DEBORAH SAMPIERI CORBISHLEY

Deborah Sampieri Corbishley earned her B.A. with honors from Rutgers University and her J.D., with high honors, from Rutgers University School of Law – Camden. At Rutgers, she served as a research editor on the Rutgers Law Journal. For the Florida Bar, she wrote, “Attorney Liability in the Securities Context,” Professional Liability of Lawyers in Florida and co-authored, “Jury Instructions for Business Litigation,” Business Litigation in Florida. In addition, she served as an instructor at the University of Miami School of Law. Deborah interned to the Honorable Dolores K. Sloviter, U.S. Circuit Judge, U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals. She has been admitted to the bar in Florida and New Jersey; the U.S. District Courts, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida and the District of New Jersey; and the U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

• Legal Malpractice Defense
• Commercial Torts
• Breach of Contract

• Rutgers University School of Law, J.D., with high honors, 1984
• Rutgers University, B.A., with honors, 1981

• Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation, 2010 – present
• AV^® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated^SM by Martindale-Hubbell^®
• South Florida Legal Guide, Top Lawyers, Corporate and Business Litigation, Legal Malpractice – Defense, 2005 – present

• Florida, 1986
• New Jersey, 1987
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 1986
• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, 1987
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 1986
• U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1987

• The Florida Bar
  • Business Law Section, Member
  • Trial Lawyers Section, Member
• American Bar Association, Member
• Dade County Bar Association, Member

• Research Editor, Rutgers Law Journal
• Author: “Attorney Liability in the Securities Context,” Professional Liability of Lawyers in Florida, The Florida Bar, 1989
• Co-Author: “Jury Instructions for Business Litigation,” Business Litigation in Florida, The Florida Bar, 1989

• Intern to the Honorable Dolores K. Sloviter, U.S. Circuit Judge, U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals, 1983–1984

• Instructor, University of Miami School of Law, 1984–1986

• August 20, 2018 – 10 Kenny Nachwalter Attorneys Recognized in the Best Lawyers in America^© 2019 and 4 Selected “Lawyer of the Year” 

• April 23, 2018 – Richard H. Critchlow and Deborah S. Corbishley Speak at Legal Malpractice & Professional Liability Roundtable Presented by MIAMILAW
• January 15, 2018 – South Florida Legal Guide Recognizes Kenny Nachwalter As A “Top Law Firm” And 6 Attorneys As “Top Lawyers” In The 2018 South Florida Legal Guide
• August 15, 2017 – 10 Kenny Nachwalter Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2018 and 4 Selected “Lawyer of the Year”

• January 9, 2017 – Kenny Nachwalter, P.A. Recognized as a Top Law Firm and 7 Attorneys as Top Lawyers in the 2017 South Florida Legal Guide