Background
Ratner, Gerald was born on December 17, 1913 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Peter I. and Sarah (Soreson) Ratner.
Ratner, Gerald was born on December 17, 1913 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Peter I. and Sarah (Soreson) Ratner.
University of Chicago (Bachelor of Philosophy, 1935. Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1937). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif.
Since practiced in, Chicago. Senior partner Gould & Ratner and predecessor firm, since 1949. Officer Henry Crown & Company, Community College Industries, Inc., Material Service Corporation, Freeman United Coal Mining Company, Mineral and Land Resources Corporation.
Lecturer, writer on real estate law. Captain United States Army, 1942-1946.
Member American Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, Order of Coif, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Eunice Payton, June 18, 1948.