Deborah Johnson

Training & employment

Deborah studied at the University of Leicester, then she was a Trainee Solicitor at Hodge Jones & Allen LLP before qualifying in 2004. She joined Stowe Family Law’s Southgate team in 2022.

Specialisms

Deborah has a particular expertise in complex children disputes and she also continues to deal with the whole spectrum of family law including those with an international element, injunctions, wardship, appeals and matters where there is a criminal law and/or social services element.

Approach

Deborah’s clients are private individuals. She equally acts for husbands, wives, mothers, fathers and grandparents. Deborah is also a trained family lawyer mediator. Mediation is a process for couples who have decided to separate or divorce to help them reach their own decisions about future arrangements including the way children are cared for in the family and/or how finances are organised for the future. Deborah therefore practices non-adversarial cost effective approaches to divorce and separation including mediation and arbitration when needed. As a Resolution specialist, Deborah works her hardest to try to ensure that her clients stay out of the Family Court.

Accreditations, memberships & awards

Deborah is also a Resolution ‘Accredited Specialist’ in (Complex Financial Remedies and Children Law Private) and she is committed to Resolution’s Code of Practice to resolve matters in a non-confrontational way.

Deborah is recognised in the Legal 500 (UK 2016, 17, 18 and 19).

Deborah was previously an Honorary Legal Advisor at Central London Family Court Citizens Advice and previously at St Michael’s, Camden Legal Advice drop-on centre.

Outside of work

In her spare time, Deborah enjoys going to parkrun and spending time with her niece.