For The Defense, October 2010 - DRI Today

A F F I L I AT E S I N A C T I O NSouthern California Defense Counsel andholds the rank of diplomate in the AmericanBoard of Trial Advocates. Mr. Neil isone of only 20 practicing attorneys in SanDiego inducted into the prestigious AmericanCollege of Trial Lawyers.Edward M. Kaplan, a member of Sulloway& Hollis, PLLC, in Concord, NewHampshire, is the newly elected FDCCSecretary-Treasurer. In his practice, Mr.Kaplan represents corporations, businesses,school districts, universities, andhospitals in all areas of labor and employmentlaw, products and professional liability,and related litigation. He is admittedto practice before all courts in New Hampshire,the U. S. Supreme Court, and the U.S.Court of Appeals in the First and FourthCircuits. Mr. Kaplan is a frequent lectureron employment and trial issues and hasauthored materials on sexual harassment,ADA, privacy in the workplace, and relatedemployment matters.Michael T. Lucey, a partner with Gordon& Rees LLP in its San Francisco office,now assumes the FDCC position of boardchair. Mr. Lucey is a partner with Gordon& Rees LLP in its San Francisco office. Heserved as the managing partner of the firmfor eight years; during that period he led thefirm through a transition to a national platform.Mr. Lucey has specialized in employmentlaw and related litigation. He has trieda number of high profile employment casesin California and has extensive trial experiencein both state and federal court. Mr.Lucey is a past board member of the Associationof Defense Counsel of Northern California.He is also a member of DRI.Founded in 1936, the Federation is an internationallegal organization established to furtherthe principles of knowledge, justice andfellowship. Its 1,400 members include experiencedattorneys in private practice who specializein civil litigation defense, as well asgeneral counsels, risk managers and insuranceclaims executives. Visit the Federation at www.thefederation.org.At its Annual Meeting in July,held in Barcelona, Spain, the InternationalAssociation of DefenseCounsel (IADC) electedJoseph W. Ryan, Jr., as Presidentfor the 2010–2011 term. Mr.Ryan is a partner with Porter Wright Morris& Arthur LLP in Columbus, Ohio. Hehas developed considerable proficiency inthe area of civil litigation, with an emphasison complex professional liability, wrongfuldeath, intellectual property, and commerciallaw cases. He tries cases in both stateand federal courts. He has represented Columbus-basedAmerican Electric Powerand its subsidiaries for more than 25 yearsand has handled electrical contact cases,breach of contract cases and an array ofutility-based litigation. He also representsclients throughout the country on trademark,service mark and trade dress claims.William J. Perry, Senior Partner of CarterPerry Bailey LLP in London, England, isthe new President-Elect. He is the first non-United States lawyer in history to be electedto this prestigious position in the Association.Mr. Perry’s practice centers on insuranceand reinsurance coverage issues,litigation and arbitration as well as adviceon policy wordings. He has practiced in thefield of insurance and reinsurance since theearly 1980s and acts for clients in a wide varietyof jurisdictions. He has been a LeadingIndividual included in Chambers Guide toJoseph W. Ryan, Jr., William J. Perry, James M. Campbell, Connie Lewis Lensingand Joseph E. O’Neil.the UK Legal Profession from 2001 to date,and he is recognized by the market andthat directory as an expert in the specialistfield of fine art insurance and also in Londonmarket property/casualty and film financedisputes. In reinsurance, he handlesa wide range of disputes, whether facultativeor treaty, in both litigation and arbitrationand handled the 2009 landmark Houseof Lords reinsurance case AGF and Wasa v.Lexington for successful appellants AGF. Mr.Perry is also a member of the Association ofContentious Trust and Probate Solicitors.James M. Campbell is now the ImmediatePast President. Mr. Campbell, presidentof Campbell Campbell Edwards & ConroyProfessional Corporation in Boston,focuses his practice on civil litigation andthe defense of product liability, toxic tort,pharmaceutical and professional liabilitymatters in New England and throughoutthe United States. One of the firm’sprincipal trial attorneys, he is responsiblefor supervising and coordinating litigationthroughout New England and otherregions of the country. Mr. Campbell servesas national, regional and local trial counselfor a variety of major national andinternational corporationsand insurers.He has tried morethan 100 cases in 13states. He is a fellowof the American Collegeof Trial Lawyersand a diplomate ofthe American Boardof Trial Advocates.Other officers selected at the meetingwere Connie Lewis Lensing, Vice Presidentof the Legal Department at FedExExpress in Nashville, Tennessee, who isthe new IADC Vice President of Corporate,and Joseph E. O’Neil, shareholder ofLavin, O’Neil, Ricci, Cedrone & DiSipio inPhiladelphia, who is now IADC Treasurer-Elect. Newly elected to the IADC Boardof Directors are Daniel K. Cray of CrayHuber Horstman Heil & VanAusdal LLCin Chicago, Fred M. “Tripp” Haston III ofBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP in Birmingham,Alabama, and Susan C. Roneyof Nixon Peabody in Buffalo, New York.The International Association of DefenseCounsel has served a distinguished membershipof corporate and insurance defense attorneyssince 1920. Its activities benefit the morethan 2,400 invitation- only, peer- reviewed internationalmembers and their clients throughnetworking, education, and professional opportunities,and also benefit the civil justice systemand the legal profession. The IADC takesa leadership role in many areas of legal reformand professional development. Visit the IADC athttp://www.iadclaw.org/.For The Defense n October 2010 n 7