Deb’s practice is concentrated primarily in the areas of elder law, guardianship, estate planning and administration. In her 10 years of practice, she has lectured on topics of elder law and estate planning for the NYS Bar Association, businesses and many community groups. She has chaired NYS Bar Association programs relative to elder law and updated the course materials for the NYS Bar Association as well.

The choice of elder law, guardianship, estate planning and administration as her primary areas of practice comes from her desire to help others in her community. She receives satisfaction from solving the very real problems of families and individuals who may be facing nursing home placement, applying for Medicaid or the death or disability of a loved one. Deb also enjoys interacting with people and these practice areas are rich with the opportunity to meet with a variety of people on a daily basis.

In addition to her private practice, Deb has been the Town Attorney for the Town of Amsterdam since October of 1996. An active community volunteer, she served on the Board of Directors of the Amsterdam YMCA from 1997 to 2007 and served as Board President.

Deb is a member of the New York State Bar Association (Trust and Estate and Elder Law Sections), the Schenectady County and Montgomery County Bar Associations and the Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York.

A life long resident of the Capital District, Deb is a graduate of Skidmore College and Albany Law School.