Deborah Marcuse - La Jolla, CA
Attorney at Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight, LLP
Discrimination and Harassment Lawyers in La Jolla, CA
7911 Herschel Avenue Suite 300 La Jolla, CA 92037
- Free Consultation
La Jolla Discrimination and Harassment Lawyer
Updated: 10/06/2026
Areas of Practice
- Discrimination and Harassment
- Whistleblower and Qui Tam
- Financial Mismanagement and ERISA Litigation
- Asian American Litigation and Finance
- Executive Representation
- Sexual Violence, Title IX, And Victims’ Rights
- Wage Theft And Overtime Violations
- Trial and Appellate Practice
- Other Public Interest Litigation
Attorney Information
Awards and Honors
Honors
- 2022 Maryland Daily Record and Maryland State Bar Association Leader in Law Honoree – Leadership in Law
- 2021 Benchmark Litigation Labor & Employment Star – Northeast in the practice area of Labor & Employment
- 2021 Benchmark Inaugural Top 20 Labor and Employment Litigators List
- 2021 National Law Journal Plaintiffs’ Lawyer Trailblazers
- National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers in Maryland
- Profiles in Diversity Journal 2021 Women Worth Watching in Leadership Award
- 2021 Elite Trial Lawyers’ Elite Women of the Plaintiffs Bar
- 2020 Benchmark Litigation Labor & Employment Star - Northeast in the practice area of Labor & Employment
- 2019 Law360 Employment MVP
- 2019-21 Lawdragon 500 Plaintiff Employment Lawyer
- 2019 Benchmark Litigation Labor & Employment Star - Northeast in the practice area of Labor & Employment
- 2018 Benchmark Litigation Labor & Employment Star - Northeast in the practice area of Labor & Employment
- American Bar Foundation Fellow
- 2020 Lawyer of Distinction
- Maryland Rising Star Super Lawyer, 2018
Education
Legal Education
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Yale Law School, New Haven, Connecticut, 2008
J.D
Honors: Student Director, Prison Legal Services Clinic – Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization, Yale Law School
Honors: Complex Federal Litigation Clinic – Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization, Yale Law School
Honors: Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic – Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization, Yale Law School
Non Legal Education
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Yale University, 1987
B.A. -
Duke University, 2005
Ph.D
Current Employment Position(s)
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Partner
Representative Cases
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Dartmouth College Gender Discrimination/Title IX Class Action
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Cushman & Wakefield Gender and Race Discrimination Suit
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Maryland Unconstitutional Immigration Detention Class Action
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Nagan Construction, Inc. False Claims Act Lawsuit – $831,000 Settlement
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Maria Sicola v. Cushman & Wakefield, Inc.
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Merck Gender Pay, Promotion and Pregnancy Discrimination Class Action
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Forest Laboratories Gender Discrimination Class Action – $4 Million Settlement
Bar Admissions
- Connecticut, 2008
- New York, 2010
Other Affiliations
- American Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section
- National Employment Lawyers’ Association (Co-Chair, Class Action Practice Group)
- Fellow of the American Bar Association
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Contact
7911 Herschel Avenue
Suite 300
La Jolla, CA 92037
Phone Number: 888-681-5583
Fax Number: 646-402-5651
Email: Send a message
Website: https://sanfordheisler.com/
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