Debra Kradjian Stephans

Debra Kradjian Stephans brings over twenty years of legal expertise in New Jersey, offering tailored guidance and professionalism to her clients. Her practice primarily focuses on residential and commercial real estate transactions, covering everything from contract negotiation to closing. Debra also addresses leasing issues, landlord-tenant disputes, and assists tenants in recovering security deposits.

In addition to her real estate work, Debra provides comprehensive legal support to businesses. Her services include contract management, compliance, workplace investigations, and policy development. She represents clients in employee disciplinary actions, labor arbitrations, union grievances, and discrimination claims. Debra is adept at handling Equal Employment Opportunity Commission statements, New Jersey Division of Civil Rights cases, unemployment claims, and wrongful termination cases. Her experience extends to representing school boards in employment matters.

Debra is an adjunct professor at Berkeley College, where she teaches legal and justice studies. She obtained her Juris Doctorate from the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Seton Hall University. During law school, she interned for the late Hon. Bruce A. Gaeta, J.S.C., and completed a clerkship at the Bergen County Superior Court of New Jersey. She also clerked for the late Hon. Sybil R. Moses, A.J.S.C., and the late Hon. Charles J. Walsh, J.S.C.

Before founding her own practice, Debra served as a deputy attorney general for the State of New Jersey, Department of Law & Public Safety, Division of Law, focusing on employment and labor matters. She also gained valuable experience at a boutique law firm and as corporate counsel for Benjamin Moore & Co. in their labor and employment group.