He served on the National Research Council's Computer Science and Telecommunications Policy Board and a committee addressing "Global Networks and Local Values."
As the Dean of Chicago-Kenty, he oversaw groups of law students involved in post-conflict reconstruction efforts in Bosnia and Kosovo.
His contributions included aiding in the formation of contemporary political parties in Kosovo and authoring two books that detailed the guerrilla war in the country and its journey to independence.
He participated in public service by taking on leadership roles in mayoral campaigns in Boston and Atlanta, as well as various state and local elections in Georgia and Illinois.
One of these books, titled Kosovo Liberation Army: The Inside Story of an Insurgency, provided a historical context and firsthand perspective on the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) insurgency, emphasizing the factors behind its success, such as aligning with Eastern European politics, garnering domestic and international support, and engaging in peace negotiations.
He held an appointment as the vice president as well as the member of the board of directors at The Artistic Home theatre company in Chicago from 2011 to 2013.
In his initial studies, he examined the legal aspects related to the Nixon Administration, particularly focusing on collective refusals to engage with gasoline station owners[11] and the potential challenges posed by the Federal Advisory Committee Act to maintaining the privacy of negotiations within interest groups.
[13] Expanding on the wrongful dismissal legislation in 1987, his study recommended exploring non-judicial dispute resolution alternatives, citing an annual caseload of 30,000 to 103,000 cases in the courts.
[18] In 2002, he suggested a foreign policy strategy for the United States that involved engaging with countries vulnerable to terrorism through civil society development, rule of law, and economic openness, while also advocating for military preparedness within a multilateral framework to address actual threats.
[19] Perritt wrote over a dozen articles for magazines and law reviews, including a notable work in which he helped shape the FAA's drone rule, concluding that it strikes a balanced approach for regulating microdrones, with a preference for performance-based limitations over traditional aviation regulations, taking into account the market's existing encouragement of responsible drone features and the availability of private remedies for irresponsible operations.