Joyce Cowan, a healthcare and public policy lawyer, formerly a partner in Morgan Lewis’ Healthcare Practice, has more than 30 years’ experience counseling healthcare organizations and other clients on transactions, regulatory, compliance, and public policy matters.  Joyce also has experience organizing advocacy groups and coalitions to influence federal healthcare policy. Joyce has advised clients on healthcare delivery, Medicare, Medicaid, and other healthcare issues.

Joyce also works with emerging businesses, primarily in the healthcare sector.  Throughout her legal career, Joyce has maintained an active pro bono practice, including assisting individual clients with their immigration needs.  Joyce has also represented classes of individuals secure their full benefits under state Medicaid programs.

Most recently, Joyce was on a team that won a significant pro bono victory on behalf of low-income Pennsylvania households seeking retroactive emergency food benefits denied to them by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).  Joyce has served on other nonprofit and private Boards of Directors.  Joyce lives in Washington DC and is an active in her local community.

 Joyce received her BA from the University of Washington, and her JD from the George Washington University Law School.