When asked why she went into the legal profession, Deborah said that it was because she was keen to have a job which was varied and stimulating and involved meeting and assisting people in many different situations. After gaining a law degree from Reading University, Deborah qualified as a solicitor in 1984, having undergone training with a large firm in London.
In 1990 she became a salaried partner with a firm in the West End of London where she specialised in civil litigation, including employment law. Whilst practising in London, she conducted cases in the High Court, County Court and the employment tribunal and had a number of her cases reported. She also experienced some television exposure with one of her employment cases.
She moved out of London to Surrey for “quality of life” reasons in 2002, expanding her area of practice to include family law and joined Brooks & Partners in 2004. She now heads the firm’s Family and Dispute Resolution Department. Deborah is a member of Resolution (formerly the Solicitors’ Family Law Association). Deborah is married with two teenage daughters who all enjoy sailing and having now done a few Channel crossings the longer term goal is to cross the Atlantic ‘en famille’ and maybe even sail round the world! Deborah’s other interests include playing tennis, walking the dog and choral singing.
Deborah Prance is Head of Family and Litigation and can offer advice on: Divorce and Separation, Children Matters, Litigation, Debt Recovery, Dispute Resolution, etc.
