Kathleen Unger
American lawyer
Kathleen Unger is an American attorney who serves as the founder, past president and chair of VoteRiders, a nonprofit organization specializing in voter education and assistance in obtaining voter identification. Ms. magazine described her as "one of the leading experts and legal minds when it comes to election protection".
From 2010 to 2023, Unger was of counsel to the law firm of Freeman Freeman & Smiley LLP. Unger served as president (for two years) and board member (for ten years) of the Scott Newman Foundation and Center alongside its chairman, Paul Newman. She was also CEO of the Starbright Foundation, chaired by Steven Spielberg.
Background
Unger was born in Los Angeles and graduated from Beverly Hills High School. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from Boston University and her JD from the San Fernando Valley College of Law where she was named to Law Review and graduated second in her class. Unger received her MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management. She is also certified as a Mediator by the Harvard Negotiation Insight Initiative at Harvard Law School.
Unger is part of a family with deep ties in the entertainment industry.
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