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Debra Andrea Jensen

Debra Andrea Jensen

Galfand Berger LLP
  • Employment Law, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Abuse ...
  • Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Middle District of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania
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Biography

Debra Jensen has been selected five times to the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers’ list, is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, a Lifetime Charter member in Rue Ratings’ Best Attorneys of America, and a Senior Partner and Galfand Berger’s Managing Partner and a Senior Partner and Galfand Berger’s Managing Partner. As a Senior Partner at Galfand Berger, Debra contributes to the firm’s core values and mission. And when her fellow partners unanimously elected her as Managing Partner in 1999, Debra became one of three women who were the top managing attorneys at Philadelphia law firms. Debra has a number of published opinions and the distinction of handling a landmark American with Disabilities Act case, which Debra argued – and won – before the full, En Banc, Third Circuit Court of Appeals, advancing the rights of workers to return to employment after disabling injuries. Debra has also achieved significant results for her clients in the area of medical malpractice law, representing individuals and families who suffered catastrophic losses as a result of medical mistakes. Debra is a frequent lecturer on subjects including nursing home abuse, medical malpractice and employment discrimination. She is also a contributing author to the firm’s well-known publications “Workers’ Rights to Workers’ Compensation” and “Injured on the Job.”

Education
Temple University
J.D. (1980) | Law
Honors: Graduated with Honors
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Temple University
B.A.
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Professional Experience
Senior Partner/Managing Partner
Galfand Berger LLP
Current
Debra Jensen is a Senior Partner and Galfand Berger’s Managing Partner. As a Senior Partner at Galfand Berger, Debra contributes to the firm’s core values and mission. And when her fellow partners unanimously elected her as Managing Partner in 1999, Debra became one of three women who were the top managing attorneys at Philadelphia law firms.
Arbitrator
Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas
Current
Debra Jensen served as an arbitrator for the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.
Awards
Best Attorneys In America
Rue Ratings
Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Super Lawyers
Top 100 Trial Lawyers
The National Trial Lawyers
Professional Associations
Pennsylvania State Bar
Member
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Philadelphia Bar Association
Member
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American Association of Justice
Member
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National Employment Lawyers Association
Member
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Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association
Member
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Pennslyvania Association for Justice
Member
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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
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Middle District of Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania
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Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
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Third Circuit Court of Appeals
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Fees
  • Free Consultation
Practice Areas
Employment Law
Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
Medical Malpractice
Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
Nursing Home Abuse
Personal Injury
Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
Languages
  • English: Spoken, Written
Websites & Blogs
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Galfand Berger LLP
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Philadelphia, PA 19103
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Center Valley, PA 18034
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Reading, PA 19601
Telephone: (484) 577-4049
Fax: (484) 577-4365