Both he and Cyril Wecht have law degrees in addition to their MD's. Perper got both of his at Hebrew U, his medical in 1960 and his law in 1966 (not sure what their designations are in Israel - i.e., MD, JD, whatever).
Perper then went on to 3 more years of post-grad work at Johns Hopkins in forensic pathology. His first three years working, he was an assistant M.E., then a Research Fellow, then a Chief M.E.
That all leads me to believe the law degree is just something helpful to the forensics part of the job path for government positions in public post-mortem pathology. I can't find any evidence that he has ever practiced law in the states where he has worked.
He is not a member of the FL Bar, either.
He is not a member of the FL Bar, either.
Excellent work as always, Rte66! I had a feeling he wasn't a practicing attorney. He seems to always make note of that and his other "titles" during several interviews.
That was a joke shot I threw at him about the shingle in the morgue, by the way. I know, I know. I need to work on my dry humor. ;0)