Deborah has over two decades of experience representing the rights of injured workers exclusively in workers’ compensation and employment law matters. Deb is Certified as a specialist in the practice of workers’ compensation law by the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Section on Workers’ Compensation Law as authorized by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. She has been a partner with Rocco Law since 2006 and is Of Counsel to McEldrew Young Purtell Merritt. Previous experience includes over a decade representing insurance companies and self insured employers.
Having been raised in a family deeply committed to Union and Laborers, Deborah focuses all her energies on individuals, to secure their rights and benefits, She has consistently obtained substantial awards and settlements for her clients, earning millions in settlements for her clients.
Practice Areas
Workers’ Compensation
Workers’ Compensation Settlements
Third Party Claims
Maintaining Total Temporary Benefits
Permanent Partial Disability Benefits vs. Total Temporary Disability Benefits
Termination, Suspension or Modification of Benefits
Negotiating a Settlement or Lump Sum Award
Social Security Disability and Retirement Benefits
Workplace Accidents
Construction Accidents
Machine Injuries
Slip & Fall Accidents
Motor Vehicle or Car Accidents
Types of Injuries
Neck & Back Injuries
Stress or Repetitive Use Injuries
Disfigurement, Scars or Burns
Nerve or Tendon Injuries
Head Trauma, Neuropsychological Injuries
Psychiatric Injuries
Loss of Use – Hand, Foot, Finger, Eye or Hearing Loss
Types of Compensation
Medical Benefits
Total Temporary Disability Benefits
Partial Permanent Disability Benefits
Specific Loss of Disfigurement Benefits
Death Benefits
Employment Law
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA)
Age Discrimination Employment Act (ADEA)
Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA)
Bar Admissions
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1994
State of New Jersey. 1994
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1994
U.S. District Court of New Jersey, 1994
U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1995
Education
Widener University School of Law, J.D., 1994
Pennsylvania State University, B.S, Major: Business Administration, 1991
