Michael T. Glascott Named FDCC Board Member, Honored for Outstanding Service as Section Chair
Michael T. Glascott, a partner in Goldberg Segalla’s Global Insurance Services Practice Group, was elected to the Board of Directors of the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC) and received the organization’s John Alan Appleman Award in recognition of his work as Chair of its Insurance Coverage section. Mike received the honors at the FDCC’s Annual Meeting in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, August 3, 2012.
The John Alan Appleman Award honors the Substantive Law Section Chair who has made the most outstanding contribution to the advancement of the FDCC’s educational goals through the work of his or her section. Mike was Chair of the Insurance Coverage section from August 2010 until the August 2012 Annual Meeting. The award carries the name of the late John Alan Appleman, a distinguished and widely recognized insurance law scholar who served as the President of the Federation from 1950 to 1952.
In addition to his position on the Board of Directors, Mike’s FDCC appointments include Coordinator of State Representatives for the Eastern States, Vice-Chair of the Insurance Industry Committee, a member of its Admissions and Financial Review Committees, and a member of its Insurance Coverage and Extra Contractual Liability Sections. He has been a member of the FDCC since 2003.
The FDCC is an exclusive international organization of only 1,400 elected members, including the top attorneys in private practice who specialize in civil defense litigation, as well as in-house counsel, risk managers, and insurance claims professionals from all over the world. The FDCC, where membership involves an extensive peer review selection process, is one of the country’s most premier organizations of civil defense attorneys and corporate counsel. For more information about the FDCC or its projects, please visit www.thefederation.org.