Attorney Victor R. Anderson III said he is “honored and humbled” to have been elected to the Federation of Defense Counsel Board of Directors on August 2.
“I’m totally elated,” he told the Sentinel in a recent interview.
“I’ve been told that people who run are not usually elected the first time.”
Anderson, who has practiced law for over 30 years now, has been involved with the FDCC since 2006.
“During the past ten years, [Victor] has been actively involved in the organization serving on the Admissions Committee, Nomination Committee, Litigation Management College Faculty, Deposition Boot Camp Faculty, and as Vice Chairman,” said an FDCC spokesperson.
“I love the organization,” Anderson said.
“It’s just one of the best organizations to be involved in. My time is very limited and it is one of the few that I have invested my time in. There’s just a sense of comraderie among its members… we’re a group [of people] who work very hard in our profession.”
The love of litigation began for Anderson back at University High School in Irvine, CA.
“My friends and I were on the high school debate team and I felt that I was already a lawyer then,” he recalled.
Anderson moved on to Northwestern University in Illinois, where he received his undergrad in 1979. From there, he attended University of Southern California, earning a law degree in 1983.
As a member of the Risk Management & Insurance Law and Product Liability practice groups at Haight, Brown and Bonesteel, Anderson focuses primarily on cases involving bad faith insurance and related matters. According to Anderson, “The fellowship of the FDCC members and the organization’s mission of ensuring a balanced justice system have played important roles in the success of my insurance practice. I am honored by the support of my peers and I look forward to continuing my service to the organization.”
In addition to his Board election, Anderson was appointed Conference Chair for the 2019 FDCC Conference in Austin, Texas.
Anderson now holds the distinction of being the first African American Director in the organization’s 75-year history.