Debra A. Jensen

About

Debra Jensen has been selected multiple times to the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers’ list, is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, a Senior Partner, and Galfand Berger's former Managing Partner.

Debra served as a Galfand Berger LLP Managing Partner for an extraordinary 25 years - one of only three women managing attorneys in Philadelphia at the time. During her tenure, she contributed to some of the firm’s biggest successes, including serving thousands of clients, setting dozens of legal precedents, and establishing hundreds of millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts. Debra was also instrumental in securing numerous favorable decisions argued before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

Debra has achieved significant results for her clients in the area of medical malpractice law, products liability, and personal injury. She represents individuals and families who suffered catastrophic losses as a result of medical mistakes, workplace accidents, or through defective equipment and machinery.

A Fellow in Temple University's Academy of Advocacy, Debra practices in the area of Medical Malpractice, Products Liability and Personal Injury. She graduated with honors from Temple University School of Law where she earned her Juris Doctorate degree and also earned her Bachelor's degree with honors from Temple University.

Debra has been admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, the United States District Court, Eastern and Middle Districts, The Superior Court of Pennsylvania and the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. She has served as an Arbitrator for the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas and is a member of the Philadelphia Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Bar Association, Pennsylvania Association for Justice (PaAJ), and the American Association for Justice (AAJ).

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 is a frequent lecturer on subjects including nursing home abuse, workers’ compensation, products liability, personal injury, and medical malpractice. She is also a contributing author to the firm's well-known publications "Workers' Rights to Workers' Compensation" and "Injured on the Job".

In 2019, The Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania appointed Debra as a Hearing Committee Member.  She joins a group of distinguished attorneys who serve an important role in the governance and discipline of Pennsylvania attorneys.