Debra P. Fourlas

Of Counsel

Co-Chair, Appellate and Post Trial

Harrisburg, PA

100 Pine Street, PO Box 1166 | Harrisburg, PA 17108-1166

T 717.237.5201

F 717.260.1692

News / Publications

Appellate Advocate

IN THIS ISSUE: Did You Know? Obscure Appellate Quirks l Recent Appellate Decision: What kind of “breakdown” in court operations will toll the appeal deadline?
Appellate Advocate

Post-Trial Motion Requirements – The Saga Continues
Appellate Advocate

IN THIS ISSUE: What Is “Hypothetical Jurisdiction” Over An Appeal? l Amendments To The Federal Appellate Rules Increase Scrutiny of Amicus Briefs l Pennsylvania Supreme Court Allows Amicus Briefs On Certification Questions l Pennsylvania Superior Court Formalizes Mediation Procedures
Appellate Advocate

IN THIS ISSUE: Obtaining Counsel Fees For Defending An Appeal l Should An Appellee File A Conditional Cross-Appeal To Preserve An Issue? l One Hour Legal Seminar Available Upon Request
Appellate Advocate

IN THIS ISSUE: Commonwealth v. Gravel, Rule 1925(b) Extensions, and Incomplete Records l Certification of State Law Issues From Federal Courts in Pennsylvania to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Appellate Advocate

IN THIS ISSUE: Appellate Rule Amendment: Statement of Questions Involved | Land Use Appeal Bonds: Swords And Shields for Landowners
Appellate Advocate

IN THIS ISSUE: What’s New in the Pennsylvania Appellate Courts? | “Post-Trial” Motions in Civil Proceedings | Did You Know?: The “Extraordinary” Powers of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania | Book Review: The Nine: Inside The Secret World of the Supreme Court by Jeffrey Toobin | Superior Court Affirms Jury Verdict for MWN Client
Appellate Advocate

IN THIS ISSUE: When Should You Take an Appeal? | Pre- and Post-Judgment Interest | How to be a Friend of the Court | About the MWN Appellate & Post-Trial Practice
Litigation

IN THIS ISSUE: Non-Attorney Representatives Before Unemployment Compensation Referees Are Not Engaged in the Practice of Law | Controlled Litigation Hold: The First Step in Reasonable, Practical and Cost-Effective Preservation of Evidence | Early Mediation: Saving Time and Expense While Increasing Satisfaction | Other Notes of Interest

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Education

Dickinson College, B.A., 1976, magna cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa
Dickinson School of Law, J.D., 1991, magna cum laude; Woolsack Honor SocietyAppellate Moot Court Board; Dickinson Law Review Associate Editor

Bar Admissions

Pennsylvania, 1991

Court Admissions

PA Supreme Court, 1991
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1992
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1998
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1998
U.S. Supreme Court, 2005

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