Gary Wickert
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Member of CLM Since: 2013
Nominated By Susan Bledsoe , James Martin , Janette Becker
CLM Committees
- Subrogation
- Publication/Magazine
CLM Contributions
- Speaker - 2017 CLM and Business Insurance Workers Compensation Conference
- Speaker - 2024 Claims College
Articles
- The Fight To Reclaim Premium Increases From Tortfeasors
- The Best and Worst States for Subrogating Workers’ Compensation Claims
- Injured Workers Give Themselves a Raise
- Understanding the Effect of Experience Modifiers
- The Risk of Waiving
- The Cost of Subrogation Procrastination
- Medical Billing, Insurance Write-Offs and the Collateral Source Rule
- Gathering Pebbles: Subrogation’s Burden of Proof
- Navigating The Anti-Subrogation Rule
- 10 Subrogation Mistakes Insurance Companies Keep Making
- The Best and Worst States for Subrogating Workers' Compensation Claims
- Does Automobile Insurance Follow the Car or the Driver?
- David vs. Goliath: I.R.S. Tax Lien vs. Med Pay Subro Lien
- SMART Act Becomes Law: Sanity Restored To Medicare Secondary Payer Liability
- The Societal Benefits of Subrogation
- Robo Claims: When Robots Injure Humans
- Subrogating Hawaii: Navigating the Subrogation Trade Winds In ‘The Middle of Nowhere’
- Sales and Use Taxes on Subrogation Services
- Making Subrogation While the Hay Shines
- If It Seems too Good to Be True: The Problem With Cut-Rate Subrogation Vendors
- Understanding Comparative Fault, Contributory Negligence and Joint & Several Liability
- Gathering Pebbles: Subrogation’s Burden of Proof
- Understanding the Impact of Subrogation Waivers on Workers’ Compensation Policies
- ¿Dónde Están Mis Beneficios? Workers’ Comp Claims by Undocumented Employees
- Waivers Of Subrogation Endorsements Are Like Onions
- The Exceptions to the Rule: Understanding The Dual Capacity Doctrine
- Uber, Lyft and New York Loss Transfer
- Owner Liability For Damage Caused By Stolen Vehicles
- Subrogating Against Suicide
- Use of Aftermarket (Non-OEM) Crash Parts in Repair of Damaged Vehicles
- Seat Belt Defense In All 50 States
- Imputed Contributory Negligence: Maximizing Auto Property Subrogation When Permissive User Driving
- How to Sue Yourself and Win
- Liberty v. Tyranny: More States Pass Laws Outlawing Cell Phone Use While Driving
- Damage to Property Without Market Value
- Governmental Immunity And The Code Of Pirates
- Subrogating Against God: Recovering Claim Dollars When Natural Disasters Strike
- If A Tree Falls In The Forest, Does The Subrogation Department Hear It?
- Commentary: The Failure of No-Fault Insurance
- Driverless Car Litigation: The World of George Jetson Has Arrived
- Subrogating Snowmageddon And Winter Roof Collapses
- Where’s my Deductible?
- I Sue Dead People: When a Tortfeasor Dies, Your Subrogation Claim Doesn’t Need to Die too
- Sudden Medical Emergencies While Driving
- Recovery of Sales Tax After Vehicle Total Loss
- Drone Wars: Airspace and Legal Rights in the Age of Drones
- Subrogating Condominium Damage
- A Primer on Diminution in Value Claims
- Where’s the Paint? Subrogating Paint Overspray Claims
- Suspension of Drivers’ Licenses
- Subrogating Court-Ordered Criminal Restitution
- 7,540 Reasons to Include Your Insured’s Deductible in Your Subrogation Claim
- Recovery of Allocated Loss Adjustment Expenses in Property Subrogation Cases
- Use of Red-Light Cameras in Accident Litigation
- Funeral Processions and the Right-of-Way
- You Break It, You Buy It: Understanding Anti-Indemnity Statutes
- Email to a friend Facebook Tweet LinkedIn Print Article Article 1 Comments Who’s At Fault When One Driver Waves To Another Driver That It Is All Clear – And It Isn’t?
- Slumlord Subrogation: Subrogating Landlord/Tenant Property Losses
- When is A Vehicle Considered a Total Loss?
- West Fertilizer Company Explosion in Texas and the Role of Experts
- Opioid Pain Treatment Addiction Costs Workers’ Comp Carriers, Health Insurers Billions
Practice Areas
- Bad Faith
- Construction/Real Estate/Surety
- Environmental
- ERISA
- Insurance Coverage
- Intellectual Property
- Maritime Law
- Medical Malpractice
- Medicare
- Premises Liability
- Product Liability
- Professional Liability
- Property
- Reinsurance
- Risk Management
- Subrogation
- Transportation
- Workers' Compensation
Biography
Gary L. Wickert is an insurance trial lawyer and partner with the national subrogation law firm of Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer, S.C. Gary is regarded as one of the world’s leading experts on insurance subrogation. He is the author of several subrogation books and legal treatises and is a national and international speaker on subrogation. Gary oversees a National Subrogation Recovery Program which includes a network of contracted subrogation law firms in all 50 states, Mexico, Canada, and the United Kingdom and boasts over $1 billion 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 dual board-certified as a Civil Trial Advocate and Civil Pretrial Practice Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA), for whom he has written and graded product liability questions contained on the NBTA national certification exam taken by trial lawyers around the country. For nearly 30 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 also a licensed arbitrator. In 2011, he was consulted by the National Defense University (the premier center for Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) under the direction of the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff) regarding the impact subrogation has on insurance rates and premiums, particularly involving Federal Employees Health Benefit Plans (FEHBP). He is a member of Claims Litigation Management (CLM). He is one of only a few lawyers to have ever represented a client before the U.S. Supreme Court on a subrogation issue. Gary writes a monthly column for the Claims Journal entitled “The Road To Recovery".
Education
- High School (or equivalent)
- University Of Wisconsin System, Bachelor’s Degree
- University Of Wisconsin System, Master’s Degree
- South Texas College Of Law, Juris Doctor
Admissions/Licenses
- Bar Admissions: TX, WI