Over the course of her wide-ranging federal and state government and judicial career, Deb has garnered substantial experience trying, supervising, directing, and presiding over all manner of disputes and investigations.

Deb served as a Judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey. During her tenure, she presided over hundreds of cases and scores of trials involving criminal and juvenile prosecutions as well as family-related matters.

Before her gubernatorial appointment to the bench, Deb served in high-level positions with state and federal government offices. As the Chief of the Commercial Crimes Unit for the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey, Deb supervised white-collar prosecutions, financial fraud, and computer intrusion crimes. Deb’s success in handling complex financial crime investigations as well as her years prosecuting public corruption offenses led to her appointment as the Assistant Chief of the Fraud Section at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. Deb oversaw federal prosecutions brought nationwide under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and represented the United States abroad at international anti-bribery conventions.

After her tenure at DOJ, Deb was appointed by the New Jersey Attorney General as the Director of the Division of Criminal Justice for the State of New Jersey, the state’s leading criminal investigation and prosecution agency. As Division Director, she oversaw a staff of over 400 detectives, prosecutors, civil investigators, and support staff, directing criminal investigations and prosecutions statewide.

Deb also possesses significant executive and policy experience, having been appointed by the New Jersey Governor to lead the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey as its Deputy Executive Director, where she supervised the work of thousands of employees and the business lines for the bi-state airports, bridges, tunnels, ports, terminals, and real estate, and oversaw operating and capital budgets in the billions of dollars. She directed strategic initiatives and implemented policy as the Policy Chief and Cabinet Liaison for then-Governor Chris Christie and has supervised the more than 50 independent state authorities as the Director of the Governor’s Authorities Unit and senior staff member in the Office of the Governor.

Deb began her legal career as an associate litigator with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom LLP in New York City, before serving as a judicial clerk for United States District Judge Alfred James Lechner, Jr., in the District of New Jersey.

• Successfully represented a federal defendant charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering, bank fraud, and passport fraud. Despite an advisory guideline range yielding 168 months, secured a substantial downward variance at sentencing resulting in a sentence of 9 months’ time served and one year of supervised release.
• Successfully represented a client in an U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission civil enforcement investigation alleging insider trading violations, negotiating a favorable settlement that resolved the matter and avoided parallel federal criminal charges.
• Represented physician client in negotiating and reviewing an employment services agreement with a major Atlanta hospital network, including strategic counsel regarding compensation structure, contractual obligations, restrictive covenants, and potential civil claims arising from partner conduct that jeopardized the client’s existing employer relationship.
• Served as independent hearing officer for a New Jersey municipality in an employee dispute involving the retirement of a senior police executive, overseeing evidentiary proceedings, and providing impartial findings and recommendations on sensitive employment and administrative issues.
• Represented New Jersey county in responding to document and information requests relating to investigation conducted by the New Jersey Office of the State Comptroller, including strategic counsel concerning governmental compliance, document production, and investigative response obligations.
• Secured entry into New Jersey Pretrial Intervention (PTI) program and ultimately obtained full dismissal of charges filed against a college student-athlete charged with 2nd degree Unlawful Possession of a Handgun and other ammunition-related counts in New Jersey Superior Court.
• Successfully represented New Jersey client in a high-exposure criminal matter charged in New Jersey Superior Court, securing a negotiated non-custodial resolution through strategic advocacy, pretrial negotiations, and mitigation-focused representation.
• Successfully represented a domestic violence victim in obtaining a Final Restraining Order (FRO) following a contested merits trial in the New Jersey Superior Court, Chancery Division, Family Part, and subsequently served as victim’s counsel and advocate in related criminal proceedings against the offender, ensuring coordinated protection of the client’s safety and legal interests across parallel matters.
• Represented client in the review and negotiation of an employment services agreement and related benefits documentation in connection with prospective employment at a New York-based craft beverage distribution company; provided strategic counsel to assess contractual terms, compensation structure, and long-term employment considerations.
• Successfully represented both individual and corporate clients in a high-stakes investigation conducted by the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, Division of Criminal Justice, involving allegations of theft by deception and environmental regulatory offenses; secured a non-custodial resolution with a probationary term for the individual client and obtained dismissal of all charges against the organization.
• Successfully defended clients in civil action filed in the Chancery Division of the New Jersey Superior Court which sought declaratory and injunctive relief seeking the transfer of client’s ownership in a residential property. Through strategic litigation and settlement negotiations, secured a complete resolution of all claims, including a six-figure settlement in favor of the clients.
• Successfully negotiated a favorable federal sentencing resolution in the nation’s first prosecution under the new “Protecting Lawful Streaming Act” (PLSA) that went into effect in 2021, obtaining a one-year sentence on behalf of client.

• Obtained full dismissal of federal narcotics-related charges brought in 2023 against client in the District of New Jersey.
• Successfully negotiated pretrial intervention (PTI) resolution for an out-of-state client charged by the State of New Jersey with 2nd degree Graves Act Firearms offenses.
• Obtained successful rulings at both New Jersey Supreme Court and New Jersey Appellate Division, affirming the lower court’s dismissal decision in American Civil Liberties Union v. New Jersey County Prosecutors Association of New Jersey, 257 N.J. 87 (2024) on behalf of the County Prosecutors Association of New Jersey (CPANJ). The Supreme Court issued a precedential Open Public Records Act (OPRA) opinion deciding a case of first impression, holding that CPANJ is not a public agency under OPRA or subject to the common law right of access.
• Represented two unrelated multinational companies to conduct compliance reviews when such companies were the focus of state investigative and regulatory agencies.
• Secured favorable criminal sentencing outcome in the District Court for the District of Columbia for an attorney charged with conduct stemming from the events at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
• Negotiated with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission and the United States Department of Justice in relation to securing alternative dispositions for alleged insider trading and securities fraud.
• Secured favorable criminal sentencing outcomes for a multitude of criminal defendants charged with federal crimes in the District of New Jersey, the District of South Carolina, and the District of Columbia in matters involving, among other things, the January 6, 2021 incident at the U.S. Capital Building; offenses involving financial fraud, conspiracy, money laundering and various narcotics and violent crimes.
• Successfully negotiated a favorable criminal disposition of an individual charged with securities fraud and theft offenses in New Jersey and simultaneously brought a plaintiff’s action against a gambling institution as alleged facilitators of the underlying criminal conduct.
• Successfully represented Solute, Inc., a prominent defense technology and engineering firm, in its multi-million dollar acquisition by Sigma Defense LLC, a portfolio company of Sagewind Capital.
• Successfully represented a foreign-based corporation with a presence in the United States in matters concerning the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and alleged violations of federal securities laws.
• Successfully advised a multinational corporation concerning federal securities laws and the possibility of their application to cryptocurrency.
• Drafted employee handbooks, compliance best practices and ethics policies for multiple professional baseball teams.
• Represented a not-for-profit corporation in connection with law enforcement investigations in New Jersey and simultaneously worked with client to strengthen the corporation’s internal controls, compliance practices and training tools.
• Represented individuals and families in connection with school disciplinary proceedings in both Monmouth County, New Jersey and Charleston, South Carolina, and successfully secured relief for families of victims of HIB and separately for individuals wrongfully suspended from school.
• Represented corporate, governmental, and individual witnesses in connection with inquiries by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the New Jersey State Police, the New Jersey Comptroller and other investigative bodies.
• Successfully defended a public official publicly named as a defendant in a civil defamation action resulting in a mutual dismissal of all claims, with no liability attaching to our client.