Oral history interview with Frank Barron, 2015

Biographical Note

Barron was a senior partner at Cravath, Swaine and Moore, LLP. Through Cravath, which had been associated with Phoenix House since the early 1970s, Barron became acquainted with Mitchell Rosenthal, and he served as pro bono legal counsel throughout the 1980s and 1990s. As a litigation lawyer, Barron handled all Phoenix House matters that were heading to court

Scope and Contents

Barron discusses the origins of Cravath, Swaine and Moore, LLP's relationship with Phoenix House. He explains his own exposure to the therapeutic community model. He elucidates Phoenix House's relationship to the justice system, which was its largest client, and his legal battles that allowed Phoenix to retain its treatment structure. Finally, he talks about more recent efforts to improve Phoenix's data management structure

Subjects

• Barron, Francis P.--Interviews.
• Cravath, Swaine & Moore.
• Drug courts--United States.
• Interviews.
• Lawyers--Interviews.
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Phoenix House (Organization)
• Rosenthal, Mitchell S., 1935-
• Substance abuse--Treatment.
• Therapeutic communities.
• Thurner, Lance, interviewer.

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