Richard M. Bouhan is Executive Director to the National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices, Ltd. (NAPSLO).  He has held this position since December 1987.  Previously, Mr. Bouhan was NAPSLO's Director of Government and Industry Affairs and Counsel.  As Executive Director, Mr. Bouhan is responsible for directing all staff functions and for the overall conduct of the Association's staff activities.  He is also directly responsible for the conduct of NAPSLO's legislative programs and serves as legal counsel to the Association.

Prior to joining NAPSLO in 1981, Mr. Bouhan served as Associate Counsel for the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) and as Assistant Director of the Legislative Service Division of the Blue Shield Association (BSA).  Mr. Bouhan was also a commissioned officer of the United States Health Service serving as Chief of the Office of Program Planning and Evaluation for the Navajo Indian Reservation area office.

A graduate of Johns Hopkins University, Mr. Bouhan received his Juris Doctorate degree from Loyola University of Chicago School of Law and a Master in Law in Taxation degree from DePaul University College of Law.  He also holds a Master in Government Administration degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a Samuel S. Fels Fellow and Scholar.

Mr. Bouhan is a member of the Illinois, Georgia, Florida, Missouri and Kansas bars, and is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court.  He is a member of the American Society of Association Executives, and a member of the American Bar Association and a member of that association's Sections on Torts and Insurance Practice and Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice.