DP Law has earned the trust of businesses, organizations and educational institutions throughout the northeastern United States for its expertise in analyzing sexual misconduct and discrimination allegations with sensitivity and compassion for all parties and minimal disruption to the organization.
At DP Law, we understand the reputational, psychological, emotional and financial harm caused by sexual misconduct and discrimination allegations and we work extremely hard to devise investigation plans to achieve trauma-informed, thorough and fair outcomes that withstand judicial scrutiny and leave all parties feeling heard and respected.
Our work is all about the institutions and the parties involved in our investigations. We care about keeping our clients and the parties comfortable and informed in stressful circumstances and completing investigations efficiently.
Djuna Perkins opened DP Law in 2012 after working for twenty years as a prosecutor and litigator. She served for ten years as a Massachusetts assistant attorney general and assistant district attorney in Boston, and then joined the Boston firm of Brody, Hardoon, Perkins & Kesten, LLP, in 2003, where she represented individuals, businesses and schools in discrimination, personal injury, criminal and insurance defense litigation as well as in labor contract negotiations and employee grievances.
Djuna’s work with DP Law quickly earned her acclaim as she became one of the most sought-after sexual misconduct and discrimination investigators in Massachusetts.
Today, Djuna is nationally recognized as a leader in sexual misconduct investigations, and has commented on the subject for media outlets including Fox 25, NPR, the Boston Globe, Al-Jazeera and NHK Japan. She has been featured on NPR’s All Things Considered and in The Chronicle of Higher Education, and has published articles in the Boston Bar Journal and the Massachusetts Law Review.
Djuna is a United Educators Pro Response provider, and she is a member of the American Arbitration Association’s Investigator Panel. Djuna has been named a Massachusetts Super Lawyer since 2018.
DP Law principal Djuna Perkins spent most of the first half of her career as a prosecutor, first as a Massachusetts assistant attorney general working in Appeals, the Safe Neighborhood Initiative and the Narcotics Unit, and then as an Assistant District Attorney in Boston, where she served as Chief of the Domestic Violence Unit.
After leaving the District Attorney’s office, Djuna joined Brody, Hardoon, Perkins & Kesten, LLP, where she represented individuals, business and schools in employment discrimination, personal injury, criminal and insurance defense litigation as well as labor contract negotiations and grievance disputes. She has tried dozens of cases to juries in the District and Superior Courts of Massachusetts and has appeared before the Massachusetts Appeals Court and the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
In 2012, Djuna left Brody, Hardoon to open DP Law and quickly became one of the most sought-out sexual misconduct and discrimination investigators in Massachusetts for her investigative and analytical skills as well as her obvious pleasure in working with young people and her ability to establish rapport with individuals of all ages and backgrounds. Djuna is nationally recognized as a thought leader in the area of sexual misconduct investigations, and has commented on the subject for media outlets including Fox 25, NPR, the Boston Globe, Al-Jazeera and NHK Japan. She has been featured on NPR’s All Things Considered and in The Chronicle of Higher Education, and has published articles in the Boston Bar Journal and the Massachusetts Law Review. Djuna is a graduate of Smith College and Boston University School of Law.
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