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Deb Graceffa, Esq.
Graceffa Law https://graceffalaw.com/deb-graceffa/
About The Lecturer
Before practicing law, Deb Graceffa, Esq. founded multiple businesses, including working as a real estate broker and developer. She started her first “business” at age 7 when she bought a giant bag of candy bars at the local corner store before school started, and resold them at school during the day, doubling her initial investment. While her teachers certainly didn’t appreciate her side hustle, it launched her thinking about how to creatively resolve problems...she wanted a jacket her parents wouldn’t buy for her, so she bought it for herself with her candy sale proceeds.
After a number of successful business ventures, Deb launched her legal career over 18 years ago, practicing in the arenas of civil litigation, real estate litigation and real estate transactions. As an attorney, she represented all sides of thousands of disputes, gaining a balanced, 360-degree view of how to resolve legal problems. Deb’s combined business and legal experience gave her a unique background to tackle and creatively resolve disputes.
Over the years as a litigator, Deb recognized that there was a growing and dire need for a new breed of dispute resolution that involved more than shuttle diplomacy, old-school scare tactics by retired judges and scorched-earth litigation. To that end, she founded the Graceffa Dispute Resolution Center to offer a more modern and consultative approach to dispute resolution.
Life outside of Graceffa Law
Deb Graceffa plays ice hockey, cycles and and takes thousands of photographs hoping to land one or two good ones.
Practice Area(s)
Business and Corporation
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Education
J.D., University of San Francisco School of Law
B.A., Mills College
