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and filmmaker. He is the founder of Deratany & Kosner in Chicago and focuses his practice on human rights issues. He is the writer and producer of the feature film ''

Foster Boy ''Foster Boy'' is a 2019 American drama film directed by Youssef Delara and starring Shane Paul McGhie, Matthew Modine and Louis Gossett Jr. Shaquille O’Neal served as an executive producer of the film. Cast *Shane Paul McGhie as Jamal Randolph ...

'' as well as the play '' Haram! Iran!''.

Biography

Deratany was born in

Detroit, Michigan Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at ...

and obtained his J.D. degree from DePaul University College of Law. He founded The Deratany Firm, a law firm based in Chicago. Practicing law he has won numerous human rights advocate cases including the largest jury verdict in Lake County history. Deratany is also a filmmaker, having received a

Master of Fine Arts A Master of Fine Arts (MFA or M.F.A.) is a terminal degree in fine arts, including visual arts, creative writing, graphic design, photography, filmmaking, dance, theatre, other performing arts and in some cases, theatre management or arts admini ...

from the

. He has written such films as

and

Saugatuck Cures ''Saugatuck Cures'' is a 2014 American comedy film. It was directed and produced by Matthew Ladensack, written by Jay Paul Deratany, and stars Max Adler, Danny Mooney, and Judith Chapman. The film premiered at the 2014 Palm Springs Internation ...

. Foster Boy is based on actual cases he worked as an attorney and won numerous awards at national film festivals. He is the author of the play '' Haram! Iran!'' which is based on the story of

Mahmoud Asgari and Ayaz Marhoni Mahmoud Asgari ( fa, محمود عسگری), and Ayaz Marhoni ( fa, عیاض مرهونی), were Iranian teenagers from the province of Khorasan who were publicly hanged on July 19, 2005. They were executed after being convicted of having raped a 1 ...

who were put to death in

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

for an alleged homosexual encounter. He is also the co-author of the book ''Lincoln's Dilemma''.

Filmography

Film

Theatre

Personal life

Deratany has been involved with numerous causes, mainly focused on helping foster children. He was also inducted into the

Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame The Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame (formerly Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame) is an institution founded in 1991 to honor persons and entities who have made significant contributions to the quality of life or well-being of the LGBT community in Chic ...

for his work with LGBT youth and filmmaking.

References

External links

Deratany & Kosner law firm

Jay Paul Deratany on IMDb
Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American lawyers Filmmakers from Michigan Inductees of the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame {{Improve categories, date=October 2022