Background
Mishkin, Barbara Friedman was born on February 19, 1936 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Maurice Harold and Gertrude (Sanders) F.
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Barbara Friedman Mishkin
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AB, Mount Holyoke College, 1957; Master of Arts, Yale University, 1958; Juris Doctor, American U., 1981.
Career
Research psychologist, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1968-1969;
special assistant to chief judge, United States Court Appeals (District of Columbia circuit), Washington, 1970-1971;
special assistant to scientific director, National Institute Child Health, Bethesda, 1971-1974;
assistant staff director, National Common for the Protection of Human Subjects, Washington, 1974-1978;
staff director Ethics Advisory Board, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Washington, 1978-1980;
deputy director, President' Commision on Ethics in Medicine and Research, Washington, 1980-1983;
associate, Hogan and Hartson, Washington, 1983-1989;
counsel, Hogan and Hartson, 1990-1993;
partner, Hogan & Hartson, since 1994. Consultant Center for Law and Health Sciences, Boston, 1970-1973. Consultant, lecturer Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, 1971-1973.
Board directors Bon Secours Health Systems, Inc., Columbia, Maryland., 1984-1990.
Achievements
Membership
Member policy board Legal Counsel for the Elderly, Washington, 1984-1988, vice chair, 1988-1990. Trustee Mount Holyoke College, 1985-1990. Member Mayor's Advisory Task Force on Hospice Licensure, Washington, 1985-1987.
Board directors Hebrew Home Greater Washington, 1987-1991. Member American Bar Association (chair section on health and environment 1988-1992, chair commission on regulating research 1996-1998), District of Columbia Bar Association (subcommittee rights of the elderly and the handicapped 1985-1992, Pro Bono Attorney Year 1988), American Association for the Advancement of Science (commission on science freedom and responsibility 1986-1992, American Association for the Advancement of Science/American Bar Association National Conference Lawyers and Scientists 1992, American Bar Association co-chair 1993-1997), American Society Law, Medicine and Ethics (board directors 1995-1998).
Connections
Married Martin S. Thaler, March 22, 1958 (divorced 1970). Children: Diane Sanders, Paul Sanders, David Emile, Amy Suzanne. Married Mortimer Mishkin, May 27, 1971.
