Before founding The Harlow Group, David Harlow was a partner in the health law practice at Posternak Blankstein & Lund and, prior to that, he served as Deputy General Counsel of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.  Over the years, his legislative counsel has yielded numerous changes to Massachusetts law.  Mr. Harlow is a past President and Chairman of the Metropolitan Boston Emergency Medical Services Council. He is presently Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the New England School of Acupuncture.  He also has served as the public member on the board of Affiliated Pediatric Practices, a group of pediatrics practices which is part of the Partners Community Healthcare, Inc. (PCHI) network. Mr. Harlow has lectured extensively on health law topics to attorneys and to health care providers. He authored a chapter of the Massachusetts Health and Hospital Law Manual published in 2004 by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education.  He has been quoted and featured in the legal, business, health care and general press in connection with health care legal and policy matters on numerous occasions, and he publishes HealthBlawg :: David Harlow's Health Care Law Blog. Education Brown University, AB, 1983, with honors Boston University School of Law, JD, 1987 Boston University School of Public Health, MPH, 1989