Debora Simon Pacholder Associate 3460 One Houston Center 1221 McKinney Street Houston, Texas 77010-2009 Phone: 713 655-1101 Fax: 713 655-0062 email: dpacholder@azalaw.com * EDUCATION University of Texas at Austin (Bachelor of Journalism with Honors, 1989) University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1992) HONORS & DISTINCTIONS Semifinalist, John Black Moot Court Competition Phi Delta Phi Academic Fraternity PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals District Courts for the Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas State Bar of Texas Houston Bar Association, Lawyers for Literacy Committee, 2002 - Co-Chair, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers Employment Law Committee, spring 1999-2000 Debora represents both plaintiffs and defendants in various types of complex litigation. She has won summary judgments and obtained dismissals for defendants in commercial, employment, multi-party product liability and toxic tort litigation. She has successfully: represented commercial landlords in eviction proceedings and in negotiating favorable settlements; obtained the appointment of a receivership in commercial litigation; represented employers in state and federal courts in actions arising from Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and Family Medical Leave Act; prepared employment agreements, manuals and policies for employers including sexual harassment and disciplinary policies, confidentiality agreements and covenants not to compete; drafted insurance coverage opinions and declaratory judgment actions; and litigated personal injury cases to verdict. * Internet mail is not fully secure or private. Therefore, please do not transmit confidential information via Internet mail. Transmission of information is not intended to and does not create an attorney-client relationship. Please do not assume that your communications sent using Internet mail are privileged or confidential. Please do not send Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Anaipakos any confidential information via the Internet without previously consulting one of our attorneys. **Nothing on this web page is intended to represent that Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Anaipakos currently represents any particular clients mentioned because matters and client relationships naturally terminate from time to time. ***Ms. Pacholder is not certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. © 2006 Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Anaipakos. All rights reserved