Interview with John Diehl

John Diehl was born in Des Moines, Iowa on December 18, 1941. He earned his bachelor’s degree and his law degree from the University of Iowa in 1964 and 1969, respectively. He moved to Minnesota for his first job, special assistant to the then Attorney General of Minnesota, Doug Head. He left public service to work for the Minneapolis law firm Howard, LeFevere, Lefler, Hamilton & Pearson. Mr. Diehl was then appointed as Chief of the Department of Health HMO in 1973. In 1975, Mr. Diehl became General Counsel to University of Minnesota University Hospital. He served as general counsel until 1983, when he left the University to pursue broader applications for new approaches to health law at the law firm Larkin Hoffman. He has served on many associations and committees related to health law and health administration and founded the National Association of HMO Regulators in 1974 and the Minnesota Society of Hospital Attorneys in 1976.