Michael T. Glascott

Michael T. Glascott

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Michael Glascott is a partner in the Global Insurance Services practice group, where his practice includes complex insurance coverage, bad faith, commercial litigation as well as tort and New York labor law litigation. Mr. Glascott has successfully represented clients in courts throughout New York and other northeastern states.

Mike gained extensive trial experience as an assistant district attorney for the County of Erie where he prosecuted to verdict a variety of criminal matters, including homicides. He has also successfully defended personal injury claims and represented clients in commercial litigation matters while with private firms in Tulsa, Oklahoma and Buffalo, New York.

Mike is a member of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel where he serves as Chair of the Insurance Coverage section and is a member of the Projects and Objectives Committee where he serves as Eastern Coordinator for all International and State representatives. He is also a member of the membership development and retention committee.

Mike possesses an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest available rating, and he has been named to Business First's Who's Who in the Law for Insurance Coverage.

Professional Affiliations
  • New York State Bar Association
  • Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel: Chair, Insurance Coverage Section; Eastern Coordinator, Projects and Objectives Committee; Member, Extra Contractual Liability Section; Member, Property Insurance Section; Member, By-Laws and Resolutions Committee; Member, Membership Development and Retention Committee

Honors
  • Selected for inclusion in Business First’s Who’s Who in Law
Admitted to Practice
  • New York
  • U.S. District Courts for the Western, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
  • U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
Civic Activities
  • School Board for Southtowns Catholic School: Member 2009-2010; Vice President 2010-2012
Education
  • State University of New York at Buffalo, B.S., 1979
  • University of Tulsa, J.D., 1983
Publications/Presentations
  • Presenter and Co-Author, “Sleep Tight, Don’t Let the Bedbugs Bite,” Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel Annual Meeting, July 2011. (This paper addressed insurance coverage issues that arise in the context of bedbug claims.)
  • Author, Calculating the Amount of Coverage, New Appleman On Insurance 3d Edition, Chapter 47, LexisNexis, Spring 2011
  • Moderator/Presenter, "The Ripple Effect of Catastrophic Environmental Events: Moratoriums, Regulatory Change, and Industry Reaction - Do We Learn From Our Mistakes?," Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, March 4, 2011
  • Moderator, "Reinsurance Markets In a Global Economy,"  FDCC Annual Meeting, Munich, July 2010
  • Presenter, "Insurance Coverage Issues in the Commercial General Liability Policy," 2010 Spring Update, New York State Bar Association, June 25, 2010 
  • Co-Presenter, "Nanotechnology - What is it and Why Should We Care?" International Association of Claim Professionals, June 3, 2010
  • Presenter, “Contractual Indemnification,” 2009 Insurance Coverage Spring Update, New York State Bar Association, May 2009
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