Richard B. Spohn

Richard Spohn specializes in healthcare and administrative law. He represents HMO's, healthcare delivery systems, hospitals, medical groups, and other healthcare clients, including full-service, dental, mental, eye care, and discount plans, in both the public and private sector. He is Chair of Nossaman's 34-lawyer Healthcare Practice Group.

Mr. Spohn formerly was University Professor and Founding Director of the Leo T. McCarthy Center for Public Service at the University of San Francisco. He also served as Director of the California Department of Consumer Affairs.

In 2000-2002, Mr. Spohn established and directed the Proyecto Laboral at the Universidad Rafael Landívar in Guatemala, a conflict resolution dialogue, training and research program involving the top management and labor leadership in that country, soon after the end of its 36-year civil war.

Mr. Spohn frequently comments on news, events, and policy impacting healthcare issues on the Firm's Health Law Ticker blog.

He is AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

Representative Work

• Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland
• Kaiser Foundation Health Plan
• Washington Hospital Healthcare System
• CaliforniaChoice Program
• Centro Medico Excel
• Santa Clara Family Health Plan
• St. Joseph Health System
• First Dental Health
• Healthcare Partners
• International Association of Benefits
• Sharp Health Plan
• United Surgical Partners