He began practice in 1962 following graduation, ranked third in his class from Southwestern University School of Law and, within five years, began preparation and trial of medical malpractice cases almost exclusively. In 1970, Friedman ran for a seat in the Federal Legislature. In 1975, he was on the losing side of the “Battle of MICRA.” Since then, every pleading, every brief and every possible form, he has condemned MICRA and the constitutional outrage that it is.