insurance
Counsel Journal 565, October 1971 |
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PRESENTATIONS |
Faculty Member, National Institute on Financial
Institution Bonds, American Bar Association, 1988, 1989, 1992
"Performance Bond Default, Four Directions
Compared and Contrasted, A Video Seminar," American Bar Association, 1987 |
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HONORS AND AWARDS |
Martin J. Andrew Lifetime Achievement Award
(2006), ABA Fidelity & Surety Law Committee (Chair of the Fidelity & Surety
Law Committee, 1989)
Roswell Bottum Award (2003), National Bond Claims
Association |
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BIRTHPLACE |
Chicago, Illinois |
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