All businesses and families will, from time to time, find themselves awash in an unfamiliar sea of change. Changes in market conditions, complex and substantial litigation or threatened legal action, the opening of a unique opportunity that lies in unchartered waters, challenges of succession, and extreme financial pressures, are all occasional, but not atypical life cycle events where one’s own experience and the experience of their traditional trusted advisors proves only to be “a lantern on the stern, which shines only on the waves behind us.”
Mr Wise works with clients and professional colleagues in a close, personalized fashion, combining his holistic understanding of and experience with, local culture and environment with a disciplined, methodological approach to business and litigation stratagems in order successfully to address the challenge at hand. Mr Wise’s background combines extensive “big firm” expertise and the seasoning that only comes with repeated exposure to complex, high-pressure domestic and international crises which he applies seeking creatively to develop a customized approach tailored to the needs, goals and comfort of the client as a whole.
The Chinese word for crisis is written with two characters; one meaning danger, and the other meaning opportunity. Change management of crises, therefore, is a crossroad at which the client faces both a blessing and a curse: managing the danger and seizing the opportunity. Mr Wise works at that intersection
Richard L Wise
Practice areas
43 years, 350 cases
20 years, 50 cases
26 years, 100 cases
41 years, 350 cases
Languages spoken
English
51 Washington Square N
Salem, MA, 01970
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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MA | Active | 1977 | 12/02/2020 |
Award name | Grantor | Date granted |
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AV Preeminent Rated | Martindale-Hubbell | 2019 |
Client's Choice | Avvo | 2017 |
Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 | Martindale-Hubbell | 2015 |
Boston's Best Lawyers | Boston Globe | 2015 |
Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 | Martindale-Hubbell | 2014 |
Certificate of Recognition for Pro Bono service to the community | Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court | 2011 |
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Title | Company name | Duration |
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Owner | Richard L Wise | 2007 - Present |
Adjunct Professor | Newbury College | 2014 - 2014 |
General Counsel | Worldwide PCE LLC | 2004 - 2006 |
Special Member | Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott | 2001 - 2003 |
Partner | Gordon & Wise LLP | 1987 - 2001 |
Assistant Attorney | Widett, Slater & Goldman, PC | 1977 - 1983 |
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Association name | Position name | Duration |
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Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination | Member | 2017 - Present |
Sutton Lodge of Perfection - Vallley of Salem | Thrice Potent Master Master | 2016 - Present |
10th Masonic District | District Service Officer | 2012 - 2013 |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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Advances in Financial Economics (Advances in Financial Economics, Volume 16 | A Crisis of Investor Confidence: Corporate Governance and the Imbalance of Power | 2013 |
Massachusetts Bar Association Section Review | Corporate Governance and Culture: Underpinnings of the European Model, "Massachusetts Bar Association Section Review, Volume 8, Number 1" | 2006 |
The Boston Business Journal | The Sirens’ Song of Failure | 2003 |
Journal of Corporate Renewal | Finding Competitive Advantages in Corporate Governance, Part I, "16 The Journal of Corporate Renewal 7 @ pp 10-13 (July 2003)" | 2003 |
27 NACD Directors’ Monthly 6 | Sarbanes-Oxley: Fear, Anger, and Director Liability | 2003 |
Journal of Corporate Renewal | Finding Competitive Advantages in Corporate Governance, Part II, "16 The Journal of Corporate Renewal 8 @ pp 22-24 (August 2003" | 2003 |
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US Business Review | Empowering the Watchdog | 2002 |
The National Law Journal | Corporate Reform: Balance the Powers, "The National Law Journal (August 5, 2002)" | 2002 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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Tufts University - Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy | MA - Masters | 2002 |
Northeastern University School of Law | JD - Juris Doctor | 1977 |
Boston University | BA - Bachelor of Arts | 1972 |
Phillips Exeter Academy | N/A | 1968 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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Best Lawyers Series | Becoming a Lawyer; Approaches to the Law; Preventing War (Litigation); Contractual Approaches; Bank Litigation Research; etc | 2012 |
Massachusetts Bar Association CLE Seminar | Lecturer at 2005 Massachusetts Bar Association CLE Seminar on An Epistemological Approach to Good Corporate Governance for Companies, Private and Public | 2005 |
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Sarah Rama, Corporate and incorporation Attorney on Jul 20, 2017
Relationship: Worked together on matter
Top Notch Attorney!
Allen Horsley, Litigation Attorney on Aug 26, 2015
Relationship: Worked together on matter
I endorse this lawyer. One of the finest lawyers I have ever known.
Keith Nicholson, Litigation Attorney on Mar 16, 2015
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I have known Attorney Wise for over ten years. Although we met as adversaries representing opposing interests, I was impressed with his professionalism and zealous advocacy on behalf of his client. He works diligently on his cases with significant attention to the legal issues and a great sense of concern for protecting the interests of his clients. In my experience, he has always demonstrated the highest moral character and integrity. I would highly recommend him for anyone looking for a highly skilled and dedicated attorney.