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Paul Friedman

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53 years of experience
Business Law, Intellectual Property, Medical Malpractice ...
District of Columbia, District of Columbia

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Practice Areas

Business Law

Intellectual Property

Medical Malpractice

Personal Injury

Additional Practice Areas

Car Accidents
Commercial Litigation
General Civil
Litigation
Privacy Data Security

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

District of Columbia: District of Columbia Bar
Since 1972

District of Columbia

Mr. Friedman is admitted to the bar of the District of Columbia and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, various federal courts of appeals and the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. He has appeared pro hac vice in numerous

Professional Experience

Counsel: Goodwin Procter LLP; Current

: Current; #longPEBdisplay:none;Mr. Friedman was of counsel at Shea Gardner prior to its combination with Goodwin Procter in 2004.Previously, during thirty years of law practice, Mr. Friedman has served as the co-founder and director of a nationally recognized public interest law firm, the co-founder and managing partner of a boutique litigation firm in Washington, D.C. and as Deputy Associate Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).As Deputy Associate Attorney General at DOJ, Mr. Friedman was responsible for leading a series of department-wide policy reviews and initiatives, including the Attorney General’s Access to Justice and Alternative Dispute Resolution Initiatives, the Attorney General’s Working Group on Security Clearances and a DOJ Coordinating Committee on Computer and Information Technology Issues. He also represented the Associate Attorney General at meetings of the Executive Office on National Security and assisted in supervising the work of the Civil, Civil Rights and Antitrust Divisions.While serving as Director of the Mental Health Law Project (renamed the Bazelon Center), Mr. Friedman briefed and argued a number of landmark test cases in state and federal courts throughout the United States and provided technical assistance...more »Mr. Friedman was of counsel at Shea Gardner prior to its combination with Goodwin Procter in 2004.Previously, during thirty years of law practice, Mr. Friedman has served as the co-founder and director of a nationally recognized public interest law firm, the co-founder and managing partner of a boutique litigation firm in Washington, D.C. and as Deputy Associate Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).As Deputy Associate Attorney General at DOJ, Mr. Friedman was responsible for leading a series of department-wide policy reviews and initiatives, including the Attorney General’s Access to Justice and Alternative Dispute Resolution Initiatives, the Attorney General’s Working Group on Security Clearances and a DOJ Coordinating Committee on Computer and Information Technology Issues. He also represented the Associate Attorney General at meetings of the Executive Office on National Security and assisted in supervising the work of the Civil, Civil Rights and Antitrust Divisions.While serving as Director of the Mental Health Law Project (renamed the Bazelon Center), Mr. Friedman briefed and argued a number of landmark test cases in state and federal courts throughout the United States and provided technical assistance and training to a national network of public and private attorneys.Upon graduation from law school, Mr. Friedman clerked for the Honorable J. Skelly Wright of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. less »

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