Deborah is an experienced trial and appellate lawyer who is known for her zealous advocacy, meticulous preparation and unwavering commitment to clients. She has won a substantial number of jury acquittals, helped clients to avoid indictment and convinced prosecutors to reduce or dismiss pending criminal charges. She routinely achieves favorable sentencing outcomes, including probationary sentences in cases authorizing incarceration.

Deborah’s white-collar experience includes accusations of insider trading, securities and wire fraud, money laundering and health care fraud. In the criminal sphere, she represents clients charged with racketeering, terrorism offenses and capital and violent crimes. She also handles sensitive matters involving federal and state grand jury proceedings and investigations conducted by government agencies.

Prior to founding Moskowitz Colson Ginsberg & Schulman, Deborah was the principal of Colson Law PLLC. From 2001–2006, she was an Assistant Federal Defender in the Eastern District of New York where she served as lead counsel on hundreds of federal criminal cases. She also worked in the Law & Security Department at Human Rights First where she managed the organization’s Guantanamo monitoring program and spoke and wrote frequently on issues related to terrorism and national security.