Eric Perlmutter, Esq. founded the Perlmutter Law Firm in August 2008. Prior to opening the firm, Mr. Perlmutter spent almost 5 years at the New York City Administration for Children's Services in Queens County in the Family Court Legal Services Division, where he represented the City and its contracted agencies in cases involving abuse and neglect of children. He was eventually promoted to hold a position as a team leader, in which he supervised a team of lawyers, consulted on thousands of cases and maintained his own robust caseload. Mr. Perlmutter took his knowledge of the child werfare system in New York City and of family law to represent families in need through the Assigned Counsel Plan and Law Guardian Panel, where he represents indigent individuals in all areas of family law, including abuse and neglect, custody, child support, visitation, orders of protection, paternity, foster care litigation and juvenile delinquency matters. Mr. Perlmutter earned his law degree at Hofstra University School of Law School and participated in the Hofstra University Child Advocacy Clinic. He received his undergraduate degree at the University at Albany. Mr. Perlmutter was admitted to the New York Bar in 2003 and is a member of the New York State Bar Association, New York County Bar Association and Nassau County Bar Association.