Kathy Pfister Author

The authors are the three children of Eva and Otto:

Tom Pfister was a partner at the lawfirm of Latham & Watkins, LLP, where he practiced in its Los Angeles office for over thirty years before retiring. He currently serves on the boards of several non profit organizations and provides pro bono legal advice for them. Tom received his AB from Stanford University (majoring in history and German), and spent a year of study with Stanford programs in Germany. He received his JD from Harvard Law School.

Kathy Pfister is a psychotherapist with a private practice in Amherst, Massachusetts. For many years, she worked as a therapist in the Counseling Service at Mount Holyoke College. During that time, she also served as a member of the adjunct faculty at the Smith College Graduate School of Social Work. Kathy received her AB from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and her master’s degree in clinical social work from the University of California, Berkeley.

Peter Pfister is senior counsel at the law firm of Morrison & Foerster, LLP, where he has practiced in its San Francisco office for over forty years. He previously served as chairman of that firm. As an undergraduate at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Peter spent a year in the University of California Education Abroad program at the University of Göttingen, Germany. He received his JD from Yale Law School.