Carol L. Perez

Carol L. Perez

Young & Perez
  • Workers' Compensation, Estate Planning, Probate
  • New Jersey, New York
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Biography

QUALIFIED and COMMITTED to EXCELLENCE . . . Carol Perez has been a practicing attorney for over thirty (30) years. Previously Carol was a partner in a 50+ attorney law firm before taking on her present partnership role in 1998. During her career Carol has committed herself to fighting in court for the rights of victims of workplace accidents and protecting our clients long-term well-being and financial security. INDUSTRY RECOGNITION . . . Carol has been the acting Chair of the Workers Compensation Certification Committee since 2013. Additionally, Carol is Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Workers Compensation Law Attorney, a member of the Hunterdon County Bar Association since 2000, and a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association since 1988. PROVEN in COURT . . . Carol has been fighting for the rights of her clients in court for decades and distinguished herself in the case of Geres v. St. Peter’s Medical Center, 93 N.J.A.R.2nd (WCC) 70 (1992), where she won a judgment for the Respondent in a workplace related slip and fall case. CHARACTER and COMMITMENT to COMMUNITY . . . Carol serves as a volunteer attorney for the Hunterdon Helpline, a non-profit organization whereby each month Ms. Perez makes herself available to the residents of Hunterdon County who are in need of legal services via the “Ask the Attorney Night” program. Ms. Perez was formerly a member of the Hunterdon Hispanos Board of Directors where she worked on the social, economic and political issues facing the Hispanic community of Hunterdon County. Perhaps most importantly, in the words of her client Judy: “Carol Perez is kind, compassionate and caring.”

Practice Areas
Workers' Compensation
Estate Planning
Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
Probate
Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
California
State Bar of California
ID Number: 116700
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New Jersey
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New York
New York State Office of Court Administration
ID Number: 2036549
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Languages
  • English: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
Partner
Young & Perez
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Vested Partner
Hoagland Longo Moran Dunst & Doukas
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Education
Santa Clara University School of Law
J.D. (1984)
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Professional Associations
Hunterdon County Bar Association
Member
- Current
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New Jersey State Bar  # 028221985
Member
- Current
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Speaking Engagements
Workers Compensation Law in NJ, "Nuts and Bolts" WC Law in NJ
Certifications
Workers Compensation Law Attorney
New Jersey Supreme Court
Websites & Blogs
Website
Young & Perez Law Firm
Contact & Map
3586 US-22
P.O. Box 245
Somerville, NJ 08876
Telephone: (908) 823-1212
Fax: (908) 823-1216