Deborah is a highly successful family lawyer. She has over 30 years’ experience in divorce, finances and child law and a special interest in working with victims of domestic abuse.
Deborah knows that she improves outcomes for clients by reducing conflict. She has delivered training on domestic abuse to other solicitors. She conducts much of her own advocacy and knows that client’s welcome continuity of advice. Deborah loves Plain English and hates jargon and believes that working as part of a team leads to the best results for clients.
She completed her training in Swansea and qualified as a solicitor in 1996, before moving to Oxfordshire in 1999. She has been recognised as a specialist in Family Law since 2001 when she was admitted to the Family Law Panel. She joined SE-Solicitors in 2021 to be the head of the Family team in Bicester and promoted to Director in 2023.
Deborah has recently started delivering sessions with MBL Seminars, a leading learning and development provider, training and educating other legal professionals on specialist topics within her expertise.
Outside of work Deborah loves baking and cycling.
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How do I prepare for my Financial Dispute Resolution ?
The Financial Dispute Resolution hearing, more commonly known as the FDR, is the second hearing of three in standard financial remedy…
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Relationship red flags: What can I do?
What are red flags to watch out for? Domestic abuse is all about control, so ask yourself who’s making the decisions? Who’s setting the…
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From Romance to Ruin: A tale of love, lies and financial fraud
The judge, Mr Justice Williams, at the start of the case of Gohil v Gohil [2025] EWHC 3646 (Fam) asked himself if this case was “the most…
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