Deborah is a highly successful family lawyer. She has 27 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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No more Parental Alienation Syndrome?
The Family Justice Council has published guidance on how the courts should deal with the issue of alienation. The detailed report makes…
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