About Jerry Joseph
Jerry Joseph Persky is a California-licensed attorney admitted to the State Bar of California in 1980. He holds bar number 96574 and is currently in inactive status. Mr. Persky is the sole practitioner at the Law Office of Jerry Persky, located at 5657 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 410, Los Angeles, CA 90036. His practice primarily focuses on Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) cases, serving clients throughout Southern California.
Mr. Persky earned his Juris Doctor degree from the People's College of Law in Los Angeles in 1980. Prior to law school, he completed his undergraduate studies at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, obtaining a Bachelor of Science in Social Studies and Education in 1972. He furthered his education at Kent State University, earning a Master of Education in Rehabilitation Counseling in 1975.
Mr. Persky's practice areas include Social Security Disability and SSI cases, encompassing all stages of litigation such as hearings, appeals, negotiations, and trials. He has been assisting clients with SSDI and SSI issues since 1981, guiding them through the complexities of the application and appeals processes to secure the benefits they are entitled to.
Throughout his career, Mr. Persky has been admitted to practice before several courts, including the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in 1981, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California in 2006, and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in 1982. He has been a sole practitioner since 1981, following his tenure as a law clerk at the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles from 1978 to 1979 and at Levy & Goldman from 1980 to 1981.
Mr. Persky is an active member of the National Lawyers Guild and the National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives. He served as the Chair of the Social Security Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association from 1983 to 1995. Additionally, he volunteered as a Probation Monitor for the California State Bar from 1995 to 1996. Mr. Persky is fluent in Spanish, enabling him to effectively serve a diverse clientele in the Los Angeles area.
