Background
Morgan Downey, Richard was born on November 13, 1946 in New York, New York, United States.
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Richard Morgan Downey
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Fairfield University (Bachelor of Arts, 1968). Georgetown University Law Center (Juris Doctor, 1971).
Career
Worked at Hoffheimer & Downey, Professional Corporation (Washington, District of Columbia) specializing in Scientific and Health Care Law. Admitted to the bar, 1972, District of Columbia and United States. District Court for the District of Columbia.
Author: "Legal Issues in Brain Science Advances," Courts, Health Sciences and The Law, Spring 1991.
"Health Insurance Manual for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists," American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 1984. "Laboratories or PuppetsThe Challenge of Federal Preemption," Food, Drug, Cosmetic Law Journal, July, 1979.
Legislation Editor, Antitrust Health Care Chronicle of the Health Care Committee, Section on Antitrust, American Bar Association, 1988-1991. Lawyer, Public Citizen, 1973-1974.
Regional Director, Common Cause, 1975-1978.
Director Governmental and Legal Affairs, American Speech-Language-Hearing Department, 1978-1989. Partner, Hoffheimer & Downey, 1990. Member: The District of Columbia Bar.
American Bar Association (Member, Forum Committee on Health Law).
National Health Lawyers Association. Computer Law Association.
The firm specializes in the representation of scientific and health care clients. Clients include professional societies, voluntary health agencies and corporations involved in neuroscience, computer science and communication science.
The firm provides legal counsel and representation before congress and federal agencies.
Achievements
Membership
Member: The District of Columbia Bar. American Bar Association (Member, Forum Committee on Health Law). National Health Lawyers Association.
Computer Law Association.
