Polyarylates derived from 4,4"-dihydroxy-meta-terphenyl (DHmTP) were prepared by the phase-transfer catalyzed, two-phase polycondensation with aromatic diacid chlorides. The resulting polymers were crystalline, solvent resistant, and produced brittle films. Copolymers with bisphenol-A were also synthesized using isophthaloyl diacid chloride. At low to moderate levels of DHmTP in the copolymers (25-75%), the materials had high glass transition temperatures (186-201-degrees-C), good solvent resistance, and gave tough, clear films. Terpolymers of DHmTP and BPA with 50 : 50 isophthaloyl and terphthaloyl diacid chloride were prepared with not much improvement over Ardel D-100(R). All the DHmTP-polyarylates had good thermal stability (5% weight loss in air > 415-460-degrees-C) and had a high % char (20-48%).