Paul Richard Friedman

Background

Friedman, Paul Richard was born on March 25, 1944 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Herbert and Gertrude (Miller) Friedman.

Education

Bachelor, Princeton University, 1965; Master of Arts, Trinity College, Cambridge U., England, 1967; Juris Doctor, Yale University, 1970; postgraduate, Baltimore/District of Columbia Institute Psychoanalysis, 1971-1978.

Career

Law clerk to Honorary J. Skelly Wright, United States Court Appeals (District of Columbia circuit), Washington, 1970-1971; fellow, Center for Law and Social Policy, Washington, 1971-1972; director, Mental Health Law Project, Washington, 1972-1981; managing partner, Ennis, Friedman, Bersoff and Ewing, Washington, 1981-1988; private practice, Washington, 1988-1993, 96-; deputy associate attorney general, Department of Justice, Washington, 1993-1996. Court-appointed mediator and early neutral evaluator, 1988-1989. Chairman Practicing Law Institute National Seminars on Legal Rights of Mentally Disabled Persons, 1979-1980.

Coordinator task panel on legal and ethical issues President'sCommn. on Mental Health, 1977-1978. Member of advisory commission on procedures United States Court Appeals (District of Columbia circuit) 1977-1978. Member steering committee YAcj & Society, since 1998.

Achievements

• Paul Richard Friedman has been listed as a reputable Lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee The Green Door, 1977-1983. Member American Bar Association (member committee on mentally disabled 1981-1982), District of Columbia Bar, American Psychoanalytic Association (affiliate), 1974-1978, Phi Beta Kappa.

Connections

Married Ronna Lee Beck. Children: Mali, Luke, Jed.

Father:

Herbert Friedman

Mother:

Gertrude (Miller) Friedman

Spouse:

Ronna Lee Beck

child:

Mali Friedman

child:

Luke Friedman

child:

Jed Friedman