 Gary L. Wickert
Hartford, Wisconsin
President and Shareholder, since
1998
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Gary Wickert is an insurance trial lawyer and is regarded as one of the world's leading experts on insurance subrogation. He is also the author of several subrogation books and legal treatises and is a national and international speaker and lecturer on subrogation and motivational topics. Gary is also a published commercial fiction author and a politician in Wisconsin, recently elected to and serving his third term as Supervisor in the Township of Cedarburg. After 15 years as the youngest managing partner in the history of the 30-lawyer Houston law firm of Hughes, Watters & Askanase, L.L.P., Gary returned to his native Wisconsin in 1998 and co-founded the subrogation firm of Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer, S.C. He oversees a National Recovery Program which includes a network of nearly 285 contracted subrogation law firms in all 50 states, Mexico, Canada and the United Kingdom and boasts recoveries of more than $500 million in recoveries and credits for more than 200 insurance companies. Licensed in both Texas and Wisconsin, Gary is double board-certified in both personal injury law and civil trial law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He is also certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, for whom he has both written and graded the product liability questions contained on the NBTA national certification exam taken by trial lawyers around the country. For nearly 25 years, Gary has served as an expert witness and insurance consultant on subrogation and insurance related issues and has been consulted by insurance carriers, lawyers, and legislative bodies from several states. He is a licensed arbitrator and has attended more than 750 mediations in more than 30 different states. He is one of only a few lawyers to have ever represented a client before the United States Supreme Court on a subrogation issue, and was named as one of Law & Politics magazine's Super Lawyers for 2005, 2006 and 2008.
Pro Hac Vice Admissions
Approved to practice in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Kentucky, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan Missouri, Nebraska, New York, and Utah.
Representative Clients
- National Subrogation
- Product Liability
- Workers' Compensation
- Fire & Casualty
- Group Health and Disability
- ERISA
- Inland and Ocean Marine
- Longshore
- Underinsured/Underinsured Motorist, Garagekeepers, Commercial
- Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
- Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
- Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy
- Product Liability Certification Exam Writer and Grader, National Board of Trial Advocacy
- Licensed Arbitrator, Houston Bar Association
- Listed as one of Wisconsin's Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers Magazine, 2005
- Listed as one of Wisconsin's Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers Magazine, 2006
- Listed as one of Wisconsin's Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers Magazine, 2008
- Texas, 1983
- Wisconsin, 1988
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 1988
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1984
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1994
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1986
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1991
- U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 2007
- South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas,
1983
J.D.
Honors: Dean's List
Honors: Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity
Law Review:
South Texas Law Review, Editor
Law Journal:
South Texas Law Journal, Assistant Editor
- University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
1980
Master's Studies - Criminal Law
- University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
1979
B.S.
- Northwestern College, Watertown, Wisconsin,
1975
Lutheran Theological Studies - Pre-Seminary
- Turning Off The Spigot: Future Credits In Health Insurance Subrogation, NASP Subrogator, Winter, 2009
- Fundamentals of Insurance Coverage In All 50 States (Second Edition), National Treatise, Juris Publishing, Inc., New York, Updated Annually.ISBN: 978-1-57823-241-3, 2008
- Sleeping With The Enemy: Federal Statute Creates Opportunity for Subrogation Stipulation in Workers' Compensation Files, NASP Subrogator, Spring/Summer, 2008
- Something Old, Something New, Someone Borrowed, Someone to Sue: Workers' Compensation Subrogation and Employee Leasing Companies, NASP Subrogator, Winter, 2008
