DEBRA A. JENKS

Partner

djenks@schwedmcginley.com
Office (561) 694-0070
Facsimile (561) 694-0057

11376 North Jog Road
Suite 101
Palm Beach Gardens, FL.  33418

Practice Areas:

• Securities Litigation, Arbitration, and Regulation
• Professional Liability and Employment Litigation
• Business and Commercial Litigation
• Representation of Petroleum Marketers

Admissions:

• Oregon Bar, 1983
• Florida Bar, 1985
• Washington State, 1986
• Admitted to practice in the U.S. Federal District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida; District of Oregon;
  United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Bar Associations and Other Memberships:

• Florida Bar, Palm Beach County Bar Association; Oregon and Washington Bar Associations (inactive status)

Activities, Leadership Positions:

• President Elect for 2008-2009, North County Section of the Palm Beach County Bar Association
• Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, Compliance & Legal Division

Education:

• Lewis & Clark Law School
  Portland, Oregon
  J.D., 1983


• New College
  Sarasota, Florida
  B.A. in Economics, 1980

Honors and Activities:

• Honors Recipient, Legal Research, Writing and Reasoning, 1980-81.


• Legal Extern, The Honorable Owen M. Panner, U.S. Federal District Court, District of Oregon, Portland, Oregon, 1981-82; and for The Honorable Otto R. Skopil, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, Portland, Oregon, 1982-83


• Alternative Dispute Resolution Training, American Arbitration Association ("AAA") and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA")

Ms. Jenks is a native Floridian.  She represents parties in retail and institutional securities litigation and arbitration, in regulatory matters concerning securities, in securities-related employment disputes, and in insurance-related matters.  Ms. Jenks represents parties in complex federal and state court litigation, as well as in arbitration. Ms. Jenks practiced in West Palm Beach, Florida, Miami, Florida, and Portland, Oregon, in the areas of insurance coverage disputes, general commercial litigation, and maritime law.

Ms Jenks received an AV Rating in Martindale-Hubbell in 2003.

Ms. Jenks serves as a commercial, neutral arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”), as industry arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA"), and as a public arbitrator for the National Futures Association (“NFA”).  Ms. Jenks is also a court approved arbitrator for the 15th Judicial Circuit in and for Palm Beach County, Florida.

Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell Ratings fall into two categories - legal ability and general ethical standards.