Federation Of Defense & Corporate Counsel Elects 2013 - 2014 Officers And Board Members At Annual Meeting

TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Timothy A. Pratt, who is Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Boston Scientific, was elected President of the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC) at its recent Annual Meeting at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, CO. Pratt becomes the first in-house counsel to become President of this prestigious association. The FDCC is an invitation-only organization that consists of over 1,400 accomplished defense attorneys, corporate counsel, and industry executives who have achieved professional distinction during their careers.

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Also elected as FDCC officers at the Annual Meeting were President-Elect Victoria H. Roberts, Vice President & Counsel of Meadowbrook Insurance Group (Scottsdale, AZ) and Secretary-Treasurer Steven E. Farrar of Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP (Greenville, SC). Edward M. Kaplan, of Sulloway & Hollis PLLC (Concord, NH), moved into the Board Chair position after completing an outstanding year as President of the FDCC.

Elected at the meeting to the Board of Directors were:

Senior Directors:  

Bruce D. Celebrezze of Sedgwick LLP (San Francisco, CA)

Walter Dukes of Dukes Dukes Keating Faneca PA (Gulfport, MS)

H. Mills Gallivan of Gallivan White Boyd PA (Greenville, SC)

J. Scott Kreamer of Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice LLC (Kansas City, MO)

Deborah D. Kuchler of Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, L.L.C. (New Orleans, LA)

Elizabeth F. Lorell of Gordon Rees LLP (Florham Park, NJ)

Donald L. Myles, Jr. of Jones Skelton & Hochuli (Phoenix, AZ)

Debra Tedeschi Varner of McNeer Highland McMunn Varner LC (Clarksburg, WV)

Directors:   

Robert L. Christie of Christie Law Group, PLC (Seattle, WA)

Edward J. Currie, Jr. of Currie Johnson Griffin & Myers PA (Jackson, MS)

Andrew B. Downs of Bullivant Houser Bailey PC (San Francisco, CA)

Michael T. Glascott of Goldberg Segalla LLP (Buffalo, NY)

Howard A. Merten of Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP (Providence, RI)

Leslie C. Packer of Ellis & Winters LLP (Raleigh, NC)

Brett J. Preston of Hill Ward Henderson (Tampa, FL)

Todd A. Roberts of Ropers Majeski Kohn Bentley (Redwood City, CA)

W. Michael Scott, VP & General Counsel of CrownQuest Operating LLC (Midland, TX)

Pratt indicated: "I am pleased to work with such an extraordinary group of leaders.  Together, we will move the FDCC to even higher levels and achieve our goals of promoting fellowship, justice, professionalism, and the best in continuing legal education."

About the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel

The Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC), composed of recognized leaders in the legal community who have achieved professional distinction, is dedicated to promoting knowledge, fellowship, and professionalism of its members as they pursue the course of a balanced justice system and represent those in need of a defense in civil lawsuits. Current membership is approximately 1400 from the United States and around the world. For more information about the FDCC or its projects, please visit www.thefederation.org.

Media Contact:Steven E. Farrar, Secretary-Treasurer, FDCC, 864.240.2433, steve.farrar@smithmoorelaw.com

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SOURCE Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel