The good lawyer is not the man who has an eye to every side and angle of contingency, and qualifies all his qualifications, but who throws himself on your part so heartily, that he can get you out of a scrape.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Attorney Profile
Debra L. Wabnik
- Partner
- phone (516) 357-8100
- fax (516) 357-8112
- email dwabnik@sjslaw.com
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Debra Wabnik is a partner at Simmons, Jannace & Stagg, LLP. She represents clients in federal and state courts in New York and New Jersey, as well as federal courts in Connecticut. She also represents clients in administrative forums such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the New York State Division of Human Rights. Debra has handled numerous appellate matters before the Appellate Division, First and Second Departments. Her practice areas include employment discrimination, Uniform Commercial Code, Truth in Lending, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, and banking and credit card litigation.
Debra is a graduate of Hofstra University of Law, where she was a member of the Labor Law Journal and Editor of the Entertainment Law Digest. She received her undergraduate degree from the State University of New York at Binghamton, where she graduated with honors.
Debra's reported cases at Simmons, Jannace & Stagg include Kurz v. Chase Manhattan Bank, 324 F.Supp.2d 444 (S.D.N.Y. 2004); DePierro v. Bank of New York, 308 A. D.2d 430, 764 N.Y.S.2d 208 (2d Dep't 2003); Charles & Boudin v. Meyer, 307 A.D.2d 272, 762 N.Y.S.2d 421 (2d Dep't 2003); Beaumont v. Citibank, N.A., 21 WL 1488153 (S.D.N.Y. 2001 ); Doremus v. Town of Oyster Bay, 274 A.D.2d 390, 711 N.Y.S.2d 443 (2d Dep't 2000); Delvecchio v. Bayside Chrysler Plymouth Jeep Eagle, 271 A.D.2d 636, 706 N.Y.S.2d 724 (2d Dep't 2000); Neama v. Town of Babylon, 266 A.D.2d 364, 698 N.Y .S.2d 163 (2d Dep't 1999); Moawad v. Rx Place, 1999 WL 342759 (E.D.N.Y 1999); Mouradian v. Astoria Federal Sav. and Loan, 91 N.Y.2d 124, 667 N.Y.S.2d 340 (1997); and Alfie's Original Souliers, Inc. v. Fleet Bank, 1996 WL 263004 (S.D.N.Y. 1996). She is a member of the New York and New Jersey bars.
In her free time, Debra enjoys gardening, volunteer work and household projects.
- Areas Of Practice
- Commercial Litigation
- General Litigation
- Banking Litigation
- Employment Litigation
- Appellate Practice
- Education
- Hofstra University School of Law, Hempstead, New York, 1993 J.D.
- Member, Hofstra Labor Law Journal
- Editor, Hofstra Entertainment Law Digest
- State University of New York at Binghamton, B.S., 1990