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Fort Worth, TX 76102
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Biography

Richard Wisemanichard W. Wiseman focuses his practice on litigation in the areas of business, condemnation, construction, contracts, landlord/tenant, public housing, and real estate development.  He is a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation and a Charter Fellow of the Tarrant County Bar Foundation.  He has been recognized as one of The Best Lawyers in America®, as a Texas Super Lawyer® by Texas Monthly magazine, as a Top Attorney in Tarrant County by Fort Worth, Texas magazine, and as an Attorney of Excellence by the Fort Worth Business Press.  Mr. Wiseman has served as Council Member (2003-2006), Treasurer (2006-2007), Secretary (2007-2008), and Chair-elect (2008-2009) of the State Bar of Texas Construction Law Section.  He received his J.D. degree from the University of Texas School of Law in Austin in 1976, and his B.B.A. cum laude from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas in 1973 where he played football on athletic scholarship.


Area of Practice

Business and Commercial Law
Construction Law
Eminent Domain
Housing
 


Honors and Awards

The Best Lawyers in America, 2008

Texas Super Lawyer, Texas Monthly Magazine, 2004 to
   present
Elite 100 Attorney of Excellence, Fort Worth Business Press,
   2003 to present
Top Attorney in Tarrant County, Fort Worth, Texas Magazine,
   2002 to present
Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow
Tarrant County Bar Foundation, Charter Fellow


Bar Admissions

Texas, 1976
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
AttorneyRichard Wiseman

Richard Wiseman
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306 West 7th Street
Fort Worth Club Bldg.
Suite 200
Fort Worth, Texas 76102

817. 332.1391
Fax 817. 870.2427

rwiseman@browndean.com


Professional Associations and Memberships

State Bar of Texas, Member
Tarrant County Bar Association, Member, Director 2004-2006
Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association, President 1980-1981
Fee Arbitration Committee of the Tarrant County Bar Association, Member 1990-1991, 1993-1995
Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Committee, U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas,
     Member, 1995 -1998
Construction Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, member, Council Member 2003-2006,
     Treasurer 2006-2007, Secretary 2007-2008, Chair Elect 2008-2009
Weaver & Tidwell Fort Worth Construction Advisory Board 2006 to present


Education

The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas
J.D., 1976

Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas
B.B.A., 1973


Honors

Cum Laude
Senior Scholar of Management Department,
M.J. Neely School of Business


Published Works - /Professional Presentations

Third Party Influence on the Security Agreement: The Primary Source Doctrine; Uniform Commercial Law Journal, Summer 1977

Texas Apartment Association Lease and Tenant Security; CLE Presentation, International Property Management Seminar, 1986, 1989

Forcible Detainer: Quick or Quack Justice; CLE Presentation, Tarrant County Bar Association, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, 1987 Summer Seminar

Commercial Liens on Private Projects; CLE Presentation, Lorman Education Services Construction Lien Law Seminars, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006 & 2007

Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, The Panel on the Tarrant County Construction
Outlook: Perils and Profits, October 2006

Condemnation or Con “damn” ation; CLE Presentation, Tarrant County Bench Bar Conference XIV 2007


Community Activities

TCU Lettermen's Association, President, 2001
University Baptist Church, Deacon, 1980 to present, past Vice Chairman
Fellowship of Christian Athletes North Central Texas, Board of Directors 1988-1990, Board of Directors and Executive Committee 1991-2001, Board of Directors 2006 to present
United Way Campaign, Section Chairman, 1989-1991, Division Chairman for Business & Industry West, 1992-1996
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, North Texas Chapter, Board of Directors, 1994-1999
March of Dimes Fort Worth WalkAmerica, Chairman, 1994 and 1995
TCU Fort Worth Alumni Chapter, Co-Chair of Board of Directors, 1991-1993, Board Member, 1991-2001
TCU Clark Society, Chair 2005-2007, Board Member 1999 to 2007
TCU National Alumni Association, Board of Directors, 2007-2009



 


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