Kathleen Peratis

Background

Peratis, Kathleen was born on July 21, 1944 in Long Beach, California, United States. Daughter of James Theodore and Mae Maxine Peratis.

Education

AB magna cum laude, University of Southern California, 1966;

Juris Doctor, University of Southern California, 1969.

Career

Association, O'Melveny & Myers, Los Angeles, 1969-1973;

director Women's Rights Project, American Civil Liberties Union, New York City, 1974-1978;

partner, Clark, Wulf Levine & Peratis, New York City, 1978-1983;

partner, Frank & Peratis, New York City, since 1983. Lecturer in field; conducts individual classes on various issues of women's rights law at Columbia Law School, New York University School Law, University of Southern California. TVappearances include Good Morning America, Donahue, Geraldo, Columbia Broadcasting System Morning News, McNeill-Lehrer News Hour.

Achievements

• Kathleen Peratis has been listed as a reputable Lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors New York Civil Liberties Union, 1980-1992, member Executive Committee, since 1983, president, 1988-1992, general counsel, since 1994. Member board directors Human Rights Watch, since 1990, Women's Rights Project advisory board, since 1990, chair, since 1993. Board of directors Students Organizing Students, 1991-1994, National Coalition Against Censorship, member working group on women, censorship and pornography, since 1992.

Board directors American Israeli Civil Liberties Coalition, since 1991. Board directors New Israel Fund, since 1993, member Executive Committee, program development committee and nomination committee). Member American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, California Bar Association, Association of the Bar ofthe City of New York, New York Women's Bar Association, Lawyers Guild, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi.

Connections

Married Timothy Willert, June 25, 1975 (divorced April 1, 1979). Married Richard Frank, August 24, 1980. Children: Dimitri, Katherine, Samuel, Julia.

Father:

James Theodore Peratis

Mother:

Mae Maxine Peratis

Spouse:

Richard Frank

Spouse:

Timothy Willert

child:

Dimitri Peratis

child:

Julia Peratis

child:

Katherine Peratis

child:

Samuel Peratis