Medical-Legal Partnerships: From the U.S. to Abroad
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Ellen Lawton
Ellen Lawton, JD, is Executive Director of the Medical-Legal Partnership for Children. Lawton has served as MLPC’s Legal Director since 2001 and is nationally known for her leadership in developing the medical-legal collaborative model. |
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Randye Retkin
Randye Retkin, JD, is Director and Founder of LegalHealth. She previously served as Director of Legal Services for Gay Men’s Health Crisis. She has consulted to projects addressing the needs of people with breast cancer, multiple sclerosis, asthma, and other chronic illnesses. Retkin is nationally recognized for fostering collaboration among professionals working with the chronically ill and for helping these people access medical and legal care. |
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Barry Zuckerman
Barry Zuckerman, MD, is the Joel and Barbara Alpert Professor of Pediatrics at the Boston University School of Medicine and Chief of Pediatrics at Boston Medical Center. Zuckerman was a founder of the original Family Advocacy Program at BMC and is Founding Director of the national Medical-Legal Partnership for Children. |

