Debra Andrea Jensen
Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Middle District of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Third Circuit Court of Appeals
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.â€