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Debbie is a New Mexico native and has been at the firm for her entire professional career. Debbie practices in the areas of white collar criminal defense, civil rights and general commercial litigation. In addition, she has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in False Claims Act cases.
Debbie is very active in the community, presently serving on the Board of Homeward Bound and Arizona Town Hall and as a Life Member of the Fiesta Bowl Committee. She is also very active in Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice, the membership organization of Arizona's criminal defense lawyers. Debbie has two grown daughters (and a son-in-law), all of whom live in Portland, Oregon.
Education
J.D., magna cum laude, University of New Mexico, 1988; New Mexico Law Review, Editor-in-Chief, 1987-1988; Order of the Coif
B.A., cum laude, University of New Mexico, 1975
Practice Areas
Civil Rights and False Claims Act Litigation
Criminal Defense
Litigation
Bar Admissions
New Mexico, 1989
Arizona, 1988
Court Admissions
New Mexico Supreme Court, 1989
U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 1988
Arizona Supreme Court, 1988
Professional Activities
Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice, 2005, Chairman, Membership Services Committee, 2006- , Member, Long Range Planning Committee, 2006
State Bar of Arizona, Convention Committee, 2006-2007, Task Force on Access to Justice, 2002-2004, Civil Practice and Procedure Committee, 2000-2004, Peer Review Committee, 1996-2003, Professionalism Committee, 1992-1993
Arizona Foundation for Legal Services and Education (formerly Arizona Bar Foundation), Board of Directors, 1997-2004, President, 2003
Maricopa County Bar Association, Modest Means Panel, 1994-1995, Trial By Jury Committee, Chair, 1991-1993, Professionalism Committee, Chair, 1991-1992
Maricopa County Bar Foundation, Board of Directors, 1992-1995
Thurgood Marshall Inn of Court, 1992-1995
Federal Bar Association, Member, 2000
American Judicature Society, 1994
Arizona Association of Health Care Lawyers, 1991-2005
Arizona Women Lawyers Association, Member, 1988
Community Activities
Keogh Health Foundation, Board of Directors, 2007
Social Venture Partners of Arizona, Partner, 2007
Arizona Town Hall, Board of Directors, 2006- , Conference on Healthcare, Panel Chair, May 2007, Conference on Higher Education, Panel Chair, May 2000, Training Committee, 1991-1995, Conference on the Environment, Recorder, October 1991
Fiesta Bowl Committee, Member, 2001-2006, Life Member 2007
Homeward Bound, Chairman, Board of Directors, 1996-1997, President, Board of Directors, 1995-1996, Board of Directors, 1994-2000, Board of Trustees, 1991-1994, 2004
Arizona Coalition for Tomorrow, 1995-1998, Board of Directors, 1997-1998
Valley Leadership, Class XVI Graduate, 1994-1995, Member 1995
Alliance Linking Poverty and Homeless Agencies, Board of Directors, 1997-1998
Hacienda de Los Angeles, Board of Directors, 1991-1992
Publications and Presentations
Education for Democracy in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Arizona Attorney, May 2002
Aiding the Incarcerated: A Hard Job Made Better, Litigation, Winter 2000, Vol. 26., No. 2 (co-author)
Aryan Brother's Legacy is Safer Prison System, The Arizona Republic, February 6, 2000 (co-author)
Prisons Lack Commitment to Safety, The Arizona Republic, April 12, 1998 (co-author)
The Antitrust Implications of Boycotts by Health Care Professionals, American Journal of Law & Medicine 221, Administrative Law, 19 N.M.L. Rev. 579 (1989) (co-author) |
