Robert Wisniewski

Bob Wisniewski has one mission, “justice for the injured worker.” For over 43 years, Bob has devoted his practice to representing Arizona injured workers in more than 12,000 Industrial Commission hearings state-wide.

By concentrating his law practice solely on workers’ compensation, Bob and his team of dedicated professional attorneys and staff can provide the highest level of service and the best possible results for their clients. Sensitive to the needs of his cross-cultural community of injured worker clients, almost all the attorneys and staff are bi-lingual in Spanish. Breaking down communication barriers allows clients to be more at ease when working with the legal system.

Bob is an active member of the legal community actively writing and lecturing on all aspects of Workers’ Compensation law. He is an active member of the State Bar of Arizona, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Workers’ Compensation Workplace Injury Section (WILG); AZ Association of Lawyers for Injured Workers (AALIW); Association of Trial Lawyers of America/ AZ Association for Justice.

In addition to representing injured workers from all industries such health services, landscaping, and construction to name a few, Bob is counsel for local professional athletes including the Arizona Cardinals, the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Arizona Coyotes, and the Tucson Roadrunners players.

Bob is a Workers’ Compensation Certified Specialist, State Bar of Arizona; he was recognized by his legal colleagues and named a Fellow of the College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers. For the past 10 years, Bob was named Super Lawyer by Thomson Reuters; AZ & NM – Workers’ Compensation Law, Best Lawyers; Client Choice, and Phoenix Magazine Selectee, Phoenix Top Attorney, to name just a few. Actively involved in Kids’ Chance, an organization dedicated to providing scholarships to the children of Arizona’s injured workers, Bob serves on the Board of Directors.

• Car Accidents

Arizona

State Bar of Arizona

Since 1976

Sole Proprietor

Law Offices of Robert E. Wisniewski

1992 - Current

Workers' Compensation, for the injured worker

University of Toledo

J.D. (1976) | College of Law

1976

Fellow

The College of Workers' Compensation Lawyers

2019

The College of Workers' Compensation Lawyers has been established to honor those attorneys who have distinguished themselves in their practice in the field of workers' compensation. Members have been nominated for the outstanding traits they have developed in their practice of twenty years, or longer, representing plaintiffs, defendants, serving as judges, or acting for the benefit of all in education, overseeing agencies and developing legislation. These individuals have convinced their peers, the bar, bench and public that they possess the highest professional qualifications and ethical standards, character, integrity, professional expertise and leadership. They have a commitment to fostering and furthering the objectives of the College and have shown significant evidence of scholarship, teaching, lecturing, and/or distinguished published writings on Workers’ Compensation or related fields of law.

Lawyers Listing - top Contributor 2014-2018

Avvo

2018

Client's Choce

Avvo

2018

2013-2018

Lawyer of the Year - Workers' Compensation Law, Claimant's Law

Best Lawyers

2017

Panel Counsel of the Year

Professional Hockey Players Assn.

2017

National Basketball Players Association

Arizona Panel Counsel Member

2018 - Current

Activities: Phoenix Suns

Major League Soccer

Arizona Panel Counsel Member

2018 - Current

Activities: Phoenix Rising

Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)

Arizona Panel Counsel Member

2017 - Current

Kids' Chance of Arizona

Board Member

2016 - Current

Major League Baseball Players Association

Panel Counsel Member,

2016 - Current

Activities: Arizona Diamondbacks, Arizona

American Bar Association

Section of Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation Committee Member

2015 - Current

National Football League Players Association (NFLPA)

Arizona Panel Counsel Member

2015 - Current

Activities: Workers' Compensation Advisor to Arizona Cardinals Football Team Players

Professional Hockey Players Association (PHPA)

Arizona Panel Counsel Member

2015 - Current

Arizona State Bar

Member

1976 - Current

The College of Workers' Compensation Lawyers

Board of Governors

2019 - 2021

Baddies, Bullies, Buddies and Billers: A Perspective on Litigation Personalities

First Watch Magazine, (WILG) Workers Lawyers Litigation Group

June, 2018

Tips on Representing Injured Workers

First Watch Magazine, (WILG) Workers Lawyers Litigation Group

June, 2018

No Tengo Documentos, The Challenges of Representing Undocumented Workers

Workers First Watch Magazine, Workers' Injury Law and Advocacy Group (WILG)

January, 2017

Navigating the Workers' Compensation Lien Minefield, Annual Arizona Workers' Compensation Liens Seminar, Phoenix, AZ

February 9, 2018

Arizona Trial Lawyers Association (Arizona Association for Justice)

Role of the Injured Workers' Lawyer and What I Expect from the Claims Adjusters in the Claims Process of Piecing Together The World of Workers' Compensation, Spring Seminar, Phoenix, AZ

March 9, 2018

Arizona Workers' Compensation Claims Association

When to File Workers' Compensation; Why to File; How to File and Never Settling Medical Benefits, Annual Meeting of Players Representatives, Orlando, FL

June 21, 2018

Professional Hockey Players Assn

Protecting Client's Interest, Arizona Workers' Compensation Liens and Other Liens, Annual Convention, Phoenix, AZ

June 28, 2018

State Bar of Arizona

Speaker, Workers' Compensation Boot Camp, with Mark Kendall, Esq.

Is It Compensable? A Review of the Ever Expanding Boundaries of Workers' Compensation Coverage, Annual Seminar, Phoenix, AZ

August 8, 2019

Industrial Commission of Arizona

Workers' Compensation Certified Specialist

State Bar of Arizona

1985