Debra Andrea Jensen
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Debra Andrea Jensen
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.”
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
Fees
- Free Consultation
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Languages
Professional Experience
Arbitrator Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas
Year: Current
Description: Debra Jensen served as an arbitrator for the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.
Senior Partner/Managing Partner Galfand Berger LLP
Year: Current
Description: 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.
Professional Associations
Pennslyvania Association for Justice Member (Current)
American Association of Justice Member (Current)
National Employment Lawyers Association Member (Current)
Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association Member (Current)
Philadelphia Bar Association Member (Current)
Pennsylvania State Bar Member (Current)
Awards
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Best Attorneys In America
Rue Ratings 2015.0
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Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Super Lawyers
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Top 100 Trial Lawyers
The National Trial Lawyers
Education
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Temple University B.A.
Year: 1976
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Temple University J.D. (1980) | Law
Year: 1980
Honors: Graduated with Honors
Websites
http://www.galfandberger.com/
Galfand Berger LLP
Reading Offices
29 North Sixth Street, Reading, PA 19601
(610) 376-3292
Allentown/Bethlehem
3477 Corporate Parkway, Suite100, Center Valley, PA 18034
USW Local 6996 Hall
1251 North Front Street, Reading, PA 19601
(484) 577-4365
Philadelphia Office
1835 Market Street, Suite 2710, Philadelphia, PA 19103