Background
Gallagher, Michael D. was born on August 2, 1949 in San Antonio, Texas, United States.
Gallagher, Michael D. was born on August 2, 1949 in San Antonio, Texas, United States.
St. Joseph's College (Bachelor of Arts, 1971). Dickinson School of Law (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1974).
Worked at German, Gallagher & Murtagh, A Professional Corporation (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) specializing in Environmental Insurance Litigation, Insurance Coverage, Product Liability, Corporate Law, Professional Malpractice. Admitted to the bar, 1974, Pennsylvania. 1986, California.
Managing Editor, Dickinson Law Review, 1973-1974.
Author: "10b-5 After Blue Chip Stamps: How Stands The Judicial Oak?" 80 Dickinson Law Review 1, 1975. "Liability of Accountants Under Rule 10-5," Volume 1976, No. 7 Defense Research Institute.
"Special Problems in Connection with Professional Liability Insurance and Multiple Coverages," Pennsylvania Bar Institute Publication No. 83, 1977; "Rights and Duties Between Primary and Excess Insurers," Defense Research Institute, 1985. Co-Author: "Allocation of the Duties of Defense Between Carriers Providing Coverage to the Same Insured," Insurance Counsel Journal, P.224, 1980.
"Liability of Corporate Officers and Directors. A Brief Survey of an Expanding Field," 30 Federation of Insurance Counsel 187, 1980. "Resolution of Settlement Conflicts Among Insureds, Primary Insurers and Excess Insurers: Analysis of the Current State of the Law and Suggested Guidelines for the Future," 61 Nebraska Law Review 284, 1982.
Member: Philadelphia (Member, Committee on Securities Regulation, 1975-1981) and American (Vice-Chairman, Committee on Professional and Officers' and Directors Liability Law, Section of Torts and Insurance Practice, 1981. Member, Business Management Liability Insurance Committee, Section of Corporation, Banking and Business Law, 1981) Bar Associations. American Law Firm Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1985).
Member: Philadelphia (Member, Committee on Securities Regulation, 1975-1981) and American (Vice-Chairman, Committee on Professional and Officers' and Directors Liability Law, Section of Torts and Insurance Practice, 1981. Member, Business Management Liability Insurance Committee, Section of Corporation, Banking and Business Law, 1981) Bar Associations. American Law Firm Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1985).