Douglass Watts Cassel

Background

Cassel, Douglass Watts was born on August 29, 1948 in Baltimore. Son of Douglass Watts and Vivian Elizabeth Cassel.

Education

Bachelor, Yale College, 1969; Juris Doctor, Harvard Law School, 1972.

Career

Writer, researcher, Ralph Nader's Congress Project, Washington, 1972; lawyer, United States Naval Reserve, Great Lakes Naval Base, Illinois, 1973-1976; from attorney to general counsel, BPI, Chicago, 1976-1991; journalist, Chicago Reader, 1989; executive director, DePaul University College Law International Human Rights Law Institute, Chicago, 1990-1998; director, Northwestern University School Law Center for International Human Rights Law, Chicago, since 1998. Legal advisor United Nations Truth Common for El Salvador, New York City, 1992-1993. Humanrights consultant unites states department State, Washington, since 1997.

Commentator WBEZ, Chicago, since 1994.

Achievements

• Douglass Watts Cassel has been listed as a reputable Lawyer, educator, journalist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Bar Association, American Society International Law.

Interests

• Avocation: swimming.

Connections

Married Joan Ellen Steinman, June 1, 1974 (divorced 1986). Children: Jennifer Lynn, Amanda Hilary. Married Beatriz Cervantes, September 10, 1988.

1 child, Magdalena Maria.

Father:

Douglass Watts Cassel

Mother:

Vivian Elizabeth Cassel

Spouse:

Beatriz Cervantes

Spouse:

Joan Ellen Steinman

child:

Magdalena Maria Cassel

child:

Jennifer Lynn Cassel

child:

Amanda Hilary Cassel