Press Release - Sedgwick Attorney Elected President of the Los Angeles County Developmental Services Foundation

August 2007

Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold LLP announced that Los Angeles Special Counsel Gary Pancer was elected president of the Los Angeles County Developmental Services Foundation, also known as the Frank D. Lanterman Regional Center (Lanterman). Lanterman provides services for more than 6,000 children and adults with developmental disabilities in the Los Angeles area. Established in 1966, it was renamed in the 1970s after Assembly Member Frank D. Lanterman, who helped to pass landmark legislation for individuals with developmental disabilities in California. Today Lanterman has an annual budget of over $100 million, and is one of several regional centers that constitutes over $3 billion of the state budget. 

"I am honored to serve an organization that empowers those with developmental disabilities, and will do everything I can to help our participants achieve full, active and independent lives," said Pancer, who has been involved with the organization since 2004 and most recently served on the board as treasurer.  

"Gary Pancer's work with Lanterman exemplifies the commitment to community that Sedgwick encourages in its attorneys,"  said Los Angeles office Managing Partner, Michael Davisson. "In addition to Gary's leadership and compassion, Lanterman's participants will also benefit from his professional expertise in healthcare litigation, and his ability to offer vital information on the latest trends and issues in the healthcare field." 

Pancer concentrates his practice on healthcare, general, and civil litigation.  He has extensive experience representing healthcare service plans, physicians and other healthcare clients in complex business litigation and consumer disputes.  He also represents clients in administrative proceedings before the Department of Managed Health Care, the Medical and Dental Boards of California, U.S. Department of Labor and other state and federal agencies. He earned his J.D. from the Southwestern University School of Law, and his B.A., cum laude, from California State University, Northridge.