Pat Robinson, Wayne County District Attorney announced that Deborah Rothenberg has been promoted to the Wayne County District Attorney’s Office as the First Assistant District Attorney of Wayne County.

Deborah Rothenberg graduated from Wyoming Seminary Preparatory School in 2005, after which she attended Central Connecticut State University on both a Division 1 Lacrosse scholarship and an academic scholarship. She graduated from Central Connecticut State University in 2009, graduating from the Honors Program, and went on to attend law school at Florida Coastal School of Law, where she was inducted to the international prestigious honors fraternity Phi Delta Phi. Following her graduation from law school, Ms. Rothenberg passed both the Pennsylvania Bar and the Florida State Bar and is admitted to practice law in both states as well as all Federal Courts.   Ms. Rothenberg lives in Northeastern Pennsylvania and has been an Assistant District Attorney in Wayne County for over 5 years, where she primarily focused on child abuse cases and sexual abuse cases. In addition to her active law practice, Ms. Rothenberg coaches the Carbondale Area High School Mock Trial Team.

Robinson stated “Debbie Rothenberg is a fierce advocate for the victims of child abuse and sexual assault. She is smart and tenacious. The taxpayers of Wayne County will certainly get their money’s worth from Debbie Rothenberg.”