Our Team
JoAnn M. Perez
Founder & Estate Planning Attorney
JoAnn M. Perez has been serving Huntsville, Alabama as a licensed attorney for over 22 years. A graduate of Wayne State University, JoAnn obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in marketing before attending Wayne State University Law School in Detroit, Michigan, where she obtained her Juris Doctor (JD) Degree in 1999. In law school, JoAnn won the Bronze Key Academic Award in 1996 and was a member of Moot Court.
JoAnn is currently licensed to practice law in Alabama. She is a member of the Elder Law Section of the Alabama State Bar, the Real Estate and Probate Section of the American Bar Association, the Taxation Section of the American Bar Association and the Business Section of the American Bar Association. Her primary areas of practice include estate planning, estate administration, wills, trusts, probate law including conservatorships and guardianships, and business law including corporations, partnerships, and limited liability companies.
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​She served as WEDC Foundation Board President in 2016 and as CASA of Madison County (now Enable) Board President in 2016. JoAnn currently serves on the Drake State Foundation Board, the Community Foundation of Greater Huntsville Women's Philanthropy Society Leadership Council, and the Community Foundation of Greater Huntsville Ambassador Council.
Emily J. Young
Estate Planning Attorney
Emily J. Young brings a decade of expertise and leadership in Elder Law and Estate Planning to Perez Law.
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Born and raised in Huntsville, Alabama, Young is an alumnus of Grissom High School and Auburn University. After graduating cum laude from the Birmingham School of Law, she graduated with her Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Estate Planning and Elder Law from Western New England University.​
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Young is a councilwoman for the Elder Law Section of the Alabama State Bar and a member of The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. In her spare time, she enjoys teaching Elder Law at the Birmingham School of Law and serves on the Boards of the Madison County Volunteer Lawyers and Parkinson’s Dynamics. Emily believes in giving back to the community by providing free educational seminars on Elder Law, Estate Planning, and Special Needs Planning topics.
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Her primary practice areas include Elder Law, comprehensive estate and special needs planning, and estate administration.
Beth Brooks
Office Manager
