Ms Debra L Runbeck

About Ms Debra L Runbeck

<p>Originally from Chicago, Illinois, Debra Runbeck has been living in Arizona since 1976 (almost a native!). She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Northern Arizona University with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. Her extracurricular activities included playing piano with a jazz combo and singing with a Renaissance choir. She worked as a Deputy Sheriff before deciding to attend law school. Her Juris Doctor was earned with honors at Arizona State University in 1988. During and after law school, she continued working as a reserve game ranger for many years with Arizona Game and Fish Department.</p> <p>Debra began her legal career with Fennemore Craig in 1988 where she practiced in numerous areas of the law including medical malpractice defense, personal injury, product liability defense, landlord/tenant, workers&rsquo; compensation and collections. She is a Certified Specialist in Workers&rsquo; Compensation and has been practicing in that area since approximately 1990. Although she has represented carriers, self-insureds and applicants, her practice has been focused on representing applicants since 1994. She is a past chair and current member of the Workers&rsquo; Compensation Advisory Commission, a past co-chair of the Workers&rsquo; Compensation Section of the State Bar, an active member of the Continuing Legal Education Committee of the Workers&rsquo; Compensation Section and a member and past president of the Arizona Association of Lawyers for Injured Workers. Governor Hull appointed Debra as a member of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Board in December 1999 and Governor Napolitano appointed her to the Structural Pest Control Commission in 2003. She has also served as a Judge Pro Tempore with the Maricopa County Superior Court for the purpose of conducting settlement conferences.</p> <p>Debra&rsquo;s leisure time is spent mostly with her husband, Craig, and her two beautiful daughters. They enjoy music, horseback riding and traveling.</p>

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• Law School: Arizona State

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