DEBORAH PETITO
Principal
Offit Kurman
With more than 38 years of experience, Offit Kurman’s Debbie Petito is a battle-tested and skilled trial lawyer, focusing on employment defense and litigation. Petito represents companies, non-profit organizations and individual clients in all types of employment litigation matters, including discrimination, harassment, and wage and hour. In her day-to-day role, Petito advises and counsels employers on navigating thorny employment laws and making the best of bad situations.
Whether she is advising on employee leave laws or supporting the C-suite through employee exits, Petito’s main goal is to help her clients understand and focus on the human angle of business‚ where a more sensitive approach can often stave off costly litigation. In her client advisor role, Petito leverages her ability to connect with people to conduct numerous workplace investigations. Petito has conducted well over 100 investigations in her career, resolving employment disputes before they turn into time-consuming and costly litigation.
