About Deborah Hadwen

Deborah Hadwen is a personal injury attorney at Berg Injury Lawyers. Before law school she served on active duty in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1989 to 1993. She earned her B.A. from Smith College in 1996, where she competed in varsity crew, sat for the Head of the Charles Regatta in 1994, and served as a House President. She received her J.D. from The George Washington University Law School in 2001, where she edited The Environmental Lawyer and co-founded an Amnesty International chapter. She was admitted to the District of Columbia bar in 2004 (inactive) and is a California-licensed attorney.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Berg Injury Lawyers

These results are credited to Berg Injury Lawyers. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

Verdict

William Berg argued before the California Supreme Court and won a ruling that let injured diners sue restaurants in negligence for natural food hazards, overturning a 1936 rule that had protected the industry for more than five decades.

Supreme Court of California (Alameda County origin) · 1992Premises LiabilityRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

The George Washington University Law School
J.D., 2001
Smith College
Undergraduate, 1996

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of District of Columbia, admitted 2004

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