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Nicole Perez is an associate working
with the firm’s motor vehicle liability
and
toxic tort teams. Nicole's
practice in the Toxic Tort and Products Liability teams is focused
on defending clients in cases involving allegations of exposure
to asbestos and Benzene-based products. She
is involved in all aspects of the pre-trial process, from initial
pleadings to discovery, motion practice, depositions and trial
preparation.
Nicole graduated from The Pennsylvania State University in 2000 with a
B.A. in International Politics and a Minor in International Studies.
While at Penn State, Nicole served on the Communications Committee of
the Penn State Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON), where she and her
fellow students and alumni helped to raise over $3.5 Million for the
Four Diamonds Fund for cancer research. Nicole was also the recipient of
the Burton-Waller Academic Scholarship. After Penn State, Nicole
attended Villanova University School of Law, where she graduated with
her J.D. in 2007 and was the recipient of the Dorothy Day Award for Pro
Bono service. During her time at Villanova, Nicole served as an
Associate Editor for the Journal of Catholic Social Thought. Nicole also
worked as a certified student attorney in the Villanova Clinic for
Refugee and Emigrant Services (C.A.R.E.S.), where she successfully
obtained political asylum for a refugee family under persecution. Also
during law school, Nicole served as an extern for the Honorable Albert
John Snite, Jr. in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, and was
chosen by the Judicial Counsel of the National Bar Association to serve
a one-year federal externship with the Honorable Petrese B. Tucker in
the United States District Court for the Eastern District of
Pennsylvania.
Nicole is fluent in Spanish and conversant in French. In her spare time,
she enjoys traveling, spending time with friends and family, and playing
tennis.
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