Background
Mr. Wielinski practices in the areas of construction, insurance coverage,
and risk management. In the 2021 Edition of Texas' Best Lawyers®, he was
recognized as the 2021 "Lawyer of the Year" in Dallas/Fort Worth for
his work in insurance law. He is past chair of the Insurance Law Section of the
State Bar of Texas and regularly lectures to construction, insurance, and legal
groups on insurance coverage and risk management issues.
Mr. Wielinski is the author of Insurance for Defective
Construction, the fifth edition of which was published by IRMI in 2018. He
is also the co-editor of Construction Insurance: A Guide for Attorneys and
Other Professionals, published by the American Bar Association Forum on
the Construction Industry, of which he co-authored the chapter on commercial
general liability coverage. He has co-authored Contractual Risk Transfer:
Strategies for Contractual Indemnity and Insurance Provisions, also
published by IRMI. Mr. Wielinski regularly authors numerous other publications
for insurance, construction, and legal organizations. He also contributes
articles on insurance coverage for construction defects to IRMI.com,over 30 to date.
Mr. Wielinski is a member of the Associated General Contractors of America
(AGC) Surety Bonding and Construction Risk Management Committee and, as part of
that committee, monitors the status of insurance law on a national basis as
applied to construction risks, filing amicus curiae briefs for a
number of Texas and national construction trade organizations in important
cases to the industry.
Mr. Wielinski received his bachelor of arts degree from St. John's
University and his law degree from the University of Minnesota. He is a fellow
of the American College of Coverage and Extracontractual Counsel and has been
recognized by Chambers USA—Texas Construction and Insurance Law, Texas Best
Lawyers—Construction Law, Best Lawyers in America—Insurance Law and
Construction Litigation, Who’s Who Legal—International Insurance and
Reinsurance Lawyers, and as a Texas Super Lawyer.
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