The law firm of DeCotiis, FitzPatrick, Cole and Giblin today announced the elevation of Hunterdon County’s Arlene Quinones Perez to the position of equity shareholder.

A veteran Democrat and chair of the Hunterdon County Democratic Committee, Quinones Perez becomes the first Latina equity partner at the firm and the first Latina partner.

She joined DeCotiis in March 2015.

Prior to that, Quinones Perez served as General Counsel to the Northeast Regional Council of Carpenters (“NRCC”), a skilled trade organization representing carpenters in New Jersey and New York State.

Additionally, she was an Associate with Kroll Heineman Carton, LLC, where she focused on labor law, securities fraud, election law and municipal law; and from 2011-2012, served as a Judicial Term Law Clerk for U.S. District Judge the Honorable Michael A. Shipp.