Deborah Murrell Whelihan has joined Vorys as a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. She has practiced law for more than 35 years and has significant jury trial and bench trial and appellate experience, which includes more than 30 reported appellate opinions from the D.C. and Maryland federal and state courts.
Whelihan has a complex and diverse litigation and professional liability practice, stemming from her decades of handling insurance defense and insurance coverage matters.
“Debbie is widely respected by both lawyers and judges. In addition, she has a vast and varied professional liability practice,” said Joe Miller, chair of the Vorys litigation group. “We’re glad she’s decided to join our firm and will expand the capabilities that we can offer to our clients.”
Whelihan defends lawyers, accountants, attorneys, insurance brokers and agencies, physicians, social workers and real estate professionals. Whelihan has represented numerous attorneys before the Maryland Attorney Grievance Commission, the District of Columbia Board of Professional Responsibility and Bar Counsel, and the Virginia State Bar. She also represents employers before the U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission, the Maryland Human Relations Civil Rights Commissions, the Office of Human Rights of the District of Columbia, and the Virginia Human Rights Commissions. In addition, Whelihan represents physicians before the Physician Board of Quality Insurance and health care...
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