- Subrogation and the Economic Loss Doctrine: A 50 State Survey, NASP Subrogator, Spring/Summer, 2007
- Squeezing The Turnip: Fidelity and Surety Bond Subrogation, NASP Subrogator, Spring/Summer, 2007
- Perfect Storm: The Science Behind Subrogating Catastrophic Flood Losses, NASP Subrogator, Winter, 2007
- Duplex: Subrogating Landlord/Tenant Property Subrogation Losses, NASP Subrogator, Winter, 2007
- Where's the Beef? Subrogating Livestock/Vehicle Collisions In All 50 States, National Treatise, Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer, S.C., Hartford, Wisconsin, 2006
- Contracting Away Made Whole: Does the Made Whole Doctrine Apply If Your Policy/Plan Says It Doesn't?, NASP Subrogator, Fall, 2006
- Workers' Compensation Subrogation: Which Payments Can Be Recovered?, NASP Subrogator, Fall, 2006
- Where's The Deductible? A Survey of Laws Regarding Reimbursement of an Insured's Deductible in All 50 States, NASP Subrogator, Spring/Summer, 2006
- Sweating the Small Stuff: Arbitrating Workers Compensation Subrogation Files, Arbitration Forums, Inc. (Co-Author with Robert Reynolds), NASP Subrogator, Spring/Summer, 2006
- Health Insurance and ERISA Subrogation: Part Five: ERISA Preemption and the Common Fund Doctrine, Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer, S.C. (Co-Author with Ryan L. Woody), NASP Subrogator, Winter, 2006
- Workers' Compensation Subrogation in Construction Settings: In All 50 States, NASP Subrogator, Winter, 2006
- ERISA and Health Insurance Subrogation In All 50 States (Third Edition), National Treatise , Juris Publishing, Inc., New York, Updated Annually.ISBN: 978-1-57823-247-5, 2005
- Where's The Luggage? Subrogating for Lost or Damaged Luggage, Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer, S.C. (Co-Author with Ryan L. Woody), NASP Subrogator, Winter, 2005
- Where's The Paint? Subrogating Paint Overspray Claims, NASP Subrogator, Spring/Summer, 2005
- The Great Mexican Subrogation Shootout, NASP Subrogator, Fall, 2004
- Subrogating South of the Border: Increasing Recovery Opportunities In Mexico, Murillo, Maldonado, Arredondo y Asociados, S.C., Colonia Chapultepec Morales, C.P., Mexico D.F., Mexico (Co-Author with Rafael Murillo), NASP Subrogator, Fall, 2004
- Subrogating on the Waterfront: Longshore and Harbor Worker's Compensation Subrogation, NASP Subrogator, Spring/Summer, 2004
- Workers' Compensation Subrogation In All 50 States (Third Edition), National Treatise, Juris Publishing, Inc., New York, Updated Annually. ISBN: 1-57823-227-9, 2003
- Subrogating Against God II, NASP Subrogator, Winter, 2003
- Health Insurance and ERISA Subrogation: Part 4: ERISA Preemption and the Made Whole Doctrine, NASP Subrogator, Winter, 2003
- The Negligent Employer: Obstacle or Advantage in Workers' Compensation Subrogation, NASP Subrogator, Fall, 2003
- The Paper Chase: Subrogating in a Paperless World, NASP Subrogator, Spring/Summer, 2003
- Right Wing News to Conservative News, Co- Author, 2003
- Subrogating Against God, NASP Subrogator, Fall, 2002
- Health Insurance and ERISA Subrogation: Part 3: ERISA Subrogation Rights, NASP Subrogator, Spring/Summer, 2002
- Health Insurance and ERISA Subrogation: Part 2: What is an ERISA Plan?, NASP Subrogator, Winter, 2002
- The Many Faces of Workers' Compensation, NASP Subrogator, Spring/Summer , 2002
- Health Insurance and ERISA Subrogation: Part I: History and Scope of ERISA, NASP Subrogator, Issue III, Vol. II, Fall, 2001
- The Erosion of ERISA: Subrogation Rights, NASP Subrogator, Issue II, Vol. II, Summer, 2001
- Where is the Beef?, NASP Subrogator, Issue I, Vol. II, Spring, 2001
- Medical Record Privacy: HIPAA and Its Effect on Subrogation, NASP Subrogator, Issue I, Vol. II, Spring, 2001
- Understanding Waivers of Subrogation, NASP Subrogator, November, 2000
- Subrogating Defective Firestone Tires, NASP Subrogator, November, 2000
- Can Workers' Compensation Carriers Subrogate Against Uninsured Motorists Benefits?, NASP Subrogator, Spring, Premier Issue, 2000
- Contractual Risk Transfer: Waivers of Subrogation, Chapter 3, Waivers of Subrogation, International Risk Management Institute's (IRMI) national treatise, Contractual Risk Transfer, 2000
- Dark Redemption, Commercial Historical Fiction Novel, Tudor Publishing - Best-Selling List, ISBN: 0-936389-70-2, 1999
- Northshore Lifestyle Magazine, Cedarburg, Wisconsin, 1998
- City Lifestyle Magazine, (Co-Author and Columnist), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1998
- City Lifestyle West Magazine, (Columnist), Waukesha, Wisconsin, 1998
