Overview
Debbie Green focuses her practice on commercial disputes and appeals. She represents clients in litigation matters in certain key areas, such as bankruptcy, insurance coverage and bad faith, antitrust and general commercial litigation. She also frequently represents company management and senior executives and assists with securities and financial fraud, breach of contract and other matters.
Debbie’s industry depth includes hotels, financial services, public relations, health care, insurance products and vacation resorts. Many of her clients are primarily based in Texas, but she also represents healthcare and insurance clients throughout the United States. Known by clients and her team as responsive, creative and independent, Debbie is viewed as a lawyer who has a vision about what the client needs and can run with it.
Professional Affiliations
- Member, State Bar of Texas
- Member, New York State Bar Association
Community Involvement
- Mentor, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
- Member, Children's Advocacy Center of Collin County
- Board of Directors
- Member, Dallas Challenge, Inc. (2015-2017)
- Financial Development Committee Chair
- Vice Chair of Board of Directors
- Member, Leadership Arts Institute (2013-2014)
- Business Council for the Arts
Education
- J.D., Yale Law School (2004)
- John M. Olin Fellow (Law and Economics: 2001-2004)
- Finalist, Barrister’s Union (Spring 2002)
- Co-Director and Teacher, StreetLaw
- Student Director and Supervisor, Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization (2002-2004)
- Student Attorney, Landlord-Tenant Clinic, Community Lawyering Clinic
- B.A., Carleton College (2001), cum laude
- Economics
- Recipient, The Dave Okada Memorial Prize in the Social Sciences
Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (2014)
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas (2014)
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York (2007)
- Texas (2007)
- New York (2005)