Sharmine Persaud is a New York-based attorney whose practice is solely dedicated to representing injured and disabled individuals. Born and raised in London, England, she earned her undergraduate degree from Long Island University (1986) and her Juris Doctor from Syracuse University College of Law (1989), and has been licensed to practice in New York since 1990. She has represented Social Security disability claimants since 1991, injured workers since 1994, and service-connected veterans and their families since 2009. Sharmine is admitted to the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans’ Claims, and the Supreme Court of the United States. She has served as a NOSSCR Second Circuit Board Member and as Co-Chair of the Suffolk County Bar Association’s Social Security Disability and Workers’ Compensation Committee.