With over twenty years of experience as a licensed attorney in New Jersey, I am dedicated to providing personalized attention, professionalism, and sound advice. I handle all aspects of residential and commercial real estate transactions in New Jersey, from contract negotiation to closing. My experience also includes leasing, landlord-tenant issues, and representing landlords in matters concerning their rights and disputes. I also assist tenants in obtaining security deposits.
In addition to real estate, I offer comprehensive support to businesses in areas such as contracts, compliance, workplace investigations, counseling, drafting and revising company policies and procedures, representation in employee disciplinary actions, labor arbitrations, union grievances, student disciplinary actions, and claims of discrimination. I manage Equal Employment Opportunity Commission position statements, New Jersey Division of Civil Rights cases, unemployment claims, and wrongful termination cases. I have also represented school boards in various employment-related matters.
I serve as an adjunct professor at Berkeley College, teaching legal and justice studies courses. I earned my Juris Doctorate from the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University and my Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Seton Hall University. During my law school years, I interned for the late Hon. Bruce A. Gaeta, J.S.C., and secured a clerkship at the Bergen County Superior Court of New Jersey. I also clerked for the late Hon. Sybil R. Moses, A.J.S.C., and the late Hon. Charles J. Walsh, J.S.C. After graduating, I joined the State of New Jersey, Department of Law & Public Safety, Division of Law, as a deputy attorney general, where for over ten years, I primarily handled employment and labor matters on behalf of state agencies. Before starting my own legal practice, I worked in a boutique firm and also worked as corporate counsel for Benjamin Moore & Co. in their labor and employment group.
- Elisabeth Haub School of Law - Pace University
- J.D. (2000) | Law
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- Seton Hall University
- B.A. | Psychology
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- Law Offices of Debra Kradjian Stephans, LLC
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- Attorney-at-Law handling Real Estate, Landlord Law, Tenant-Security Deposit Returns, Small business, Contracts, Education law, Employment Counseling and Civil litigation.
- Deputy Attorney General
- Office of the Attorney General
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- Employment Counseling and litigation Section.
- Landlord Tenant Actions in NJ, Online
- TRTCLE
- Provided CLE on Landlord-tenant actions in New Jersey.
- State Bar of New Jersey # 025112000
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- New Jersey
- New Jersey Courts
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- New York
- New York State Office of Court Administration
- ID Number: 3997285
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- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Landlord Tenant
- Evictions, Housing Discrimination, Landlord Rights, Rent Control, Tenants' Rights
- Collections
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Formation
- Education Law
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination
- Gov & Administrative Law
- Administrative Law
- Civil Rights
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment
- Labor Law -union representation before arbitrators or administrative bodies.
- Armenian: Spoken
- English: Spoken, Written
- Q. my 39 year old son is conspiring with a lawyer to defraud me....the lawyer has my son spying on me to get me out of my h
- A: I am sorry to hear this. Are you the sole owner of the home? Does your son live with you as a tenant and stopped paying rent? If your son does not own the home and does not have any type of lease with you, you could seek to have him removed from your home. However, it is best to consult with an attorney that specializes in this area of law.
- Q. Signed expired purchase agreement on home. Contract states if not signed by seller and accepted by buyer before expirati
- A: This is basic contract law. There are 3 essential elements to a contract. Offer, Acceptance and Consideration. An offer typically has a time limit and if it does not it will be based on a reasonable time. Since there is a time limit on the purchase agreement in question, the offer expires when the time limit has passed. If one of the parties has signed that same agreement, that can be considered a new offer, or counteroffer and the other party would have to accept that new offer by signing it.
Certainly, if both parties are still interested in moving forward with the agreement they can always do so.
- Q. Recently sold my property AS IS buyer cut down trees judge gave me until 15th for my stuff out can I sell the trees
- A: If you sell your house "as is" you are leaving the property to the new owner the way it is with all of its flaws and conditions in conjunction with the terms of your contract of sale. Typically, if you are moving out of house, you take your personal belongings and anything else that was excluded from the sale. Did your attorney craft any clauses in the contract regarding the trees? Have you spoken with the new owner to see if you can take the trees? They may be open to you removing them from the yard, it's a good idea to have a discussion with them or have your attorney or real estate agent do this for you.