The National Health Lawyers Association (NHLA) is a national nonpartisan and nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization of attorneys who are involved with or practicing in the health care field. The NHLA, a legal society as defined by the American Bar Association, was conceived seven years ago by two attorneys, David J. Greenburg, its present Executive Director, and James F. Doherty, general counsel of the Group Health Association of America. The Association's 15-member Board of Directors is drawn from many areas of the health care field. It includes counsel to HEW, congressional committees on health, provider trade associations, consumer groups, HMOs, insurance groups, hospitals, and nursing homes, and attorneys in private practice. The current President of the Association is Charles E. Westcott of Boston, Massachusetts.