Parisi & Gerlanc, Attorneys at Law

Parisi & Gerlanc was founded in Hackensack, NJ in 1936 by Carmine Parisi, the father of current firm partner, Joyce Parisi. Carmine Parisi focused his law practice on representing labor unions and union workers. Joyce has continued that family tradition.

Joyce Parisi graduated from Hofstra Law School in 1977. In addition to labor law studies, Joyce interned in the New York City Office of Collective Bargaining. That experience was eye-opening and led her to pursue a Master of Law Degree in labor law in 1981.

Joyce joined her father's law firm in 1978 and, seeing the enormous burden carried by injured workers, began to focus her law practice on representing the needs of injured workers. Today a substantial portion of the law practice of Parisi & Gerlanc, PC, is devoted to workers compensation and social security disability claims. Joyce is a leader in this field and one of the founding members of the New Jersey Workers compensation American Inn of Court. To date, New Jersey is the only state in the country to have a workers compensation program that trains lawyers in this specific field of law.

Attorney and firm partner Glenn Gerlanc, joined the firm in 1990. His primary legal focus is personal injury law, a complimentary practice to the workers compensation claims the firm handles. The two attorneys work together on cases in which a workplace accident was caused by a third party, such as when worker is injured in a car accident while driving for work purposes.

The workers compensation law firm of Parisi & Gerlanc focuses entirely on helping injured people get the benefits and compensation they are entitled to under the law. We have assembled a highly skilled, friendly and helpful legal team to provide our injured clients with comprehensive service, including:

•Labor lawyer Joyce Parisi is selected for inclusion in the New Jersey Super Lawyers list in the area of workers' compensation and is listed in the "Best Lawyers in America."

•Personal injury lawyer Glenn Gerlanc is a "Million Dollar Advocate" for securing awards or jury verdicts in excess of a million dollars for a personal injury client.

•Associate attorney Michelle Cruz Riester provides legal services to our many Spanish-speaking clients.

•Jennifer Peterson, a registered nurse with a master's degree in jurisprudence.