Debbie Epstein Henry is a lawyer turned speaker, consultant, author, and communication coach, with expertise in careers, women, workplace dynamics, and law. Debbie runs DEH Consulting, Speaking, Writing and serves as a keynote speaker, interviewer, facilitator, trainer, emcee, and moderator at private retreats, public events, and conferences. She's given nearly 1,000 talks over the last 25 years and she shares her wisdom as a communication coach, inspiring leaders to communicate with confidence. Debbie also works as an executive consultant and strategic advisor to companies and law firms. Her global work has spanned more than 15 years with engagements in Paris, Madrid, Vienna, The Hague, Buenos Aires, Lisbon, Mexico City, London, Montreal, and more. Hundreds of news outlets have featured her work including The New York Times, NBC Nightly News, The Wall Street Journal, and National Public Radio.
Debbie is also the Chief Strategic Advisor to Markups.ai, a legal AI company that built an agent to draft, revise, and analyze contracts from clients’ inboxes, with no new platform required. Debbie’s prior experience in legal innovation was after she grew a national network of 10,000+ lawyers. In 2011, she then co-founded Bliss Lawyers, a company that hired hundreds of lawyers to work on temporary engagements for clients across the US. In 2020, she co-facilitated the successful acquisition of Bliss Lawyers by its largest competitor, Axiom, the global leader in high-caliber, on-demand legal talent.
For 25 years, Debbie hosted the DEH Speaker Series, facilitating events with thought leaders that drew hundreds to 1,000+ participants per quarter. She also hosted the podcast, Inspiration Loves Company, exploring how to do and be better at life, work, and everything in between. Debbie wrote two best-selling books, Law & Reorder (author) and Finding Bliss (co-author). She conceived of and co-ran for a decade the Best Law Firms for Women initiative, an annual, national survey selecting the top 50 law firms for women and reporting on industry trends.
She’s a member of the Brooklyn Law School Board of Trustees and the Co-Founder of the Law School Women’s Leadership Network, a national women’s law student and alumnae initiative. Debbie is also the Inaugural Chair Emerita of the Women’s Leadership Circle, which runs the Law School Women’s Leadership Network. She’s a past President and former Board member of The Forum of Executive Women, a membership organization of the top 600 women in business in the greater Philadelphia region.
Debbie has received numerous awards including the Distinguished Service Award from Brooklyn Law School and the Anne X. Alpern Award, presented annually to a female lawyer who demonstrates excellence and makes a significant impact on women in the law. She received a B.A. from Yale and a J.D., cum laude, from Brooklyn Law School. Debbie and her husband of 32 years have three grown sons.