Joseph M. Maschman, Esq. is a Legislative Attorney at the Legislative Analysis and Public Policy Association (LAPPA), focusing on model legislation and legal research and analysis on public safety and health, substance use disorders, and the criminal justice system, with particular emphasis on national opioid litigation settlements and health insurance parity for substance use disorder treatment. In addition to his legislative work, his responsibilities include writing fact sheets and summaries of judicial developments in the Case Law Monitor and assisting with LAPPA’s Knowledge Labs. Mr. Maschman is a former legal fellow at the democracy reform nonprofit Common Cause, where he focused on money in politics and government ethics. Mr. Maschman received his B.A. in Political Science from Creighton University and his Juris Doctor from the Georgetown University Law Center. He is a member of the bar of the Commonwealth of Virginia.