MARVIN FIRESTONE, MD, JD, FCLM is a Past President of the American College of Legal Medicine and a certified specialist in Legal Medicine/Medical Jurisprudence by the American Board of Law in Medicine. He is a frequent lecturer at national legal medicine and medical law conferences. Dr. Firestone holds a medical degree from Temple University (1964) and a law degree from the University of Colorado (1980). He is admitted to the Bars of California, Colorado, Texas, District of Columbia, U.S. Court of Claims, and U.S. Supreme Court.

He was Editor-in-Chief of Medical Legal Lessons; Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of Legal Medicine Questions and Answers; on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Legal Medicine and Deputy Editor of Legal Medicine and Medical Malpractice Survival Handbook, publications of the American College of Legal Medicine. He formerly held the Hirsh Chair at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C., where he was Professor at its Medical and Law Schools and School of Health Services Administration, teaching Legal Medicine, Psychiatry and the Law, and Legal Aspects of Hospital Administration. Dr. Firestone has authored many journal articles and book chapters on legal and psychiatric issues, including the Tarasoff doctrine.

Dr. Firestone provides medical-legal consultation and practices medical law, primarily representing physicians in cases involving medical licensure, hospital staff privileges, medical practice disputes and professional employment contracts.