Meet Debra

Debra Boccardi concentrates her practice on motions and appeals in the firm’s Trucking and Transportation practice group and Appellate practice group. Her expertise in general liability includes transportation, negligence, Labor Law, and premises liability claims.

Debra’s legal career is a blend of private practice and public sector experience. Before joining GVK, she served as a Principal Law Clerk to three Justices of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, where she managed settlement, discovery, and jury charge conferences, along with various civil litigation matters such as negligence, contracts, foreclosure, asbestos, matrimonial issues, Labor Law, adult guardianship and medical malpractice.

In private practice, Debra worked as both an associate and partner at a national insurance defense law firm, where she prepared and argued hundreds of motions and appeals, leading to numerous reported decisions under her prior name. She also has extensive experience analyzing coverage issues related to general liability and specialty risk policies. Debra began her legal career as a court attorney at the Appellate Division, drafting confidential reports for justices on civil and criminal appeals.