ACCC
Issue 3, 2025 Fall
QUARTERLY
President’s Message Fellow members:
Steve Pate Cozen O'Connor Houston, TX
I am delighted to welcome you to the Fall Edition of the ACCC Newsletter, which contains a lot of great information about ACCC’s projects and programs for the year. This report highlights some of our progress. We recently had our first full board meeting of the year. The Board of Regents reviewed reports of the various committees. I was so impressed by these reports which reflect the hard work of our members. The Committees are the heart of our community - The place where things get done. We have all been in organizations where committees are dormant. Not so here! I heard Committee reports about writing compendiums, scheduling webinars, and coordinating panels for the Symposium and the Annual Meeting. Thanks to all Committee Chairs! While each year we have special events, Committees sustain the College on a continuing basis. What I find most gratifying is the participation of our younger members, whose enthusiasm is remarkable. Now to a report on our upcoming projects. You will see an article in this newsletter
calling for papers for the new Insurance Law Journal we are publishing with the University of Connecticut Law School. We are looking at a January publication date. Please review the Article written by Mike Aylward and Doug Skelley about the Journal and requirements for papers. Next, registration looks good for our Annual Insurance Law Symposium to be held in Hartford, Connecticut on November 7. The program is entitled “Insurance Coverage for Mass Disasters with a Focus on Cyber Risk and Cyber Insurance.” It will be an outstanding and timely event. Please look at the program’s agenda and register for it. Don’t forget to sign up for our optional tour and dinner at the Mark Twain house the night before. Hats off to Steve Goldman and Tracy Saxe for their efforts to put together what promises to be an outstanding event. The “Silver Tsunami” Task Force was created so the ACCC can tackle a problem that is arising with many bar groups - older members are retiring and not being replaced. (Continued on the following page)
IN THIS ISSUE Call for Committee Volunteers 2025 Insurance Law Symposium
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2026 Annual Meeting
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Nominate a Fellow
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Committee Spotlight
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Fellow News
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Meet New Fellows
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Welcome New Fellows!
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Upcoming Events
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The Legacy of John C. Trimble 16