Practice Areas
- Personal Injury Law for Tidewater Virginia and Virginia Beach
- Truck and Tractor Trailer Accidents
- Nationwide FELA Representation for Railroaders
- Legal Help in Virginia for Burn Survivors
- Slips and Falls
- Brain Injury
- Amputation & Dismemberment Injuries
- Arm & Shoulder Injuries
- Pedestrian and Bicycling Injuries
- Ankle and Knee Injuries
News
- Joe Perez Chosen for 2011 edition of "The Best Lawyers in America"
Posted on 8/19/2010 - Car Crashes Now and Then
Posted on 8/19/2010 - Most Lethal Driving Mistakes
Posted on 5/18/2009
Case Results
Arm & Shoulder Injuries
Personal Injury Cases
- Jury Awards Man Run Over By Tractor Truck $1.6 Million (December 2004)
- $1.5 Million Jury Verdict for Shattered Ankle in Balcony Collapse (March 2002)
- Confidential Settlement (November 2003)
Awarded: $1.7 million
Awarded: $1.5 million
Awarded: Settled for $1.35 Million
Railroad Injury and FELA Cases
- Brooklyn Jury Awards LIRR Trackman $3.75 Million
- D.C. jury awards $3.5 Million to Amtrak Electrician for burn injuries
- Back Injury to N&W Carman Leads to $700,000 Verdict
Awarded: $3,750,000
Awarded: $3.5 million
Awarded: $700,000
Other
- Legal Malpractice Claim Settled for a Confidential Amount (2010)
Awarded: Confidential
Library
Personal Injury Law for Tidewater Virginia and Virginia Beach
Amputation & Dismemberment Injuries
Arm & Shoulder Injuries
Recalls
General
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Joseph J. Perez
Joseph Perez Attorney and Counselor at Law |
Joe Perez earned a B.A. degree, with distinction, from the University of Virginia in 1977. He received his law degree in 1981 from the College of William & Mary's Marshall-Wythe School of Law and has been in the practice of law for twenty-nine years.
Joe is listed in the prestigious "Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers." Now in its 93rd edition, the Bar Register is the definitive guide to America's leading lawyers and law firms. Only the most distinguished law practices appear in the Bar Register - those that have achieved the prestigious "AV®" rating, the top ranking in the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. This rating is the result of a structured peer review and is based upon the confidential opinions of practicing attorneys and members of the judiciary. Just 5% of all law firms in the country qualify and are included, making it one of the most distinguished and respected in the country.
Joe has also been selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2011 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the specialty of Personal Injury Litigation. Best Lawyers has been described by The American Lawyer as "the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice."
Joe has always concentrated on litigation and knows both sides of a civil lawsuit. Joe only represents plaintiffs now, but the first eight years of his career were spent defending doctors and hospitals in malpractice suits, representing insurance companies, and defending Amtrak in FELA claims. Since then, he has devoted his law practice exclusively to representing injured people in personal injury, railroad, insurance, product liability, and professional negligence cases.
He has had numerous trial verdicts in excess of $1,000,000, and is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, a legal membership limited to attorneys who have obtained verdicts and settlements in excess of a million dollars. Joe has tried cases in state and federal courts in New York, New Jersey, the District of Columbia, Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
Joe says, "The key to a successful case is thorough preparation, knowing your case inside and out, and anticipating the unexpected." He says the satisfaction he gets from the successful conclusion to a case comes from knowing that someone looking for a way out of a problem has been helped. "In this day and age, it is very, very difficult for the little guy to prevail against big business and the big companies, like corporations and insurance companies, who will do anything to protect their profits, even at the expense of the people they're supposed to look out for. So, if I, as a lawyer, can cut through all that and make someone's life a little bit better, that's quite a thrill."
Joe likes playing sports and spending his free time with his family. He lives in Virginia Beach with his wife and two daughters.
Joe is listed in the prestigious "Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers." Now in its 93rd edition, the Bar Register is the definitive guide to America's leading lawyers and law firms. Only the most distinguished law practices appear in the Bar Register - those that have achieved the prestigious "AV®" rating, the top ranking in the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. This rating is the result of a structured peer review and is based upon the confidential opinions of practicing attorneys and members of the judiciary. Just 5% of all law firms in the country qualify and are included, making it one of the most distinguished and respected in the country.
Joe has also been selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2011 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the specialty of Personal Injury Litigation. Best Lawyers has been described by The American Lawyer as "the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice."
Joe has always concentrated on litigation and knows both sides of a civil lawsuit. Joe only represents plaintiffs now, but the first eight years of his career were spent defending doctors and hospitals in malpractice suits, representing insurance companies, and defending Amtrak in FELA claims. Since then, he has devoted his law practice exclusively to representing injured people in personal injury, railroad, insurance, product liability, and professional negligence cases.
He has had numerous trial verdicts in excess of $1,000,000, and is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, a legal membership limited to attorneys who have obtained verdicts and settlements in excess of a million dollars. Joe has tried cases in state and federal courts in New York, New Jersey, the District of Columbia, Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
Joe says, "The key to a successful case is thorough preparation, knowing your case inside and out, and anticipating the unexpected." He says the satisfaction he gets from the successful conclusion to a case comes from knowing that someone looking for a way out of a problem has been helped. "In this day and age, it is very, very difficult for the little guy to prevail against big business and the big companies, like corporations and insurance companies, who will do anything to protect their profits, even at the expense of the people they're supposed to look out for. So, if I, as a lawyer, can cut through all that and make someone's life a little bit better, that's quite a thrill."
Joe likes playing sports and spending his free time with his family. He lives in Virginia Beach with his wife and two daughters.
Education:
University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia B.A., with Distinction; 1977 College of William and Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law Williamsburg, Virginia Juris Doctorate; 1981
Professional Honors & Activities:
HONORS AND AWARDS: Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 1998 – Present. Listed in Matindale-Hubbell "Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers" with the highest rating of “AV” by Martindale-Hubbell. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America in the specialty of Personal Injury Litigation. Member of the James Kent American Inn of Courts.
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE: Virginia, 1981 District of Columbia, 1982 U.S.D.C., District of Columbia; 1982 U.S.D.C., Eastern District of Virginia; 1985 U.S.D.C., Western District of Virginia; 1986 U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1996.
MEMBERSHIPS: Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association; District of Columbia Bar Association; Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar Association; Virginia Beach Bar Association; Virginia Medical Malpractice Panel member
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE: Virginia, 1981 District of Columbia, 1982 U.S.D.C., District of Columbia; 1982 U.S.D.C., Eastern District of Virginia; 1985 U.S.D.C., Western District of Virginia; 1986 U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1996.
MEMBERSHIPS: Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association; District of Columbia Bar Association; Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar Association; Virginia Beach Bar Association; Virginia Medical Malpractice Panel member
Presentations & Speeches:
Joe is a frequent speaker in continuing legal education seminars for the Virginia State Bar.
Community Activities:
Mentor, Seatack Elementary School (Virginia Beach, VA)
Quick Contact
Joseph Perez Attorney and Counselor at Law
4525 South Boulevard
Suite 300
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
Phone: 757.626.0292
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Questions
Common Personal Injury Questions
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- How do I know if I even have a case?
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Common Railroad Injury Questions
- What if I was also at fault for my injury, am I out of luck?
- What do I have to prove under the FELA in order to be compensated?
- If I'm injured on the job, what do I recover?
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