Pertschuk, Michael, 1933-....

Federal trade commissioner, lawyer, and lobbyist.

From the description of Michael Pertschuk papers, 1949-2002 (bulk 1977-2001). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70983028

Biographical Note

• 1933, Jan. 12: Born, London, England
• 1954: B.A., Yale University, New Haven, Conn. Married, Carleen Joyce Dooley (divorced 1976)
• 1954 - 1956 : First lieutenant, artillery, United States Army
• 1957: Assistant in instruction, Yale University Law School, Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
• 1959: LL.D., J.D., Yale University, New Haven, Conn. Admitted to Oregon bar
• 1959 - 1960 : Law clerk for United States District Court Judge Gus O. Solomon, Portland, Oreg.
• 1960 - 1962 : Associate in law firm, Hart, Rockwood, Davies, Biggs & Strayer, Portland, Oreg.
• 1962 - 1964 : Legislative assistant, Senator Maurine B. Neuberger of Oregon
• 1964 - 1968 : Consumer counsel, Senate Commerce Committee
• 1968 - 1977 : Chief counsel, staff director, Senate Commerce Committee
• 1977: Married Anna Sofaer
• 1977 - 1981 : Chairman, Federal Trade Commission
• 1981 - 1984 : Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
• 1982: Published Revolt Against Regulation: The Rise and Pause of the Consumer Movement. Berkeley: University of California Press
• 1984 - : Codirector, Advocacy Institute, Washington, D.C.
• 1984 - 1985 : Fellow, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, D.C.
• 1986: Published Giant Killers. New York: Norton
• 1989: Published with Wendy Schaetzel The People Rising: The Campaign Against the Bork Nomination. New York: Thunder's Mouth Press
• 2001: Published Smoke in Their Eyes: Lessons in Movement Leadership from the Tobacco Wars. Nashville, Tenn.: Vanderbilt University Press

From the guide to the Michael Pertschuk Papers, 1949-2002, (bulk 1977-2001), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)