Perez, Christopher

Biography

Christopher Perez is a personal injury trial lawyer, who has zealously advocated the interests of several thousand accident victims, since becoming an attorney in 2005.

For many lawyers, the practice of law is just a job or a way to make a living.  For Mr. Perez, it is much more than that—it is a calling.  As a child, he and his immediate family members were involved in a devastating truck accident, in which he lost his older brother to a spinal cord injury.  He almost lost his second older brother and father as well in the accident.  Both were hospitalized for months.  This tragedy gave Mr. Perez a very personal mission in life—to help those who have suffered similar trauma as a result of an accident.

Mr. Perez consistently obtains favorable jury verdicts and settlements in complex matters involving spinal injuries and other orthopedic and neurological injuries.  He brings a passion and intensity to the courtroom, which is fueled by his genuine desire to help each of his clients to the greatest extent possible.

In 2009, the Supreme Court of New Jersey appointed Mr. Perez to the Supreme Court Ethics Committee, District VC-Essex County, and he served on the Ethics Committee from 2009 to 2013.  Mr. Perez has argued cases before the New Jersey Appellate Division as well as the Disciplinary Review Board of the Supreme Court of the State of New Jersey.

Honors

Mr. Perez has repeatedly been recognized for his outstanding track record for winning cases.  He is Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney and handles only personal injury cases.  He has been designated a “Super Lawyer: Rising Star” from 2013 to 2015 and from 2017 to 2019, a designation given to less than 2.5% of all New Jersey attorneys. The American Society of Legal Advocates recognized Mr. Perez as one of the “Top 40 Under 40, Litigation Lawyers in New Jersey,” in 2013 and 2014.  The National Trial Lawyers have also named Mr. Perez “Top 40 Under 40, Civil Plaintiff Trial Attorney” in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2019.  The National Trial Lawyers named Mr. Perez “Top 100 Trial Attorneys, Civil Plaintiff Trial Attorney,” in 2014, 2016, and 2019.  In 2015, the Latino Who’s Who also recognized Mr. Perez for his outstanding achievements as a personal injury trial attorney.  In 2015, Mr. Perez was also named by the American Academy of Trial Lawyers as a “Premier 100 Trial Attorney For New Jersey.”   The American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys honored Mr. Perez with the “10 Best Client Satisfaction Award” in 2015, 2017, 2018, and 2019.  In 2018, the Attorney and Practice Magazine named Mr. Perez a “Top 10 Attorney.”  New Jersey Monthly magazine has repeatedly recognized Mr. Perez as a “Top Attorney,” from 2013 to present. In 2019, the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys named Mr. Perez “10 Best Under 40.”  Mr. Perez is a member of the New Jersey Association for Justice.  AVVO has rated Mr. Perez as “superb” with a perfect 10 out of 10 rating.

Bar Admissions

Mr. Perez is licensed to practice law in the State of New Jersey and New York, as well as the Federal District Court of New Jersey.

Education

Mr. Perez is a graduate of Rutgers University School of Law-Newark.  Mr. Perez is also a graduate of Rutgers University, Livingston College, where he studied English as an undergraduate. 

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