Attorney Profile

Deborah M. Isaacson
CounselDeborah M. Isaacson concentrates her practice on litigating professional liability disputes. Serving as Counsel in the Directors & Officers Liability, Employment & Labor, and Professional Liability Practice Groups, Deborah defends attorneys, insurance agents and brokers, and various professionals in civil litigation. She is also experienced in defending individuals and businesses in employment discrimination and civil rights claims.
While in law school, Deborah served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Herman Cahn of the Supreme Court of the State of New York. Her Note, The Role of Courts in Preventing International Child Abduction, was published in the Cardozo Journal of International & Comparative Law (13 Cardozo J. Int’l & Comp. L. 353 (2005)).
New York Super Lawyers magazine named Deborah as a Rising Star in the Metropolitan New York area for the years 2014-2016. Only 2.5% of the lawyers in New York are named to the Rising Stars list.
Deborah is an avid football fan and loves to cook.
477 Madison Ave.
New York, NY 10022-5843
New York
New Jersey
Court AdmissionsNew Jersey Bankruptcy Court
United States District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
EducationBenjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Juris Doctor
Colgate University, B.A., magna cum laude
Practice Groups
News & Publications
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Bruno and Isaacson Obtain Pre-Answer Dismissal of Legal Malpractice Action
December 14 | 2020 -
U.S. Supreme Court: Title VII Charge-Filing Requirement Is Not Jurisdictional
June 4 | 2019 -
Bruno and Isaacson Obtain Summary Judgment Dismissal of Complaint
May 23 | 2019 -
Bruno and Isaacson Obtain Dismissal of Legal Malpractice Action from Appellate Division
January 4 | 2019 -
Bruno and Isaacson Obtain Pre-Answer Dismissal of Counterclaims
December 3 | 2018 -
Bruno and Isaacson Obtain Pre-Answer Dismissal of Complaint
December 3 | 2018 -
U.S. District Court: Judiciary Law Claim Permissible without Criminal Conviction
May 7 | 2018 -
Use Retainer Agreements to Establish the Limits of Representation
January 23 | 2018 -
Appellate Decision Underscores Lawyers’ Duty to Fulfill Retainer Agreement’s Obligations
January 11 | 2018 -
Contino and Isaacson Secure Pre-Answer Dismissal
December 19 | 2017
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