Purpose of Foundation

The Foundation's purpose is to promote civil justice by sponsoring educational programs, the publication and distribution of learned articles and treatises on matters dealing with civil litigation, and other endeavors that enhance the quality of legal practice and service. 

The Foundation of the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel was founded in 1960 and is the oldest foundation of any defense lawyer organizations.  It is a Texas non-profit corporation recognized as a public charity under Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code. All members of the Federation are members of the Foundation.  

 Officers and Board 2010-2011 

President John R. Woodard, III

Vice President Susan M. Popik

Secretary/Treasurer William C. Roedder, Jr.

 Contributions

The Foundation accepts charitable contributions from anyone. A suggested annual contribution is $250 or an amount equal to one hour of billable time by a member. These contributions are used to pay for speakers, to fund CLE programs, and to help underwrite special projects of the Federation which fall within the purposes of the Foundation.

Contributions to the Foundation, in memory of deceased members, in appreciation for referrals, in honor of a member who has achieved an office in the Federation or the Foundation, or in a national organization or otherwise, are all appropriate to the purposes of the Foundation. Such funds will be utilized to achieve the purposes of the Foundation as described above. The Foundation will provide appropriate recognition of such contributions, including letters to families of deceased members and honorees, identifying the donor, unless requested otherwise by the person making the contribution to the Foundation.

All contributors will receive an acknowledgment of their contribution complying with IRS requirements and thanking them.  Foundation Contribution Form

You may also make your contribution using a credit card, please download the authorization form, fill out and fax to 813-988-5837. To pay by credit card electronically, click on the link below.

Credit Card Payment

Foundation Fellow Program

The Foundation Fellow Program was established in 2003 in order to reconize those members who went a step beyond the usual contribution to support the Foundation. Various levels of additional giving are provided. Those levels are open to all members. Members who have already made contributions to the Foundation Fellows' Program will receive credit towards the next level. That credit accumulates to permit and encourage members to continue their giving as they progress through the levels of recognition. The levels are:

1. A member may become a Foundation Fellow by contributing or pledging $1,000, which may be paid over a four year period. The member's designation as a Foundation Fellow will be noted in his or her listing in the Federation Roster, the Annual Report of the Foundation, and on the Federation website.

2. A member who is Foundation Fellow may become a Sustaining Foundation Fellow (SFF) by contributing or pledging an additional $1,000 to be paid over two years. A member, who is not a Foundation Fellow, but wishes to become a Sustaining Foundation Fellow may do so by contributing or pledging $2,000 to be paid over two years. The member's designation as Sustaining Foundation Fellow will be noted in his or her listing in the Federation Roster, the Annual Report of the Foundation, and on the Federation website. A sterling silver pin indicating the member's status as a Sustaining Foundation Fellow will be sent to him or her.

3. A member who is a Foundation Fellow may become a Endowing Foundation Fellow (EFF) by contributing of pledging an additonal $2,500 to be paid over three years. A Sustaining Foundation Fellow may become an Endowing Foundation Fellow by contributing or pledging $1,500 to be paid over three years. A member who is not a Foundation Fellow, but wishes to become an Endowing Foundation Fellow, may do so by contributing or pledging $3,500 to be paid over three years. The member's designation as Endowing Foundation Fellow will be noted in his or her listing in the Federation Roster, the Annual Report of the Foundation, and on the Federation website. A gold pin indicating the member's status as a Endowing Foundation Fellow will be sent to him or her.

4. For those members who wish to do more, the Board has established the Philanthropic Foundation Fellow (PFF) status. A member who is a Foundation Fellow may become a Philanthropic Foundation Fellow by contributing or pledging an additonal $5,000 to be paid over four years.  A Sustaining Foundation Fellow may become an Philanthropic Foundation Fellow by contributing or pledging $4,000 to be paid over four years. A Endowing Foundation Fellow may become a Philanthropic Foundation Fellow by contributing or pledging and additonal $2,500 to be paid over four years. A member who is not a Foundation Fellow, buy wishes to become an Philanthropic Foundation Fellow, may do so by contributing or pledging $6,000 to be paid over three years. The member's designation as Philanthropic Foundation Fellow will be noted in his or her listing in the Federation Roster, the Annual Report of the Foundation, and on the Federation website. A gold pin with a precious stone indicating the member's status as a Philanthropic  Foundation Fellow will be sent to him or her.

