Cases
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
was able to insulate clients from substantial excess verdict exposure.
Acted as co-counsel in an 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
Bellingham County. The plaintiff appealed to the intermediate appellate court. The appellate court ruled 2-1 in the plaintiffs favor. Wilhelm appealed to the Washington Supreme Court
convinced the justices to rule 9-0 in favor of his clients.
Published Works: Another Arrow in the Defense Quiver, Agents of America, E&O Weekly Prevention, October 4, 2012
The IRS, QuickBooks
You, Of Mutual Interest, July 2012
Remember Risk Management With Adoption of New Work Paradigms, Pennsylvania CPA Journal, Vol. 80, No. 1, p. 16, Spring, 2009
In Bad Economy, Protect Yourself from Portfolio Collapse Lawsuits, Pennsylvania CPA Journal, Vol. 79, No. 3, p. 14, Fall, 2008
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
Mind the Gap in Liability Coverage, Pennsylvania CPA Journal, Volume 77, No. 4, Winter, 2007
Never Slack on Security, Pennsylvania CPA Journal, Volume 77, No. 3, Fall, 2006
The Benefits of Advice: One Step to a Better Night's Sleep, The Asset Column, Winter, 2000
Experience Begets Advice, The Asset Column, Vol. 6, No. 3, 1999
Fact
Fiction of Mediation
the Accountant: A Case Study, Pennsylvania CPA Journal, Vol. 68, No. 4, Winter, 1998
Claims Made
Reported: A View from the Top, The Asset Column, Vol. 4, No. 3, 1997
