The Law Offices of Daniel M. Perez, located in Newton, New Jersey, concentrates in civil litigation, government law and criminal defense. We are admitted to practice before the federal and state courts of New Jersey and New York. Click here to learn more about our practice areas and the types of cases we handle.

After receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors from Rutgers University with a dual major in Political Science and English, Dan graduated from New York University School of Law, one of the top five law schools in the United States. He has represented hundreds of clients in complex, challenging cases, winning millions of dollars in jury awards and settlements and successfully challenging laws that violated the United States Constitution. 

Dan is an accomplished legal educator as well as a practicing attorney. From 2006 to 2009, he was an Adjunct Professor of Law at Fordham University School of Law. Currently, he is an Adjunct Professor at Sussex County Community College in the Criminal Justice Department, where he has taught courses in Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, Introduction to the Criminal Justice System, and Law Enforcement.  

Dan has written extensively and has been published in newspapers including The New York Times and the New Jersey Herald. Dan is a trustee of the Sussex County Bar Association and a proud member of the Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey. Dan is also a present or past member of the American Bar Association, the American Trial Lawyers Association, the New York County Lawyers Association, and the New Jersey Bar Association. He is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the United States Courts of Appeals for the Second and Third Circuits, the United States District Courts of the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the United States District Court of the District of New Jersey, the Supreme Court of New Jersey, and the Court of Appeals of the State of New York. 

Dan has been a beekeeper for over a decade and is active in his county beekeepers association. He instructs new beekeepers and has taught Honey Bee Biology and Behavior for many years. He has appeared in local schools as "Beekeeper Dan" teaching young children the importance of honey bees and the vital role they play in our environment.

Dan handles cases in the state and federal courts and leverages the strategic relationships he has cultivated as a respected lawyer and leader in his community.