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Sep. 10, 2026

Debra Graceffa brings hands-on experience to resolving real estate disputes

Mediator and arbitrator Debra A. Graceffa draws on her experience as a real estate broker, developer, landlord and litigator to find practical solutions and defuse emotionally charged disputes.

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Debra Graceffa brings hands-on experience to resolving real estate disputes

Career Highlights: Deb has litigated failure to disclose cases for over 17 years and now mediates and arbitrates them. Prior to practicing law, she was a residential and commercial real estate broker.

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Real estate, commercial, construction defect, personal injury 

Neutral Debra A. Graceffa knows something about getting her hands dirty in a real estate deal.

"I used to demo houses sometimes while I was flipping," Graceffa said, "because I wanted to see what was going on behind the walls."

That hands-on approach has followed Graceffa from real estate development to litigation and, since 2020, full-time work as a mediator and arbitrator.

A licensed California real estate broker, Graceffa was 30... (continued)

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