Background
DeVries, Donald Lawson was born on May 1, 1947 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Donald Lawson and Jeanne (Coleman) DeV.
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Donald Lawson DeVries
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Bachelor with honors, Dartmouth College, 1969; Juris Doctor with honors, U. Maryland., 1973.
Career
Associate, Semmes, Bowen & Semmes, Baltimore, 1973-1980;
partner, chairman medical malpractice department, Semmes, Bowen & Semmes, Baltimore, 1980-1988;
founding partner, Goodell, DeVries, Leech & Gray, Baltimore, since 1988. Department chairman medical malpractice Semmes, Bowen & Semmes, 1980-1988. Member of faculty Maryland.
Institute Continuing Professional Education for Lawyers, 1984-1995. Governor's task force on Medical Malpractice Insurance, 1985. Master American Inns of Court, 1986-1990.
Achievements
Membership
Trustee Roland Pk. Country School, 1987-1994, Woodbourne Center, 1981-1988. Trustee, Executive Committee South Baltimore General Hospital, 1983-1988. Member Canons and Other Business Coms. of Episcopal Diocese Maryland., 1984-1995.
Vestryman St. David's Church, 1982-1985. Board directors Maryland. affiliate American Heart Association, 1986-1990, co-chairman Heart Ball, 1986, 87, 88, chairman solicitation committee Shock Trauma Gala, 1988, 89, co-chairman, 1990, 91, board visitors Shock Trauma, 1989-1993, chairman 1990-1993. Chairman Emergency Medical Superior vena cava syndrome Board, Maryland., since 1992.
Member joint executive/legislation task force on medical malpractice insurance, Maryland., 1985. Member commission on uninsured persons Governor's Commision on Health Care Policy and Financing, 1988-1990. Member American Bar Association (speaker annual meeting 1984, moderator, program planner annual meeting medicine and law committee 1986, 88, vice chairman medicine and law committee torts and insurance practice section 1982-1989, medical advisory panel medicine andlaw committee 1986-1987, forum committee health law since 1984, faculty national institute onmed. malpractice 1987, 88, 89, 90, chairman medicine and law committee, torts and insurance practice section 1988-1989), International Association Insurance Counsel, International Association Defense Counsel (faculty trial academic 1991, moderator, program planner 1992, vice chairman medical malpractice committee for newsletters 1989-1990, program chairman 1990-1992, chairman medical malpractice committee 1992-1994, chairman defense counsel committee since 1997), Association Defense Trial Attorneys, American Board Trial Advocates (president Maryland. chapter 1993-1995, national board directors since 1993), Maryland.
State Bar Association (special commission on health claims arbitration 1983), Maryland. Trial Lawyers Association (faculty 1983, 85), Maryland. Association Defense Trial Counsel, Defense Research Institute, Wednesday Law Club.
Connections
Married Nancy Shafer, August 10,1977. Children: Donald Lawson III, Emily Shafer. Stepdaughter: Alison Brady Beale.
