Josephine Peña Persaud

Josephine Peña Persaud is the founder and managing attorney of Pena Persaud Law PLLC, a personal injury law firm with its primary office in Jamaica, New York. The firm operates as Pain Injury Law. Her legal work has included matters involving rear-end collisions, fatal construction accidents, and workers’ compensation benefits.

Persaud was born and raised in New York City, and her parents immigrated from the Dominican Republic. She grew up in Washington Heights and Sunset Park, largely in the care of a godmother who was not a relative. While working at a law firm and paying her way through college, she took on technology projects, including building a local company’s website and testing software under development at the firm.

After completing her undergraduate degree, she attended Pace University Law School, where she earned an Environmental Law Certification. Her professional profile lists a J.D. from the Elisabeth Haub School of Law and admission to the New York bar. It also lists English and Spanish as her languages.

As she approached the end of law school, Persaud continued learning website development and database architecture. Her interest in technology became part of the rationale for establishing her own firm: she wanted digital tools to improve clients’ experience of legal services, rather than serve only a firm’s internal financial interests. PainInjuryLaw.com became the online home of Pena Persaud Law PLLC.