- News Graphic Newspaper, (Columnist), Cedarburg, Wisconsin, 1998
- Understanding Experience Modifiers, Texas Corporate Counsel Law Review, Fall, 1996
- Many Insurers Overlook Advantages of Subrogation, Hughes, Watters & Askanase, L.L.P. (Co-Author with Stan E. Nelson), Best's Review, October, 1995
- Subrogation and the Self-Insured, Hughes, Watters & Askanase, L.L.P. (Co-Author with Mark T. Curry), Texas Corporate Counsel Law Review, Fall, 1995
- Statutes of Repose: A New Defense for Product Liability, Hughes, Watters & Askanase, L.L.P. (Co-Author with Michael A. Gentry), Trial Lawyers Forum, Vol. 28, No. 2, 1994
- Apportioning Attorneys' Fees in Workers' Compensation Third Party Actions: The Need for Legislative Reform, Texas Bar Journal, Vol. 53, No. 8, 1990
- Apportioning Fees In Workers' Comp Third Party Actions, The Houston Lawyer, Volume 27 Number 5, March-April, 1990
- Jacques v. Kalmar Industries, AB, 8 F.3d 272
(5th Cir. 1993)
- Hix v. Guillot, 812 S.W.2d 400
(Tex. App.-Hous (14th Dist.) 1991)
- General Electric Co. v. Falcon Ridge Apartments, Joint Venture, 811 S.W. 2d 942
(Tex. 1991)
- Falcon Ridge Apartments Joint Venture v. General Electric Co., 795 S.W.2d 21
(Tex.App. - Houston 1st District 1999)
- Twin City Fire Ins. Co. v. Jones, 834 S.W.2d 114
(Tex. App.-Hous (1st Dist.) 1992)
- Matter of Fields, 926 F.2d 501
(5th Cir. 1991)
- Guillot v. Hix, 838 S.W.2d 230
(Tex. 1992)
- Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Buckland, 882 S.W.2d 440
(Tex. App.-Dallas 1994)
- Houston Elec. Distributing Co., Inc. v. MBB Enterprises, 703 S.W.2d 206
(Tex.Civ.App. 14th District 1985)
- Fortis Benefits v. Ford Motor Company, No. 05-0791
(Supreme Court of Texas (Amicus Brief for NASP) 2005)
- Petta v ABC Insurance Company, 692 NW2d 639
(Wis. 2005)
- Lecturer and Exhibitor, National Association of Subrogation Professionals
- Speaker, American Workers Compensation System, Salzburg, Austria, Centers for International Studies,
2003
- Lecturer and Exhibitor, National Other Parties Liability Group
- Lecturer and Exhibitor, Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc.
- Lecturer and Exhibitor, National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies
- Lecturer, International Risk Management Institute
- Legal Instructor, Houston Legal Assistant Association,
1985
-
1998
- Instructor, Is God Unconstitutional? A Look at the First Amendment, First Immanuel Lutheran Church
- Instructor, What Do They Believe? A Survey of Religions and Denominations, First Immanuel Lutheran Church
- Instructor, Understanding Islam, First Immanuel Lutheran Church
- Approved Property/Casualty Continuing Education Instructor, State of Mississippi
- American Association for Justice,
1983
- Present
- Contributing Author to Forum Magazine
- American Bar Association,
1983
- Present
- Member
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association,
1983
- Present
- Member
- Houston Trial Lawyers Association,
1997
-
1998
- Director
- Houston Bar Association,
1988
-
1992
- Chair, Fee Dispute and Ethics Committee
- Houston Bar Association
- Licensed Arbitrator
- American Arbitration Association,
1985
-
1990
- Member
- National Association of Subrogation Professionals (NASP),
1999
- Present
- Founding Member
- National Association of Subrogation Professionals,
2002
- Present
- Member, Board of Directors
- National Association of Subrogation Professionals
- Chair, Regions Committee
- National Association of Subrogation Professionals
- Member, Publications Committee and Amicus Committee
- National Association of Subrogation Professionals
- Lecturer and Exhibitor
- National Association of Subrogation Professionals
- Contributing Author to Subrogator Magazine
- Property Loss Research Bureau,
2000
- Present
- National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC)
- Associate Member
- Better Business Bureau
- Auto Line Member
- Republican Party of Ozaukee County
- Sustaining Member
- Liability Insurance Research Bureau
- Hughes, Watters & Askanase, L.L.P., Managing Partner,
1983
-
1998
- First Immanuel Lutheran Church: Church Council; Chairman, Board of Christian Growth; Founder, Caraway Street Puppet Ministry
- Living Word Lutheran High School: Board of Directors; Auctioneer, Annual Benefit Dinner and Auction; Event Chair, Benefit Dinner/Auction
- Texas Childrens Hospital, Volunteer - Histology/Patient Pal,
1990
-
1998
- Town of Cedarburg: Town Supervisor; District 3; Finance Committee/Board of Review
- Ozaukee Youth Hockey Association, Rink Fund Raising Committee, 2006
- Phi Alpha Delta
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