No matter which level of contribution is paid or pledged, Fellows are entitled to the designation at their highest level and may continue at that level and be designated as such in the Federation Roster, the Annual Report of the Foundation, and the FDCC website. Any other contributions by a member may not be used as part of the Fellows' program, but all Fellows and members are encouraged to continue making annual contributions as may be appropriate or as suggested, i.e., one hour of billable time per year.

Foundation Fellows
(as of June 2010) 

Benjamin Acosta, Jr.	Helen J. Alford	Robert D. Allen
T. Eugene Allen, III  (EFF)	Terry E. Anses	Robert A. Babcock (SFF)
Charles J. Baker, III	Steven A. Barney  (SFF)	Lawrence Borys
Alan S. Brown (SFF)	Janet L. Brown	Raymond L. Brown, Jr.
Mark Bucklin	Dave Carothers	Christopher R. Carroll
Bruce D. Celebrezze	Daniel P. Chesire	David A. Clinton
Lewis F. Collins, Jr. (EFF)	Francisco J. Colon-Pagan	Robert E. Cooper
F. Thomas Cordell (PFF)	David M. Covey	Stephen A. Cozen (SFF)
Colin V. Croly  (SFF)	Gray T. Culbreath	Robert V. Dewey, Jr.  (SFF)
Andrew B. Downs	Walter W. Dukes	David C. Dunbar
James D. Ebanks	William J. Ewald	William J. Fanter  (SFF)
Steven E. Farrar	John T. Fitts	Morton Forbes
Robert W. Foster, Jr.	Larry B. Funderburk	H. Mills Gallivan  (PFF)
Alexander T. Galloway, III	J. Ric Gass	Frank H. Gassler
J. David Gibbs	David M. Governo	Gerald P. Green
Victor M. Halbach, Jr.	Richard E. Hall	Charles Henderson
James B. Hiers, Jr.	Douglas G. Houser	Alan D. Hunter
Robert B. Hunter	Lori E. Iwan (SFF)	Robert F. James
C. Michael Johnson (SFF)	Steven D. Johnson	Virginia Easley Johnson
Frederick C. Johs	Edward M. Kaplan	Marvin L. Karp
Amy E. Kempfert	Michael D. Knight	Dan D. Kohane  (EFF)
James Scott Kreamer	Jean M. Lawler (PFF)	William J. Leedom
James K. Leonard	Deanna H. Lovett	Michael T. Lucey
Robert T. Lynch	Richard P. Mahoney	Wayne B. Mason  (PFF)
George S. McCall	Michael W. McKay	Ramiro Morales
Rene J. Mouledoux  (SFF)	Robert J. Murphy	Donald L. Myles (EFF)
Michael I. Neil	Michael R. Nelson  (SFF)	Fred R. Ober
D. Dudley Oldham	Michael A. Orlando	J. Crisman Palmer
G. Bruce Parkerson	Stephen P. Pate	Ted L. Perryman
G. Edward Pickle  (PFF)	Susan M. Popik  (EFF)	Timothy A. Pratt
Paul L. Price (SFF)	F. Robert Radel, II	Todd M. Raskin
Kurtis B. Reeg	Hugh E. Reynolds, Jr.	Jack T. Riley, Jr.
Ronald R. Robinson	William C. Roedder, Jr.  (EFF)	Amy S. Rubin
John P. Scott, Jr.	Thomas F. Segalla	Michael D. Shalhoub
Reagan Simpson	Don L. Smith	Roy L. Stacy
Christian J. Steinmetz, III	William F. Tallent	Milton Thurm
Sarah J. Timberlake	R. William Tooms	Rich Traub (SFF)
John R. Trigg  (SFF)	Richard C. Tynan	James A. Varner
Larry M. Von Wald	Stephan E. Walters	Michael N. Watts
Thomas A. Williams	Roxanne M. Wilson	John R.Woodard, III  (PFF)
Linda Woolf (SFF)	Marc A. Young	David W. Zizik

Foundation Annual Reports of the President

October 2009
November 2008
December 2007
December 2006
November 2005