Cozen O'Connor attorney Gary Gassman elected ABA Section Diversity Officer
Gary L. Gassman, a member of Cozen O'Connor's insurance department, has been elected the American Bar Association Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section's (TIPS) Diversity Officer for the period August 2017 to August 2019.
Gassman has been serving on TIPS Council (the section's governing body) for the last two years. As diversity officer, he will be responsible for monitoring and maintaining the section's efforts to grow a diverse and inclusive membership and leadership and for reporting on the same to the section's other officers and council in conjunction with the section's obligation to fulfill diversity initiatives. He also will be responsible for development and implementation of the section's policies and procedures with respect to diversity and inclusion efforts and initiatives.
As diversity Officer, Gassman will serve as chair of the TIPS standing committee, task force and/or general committee on diversity and inclusion.
A longtime member of TIPS, Gassman has served in various leadership positions including terms as chair of the corporate counsel committee, insurance coverage litigation committee, international committee, the task force on corporate governance institute, and the task force on corporate counsel outreach. He is also a 2009 graduate of the TIPS Leadership Academy.
Gassman is licensed to practice in Illinois, Wisconsin and Arizona. He received a B.A. from Indiana University in 1990 and a J.D. from The John Marshall Law School in 1993.
About Cozen O'Connor
Established in 1970, Cozen O'Connor has over 600 attorneys who help clients manage risk and make better business decisions. The firm counsels clients on their most sophisticated legal matters in all areas of the law, including litigation, corporate and regulatory law. Representing a broad array of leading global corporations and middle market companies, Cozen O'Connor serves its clients' needs through 24 offices across two continents. Combining with Chicago-based Meckler Bulger & Tilson in 2015, Cozen O'Connor expanded its Chicago footprint from 15 attorneys to more than 50 - and added a San Francisco office.
For more information on Gary Gassman or on Cozen O'Connor, see www.cozen.com.