DANIEL M. PEREZ
dperez@law.fordham.edu
(201) 303-6209
Member of New York and New Jersey Bars
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LEGAL AND ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Law Offices of Daniel M. Perez, Esq., New York, New York
Solo Practitioner, 2007 - present
Private practice concentrating in federal civil rights litigation (including First
Amendment deprivations, police misconduct and employment matters), appeals,
and commercial and transactional matters
Fordham University School of Law, New York, New York
Adjunct Professor of Law, 2006 - present
Course taught: Fundamental Lawyering Skills, a simulation-based, three credit,
clinical prerequisite course in client-centered counseling and negotiation skills
Marc Ecko Enterprises, New York, New York
Special Counsel to Marc Ecko, 2007 - 2008
Acted as personal counsel to founder, Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of
1,300 employee, $1.5 billion fashion and lifestyle corporation; developed and
managed Corporate Social Responsibility and cause marketing initiatives,
lobbied state legislatures and elected officials, assisted General Counsel
regarding compliance and labor issues
Kuby & Perez LLP, New York, New York
Partner, 2003 - 2007
Led high profile, dynamic, four attorney firm concentrating in federal civil rights
litigation (including First Amendment deprivations, police misconduct and
employment matters), unjust conviction and wrongful imprisonment claims,
post-conviction relief and parole matters, criminal defense, appeals, and
commercial and transactional matters
The Law Office of Ronald Kuby, Esq., New York, New York
Associate, 1995 - 2003
Kunstler and Kuby, LLP, New York, New York
Law Clerk to William M. Kunstler, 1994 - 1995
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PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
Tried approximately thirty federal and state cases including complex federal civil
rights claims, personal injury claims, felonies and white collar charges, and
unjust conviction and wrongful imprisonment claims
Argued and briefed approximately twenty civil and criminal appeals in Second
Circuit, First and Second Departments and New Jersey Superior Court
Filed and successfully litigated to conclusion over one hundred federal
and state civil actions
Cultivated professional relationships with various elected officials at local, state
and federal levels, as well as corporate executives, community service
organizations and media representatives
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: REPORTED CASES (selected)
Vincenty v. Bloomberg, 476 F.3d 74 (2d Cir. 2007)
Preliminary injunction affirmed on First Amendment grounds, barring
enforcement of N.Y.C. Administrative Code provision curtailing possession and
use of spray paint and wide-tipped markers by young adult artists
Allen v. City of New York, 420 F.Supp.2d 295 (S.D.N.Y. 2006)
In case stemming from mass arrest of 60 animal rights activists during World
Economic Forum, persuaded court to allow public filing of summary judgment
papers including police reports documenting surveillance of protesters
Ecko.Unltd v. Bloomberg, 382 F.Supp.2d 627 (S.D.N.Y. 2005)
Preliminary injunction granted on First Amendment grounds, directing City of
New York to restore street permit allowing graffiti-themed art festival
Phillips v. Travis, 6 Misc.3d 1041(A) (N.Y. Co. 2005), rev’d, 21 A.D.3d 335 (1st Dept.)
Article 78 granted to parolee, former NYPD officer, serving life sentence for
double murder (client ultimately released at age 77 after serving almost 33 years)
Codling v. City of New York, 68 Fed.Appx. 227 (2d Cir. 2003)
Vacating, in part, grant of summary judgment in case involving false arrest of
Legal Aid Society staff attorney acting as legal observer at demonstration
Tunick v. Safir, 209 F.3d 67 (2d Cir. 2000)
Certifying, to New York Court of Appeals, questions concerning scope and
validity of statutory ban on public nudity
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United States v. Pappas, 94 F.3d 795 (2d Cir. 1996)
Criminal appeal involving application of Classified Information Procedures Act
Cruz v. Kennedy, 1998 WL 689946 (S.D.N.Y. 1998)
Leading case concerning discoverability of state prosecutors’ files
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: TRIAL COUNSEL (selected)
Anthony Faison & Charles Shepherd v. State of New York, New York Ct. Claims
Counsel in wrongful imprisonment case; settlement after trial: $3.3 million
Darrell Cabey v. Bernhard “Bernie” Goetz, Supreme Court, Bronx County
Co-counsel in Bronx “subway gunman” shooting case; verdict: $45.69 million
Maria Randazzo v. Passenant and City of New York, E.D.N.Y.
Counsel in police misconduct case; verdict: $200,000
Universal Calvary Church v. City of New York, S.D.N.Y.
Counsel in 236 plaintiff complex federal civil rights case
People v. Wilfred Letlow, Supreme Court, Queens County
Counsel in second degree murder trial of man charged with stabbing wife 92
times; acquitted of murder
People v. Amir Tawfiyq Abdul-Aziz, Supreme Court, Bronx County
Counsel in attempted murder trial of man charged with shooting NYPD captain
in face and hip; complete acquittal
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: CIVIL SETTLEMENTS (selected)
Clarence Bruce Braunskill v. State of New York, New York Ct. Claims
Wrongful imprisonment case; settled for $1.1 million
Lazaro José Burt v. State of New York, New York Ct. Claims
Wrongful imprisonment case; settled for $825,000
Steve Bonge, et al., v. City of New York, S.D.N.Y.
Police misconduct case brought on behalf of members and associates of Hells
Angels Motorcycle Club; settled for $565,000
Steve Bonge, et al., v. City of New York (Bonge II), S.D.N.Y.
Police misconduct case brought on behalf of members and associates of Hells
Angels Motorcycle Club; settled for $247,000
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Ricardo Cruz v. Kennedy, S.D.N.Y.
Police misconduct case; settled for $275,000
Muhammad Ali v. New York State Park Police, E.D.N.Y.
Employment discrimination case involving Muslim police officer suspended for
wearing a beard; settled for $45,000 and client’s restoration as N.Y.S. Park Ranger
EDUCATION
New York University School of Law, New York, New York
Juris Doctor
Associate Editor, NYU Review of Law and Social Change
Student lawyer, Criminal Defense Clinic
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Bachelor of Arts cum laude, English and Political Science
Undergraduate Fellow, Eagleton Institute of Politics
PERSONAL
Eagle Scout
Hobbies include motorcycling, creative writing, gardening, hiking
PUBLICATIONS
“The Great Escape,” Op-Ed, New York Times, Sept. 11, 2005
“Cheeseburgers, Hot Dogs and Choice,” Op-Ed, The Record (Bergen County,
N.J.), July 6, 2003
BAR ADMISSIONS
State of New York, State of New Jersey, United States Court of Appeals for the
Second Circuit, United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern
Districts of New York, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
COMPUTER SKILLS
Proficient in Excel, Power Point, Lotus Notes, Word and Word Perfect