Lori J. Perlman is Of Counsel to The Law Office of Hugh Janow, specializing in Surrogate Court practice and procedure and contested Surrogate's Court proceedings. Prior to joining The Law Office of Hugh Janow in 2002, Lori was an attorney in the Private Clients Group at White & Case in New York for over five years, serving as the liaison between the Litigation Department and the Private Clients Group. Lori left White & Case to join the staff of the New York County Surrogate's Court as a Court Attorney Referee, where she supervised settlement conferences and presided over fact-finding hearings. Lori was later an attorney in the Trust & Estates departments of Graubard, Mollen & Miller, and Brauner Baron Rosenweig & Klein, both in New York City. Throughout her career, Lori has negotiated and drafted contested marital agreements and complex wills and trusts, and has provided counsel to individual and corporate fiduciaries. Lori has authored the "Preparing for Estate Administration" and "Administration Proceedings in Surrogate's Court" chapters in the New York State Bar Association Practical Skills Seminar Course book since 2000. Lori has also presented informational seminars on Estate Planning, Health Care Proxies and Living Wills to various community groups in New York and New Jersey.
