Bernard Wiczer | Northbrook Estate Lawyer

Bernard Wiczer has practiced tax and securities law for 50 years, beginning his tax practice as a Certified Public Accountant. He has litigated complex tax and national securities cases (the first civil 10-b(5) Securities Exchange Act of 1934 action) nationwide. He recently appeared as a “tax expert” on national television on the Fox News Hanity show. As a litigator he has represented plaintiffs in nationwide class actions, successfully litigating the first breast implant case and a variety of securities cases involving public companies.

His transactional experience has involved every aspect of tax and estate planning including estate and gift tax law and income tax planning for both national and foreign individuals and businesses.

Bernard is an experienced maritime lawyer, having represented commercial shipping lines, shipyards, marinas, and the pleasure boat industry for more than forty years.

He began his career representing large publicly held corporations where he specialized in tax-free reorganizations, mergers, acquisitions, and syndications, involving both publicly held and private companies. He has also litigated numerous partnerships and small business disputes in both state and federal trial courts and courts of appeal.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Of Counsel	Wiczer Sheldon & Jacobs, LLC	Northbrook, IL	Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
University of Chicago Law School	J.D.	Law School	1962
Northwestern University	Bachelors		1959

State / Court	Date
Illinois	1983

• Chicago Yacht Club Foundation | Legal Counsel | 2016 - Present
  Idaho Association of Defense Counsel | Member | 2009 - Present
  Chicago Bar Association | Member | 1962 - Present
  Illinois State Bar Association | Member | 1962 - Present
  Chicago Yachting Association | General Counsel | 2016 - 2017
  American Bar Association | Past Vice Chair | Bankruptcy Section | 2010 - 2014

• AV Preeminent Rated | Martindale-Hubbell | 2018
  AV Preeminent Judicial Section | Martindale-Hubbell® | 2016

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Verified Credentials	Date Verified
(1983) Licensed as Attorney in Illinois. Verified with Illinois State Bar Association.	October 08, 2020

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