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About Deborah
Biography
Deborah Hope Wayne is a collaborative attorney and mediator who dedicates her professional life to helping people resolve conflict without court intervention. She sits on the Board of Directors of the New York State Council for Divorce Mediation and is a founding member of the Academy of Professional Family Mediators. She is also a former member of the Board of the New York Association of Collaborative Professionals.
Ms. Wayne co-developed one of the first law school programs on Collaborative Practice in the United States and currently serves as an Adjunct Professor of Collaborative Law at Pace University School of Law where she has taught for the past 7 years.
Deborah attended Bostom University where she received a Bachelor of Arts cum laude, the University of Grenoble, Grenoble, France, and earned her law degree from Pace University School of Law. She is also a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst.
Ms. Wayne is an experienced mediator and works as a non-coercive, impartial facilitator to help clients resolve disputes and negotiate agreement as an alternative to litigation. Her training in conflict resolution includes the following areas: prenuptial agreements, special education; parent-teen; and LGBTQ advocacy.
Deborah is fluent in French and Spanish.
Deborah has offices in Purchase, New York and in New York City. More information about Deborah can be found on her website: .
Sensible and effective advocacy and mediation for separation, divorce and prenuptial agreements.
Practice Areas
3
Practice Areas
Divorce and Separation
40%
34 years | 400 cases
Mediation
40%
22 years | 250 cases
Marriage and Prenuptials
20%
34 years | 400 cases
Fees and Rates
Licenses
Licensed in New York for 34 years
State: New York
Acquired: 1992
No misconduct found
Licensed in Connecticut for 34 years
State: Connecticut
Acquired: 1991
No misconduct found
Location
Deborah Hope Wayne, Esq.
(914) 365-1201
Fax
2900 Westchester Ave, #206, PURCHASE OFFICE, Purchase, NY, 10577
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Posted by anonymous | March 30, 2015
Best attorney for a collaborative divorce
Deb Wayne is an excellent attorney. She is very knowledgable, responsive, and patient. Whenever I was getting agitated or upset with the process, she was able to calm me down, reassure me, and refocus me. She knows her stuff and I highly recommend her!
Deborah Hope Wayne's Lawyer Endorsements
"I endorse this lawyer. Deb Wayne is a highly experienced attorney, particularly skilled in collaborative practice and mediation. She is knowledgeable, respectful and able to forge consensus. It is a pleasure to work with her."
"Very knowledgeable family law attorney, dedicated to her clients' success."
"I endorse this lawyer. I have had several legal /matrimonial matters with Deborah Wayne over the last 10 years. Deborah has my upmost respect. She is knowledgeable, thoughtful and deliberate in her representation of her clients. She has acted as mediator on cases that I have served as review attorneys for or has been my collaborative counter-part on drafting and negotiating pre-nuptial agreements to full collaborative practice divorces."
"I can wholeheartedly endorse Deborah. She is passionate about guiding her clients through the divorce process with their dignity intact. Deborah is an experienced mediator and a leader in the collaborative field. She is an extremely smart attorney with excellent interpersonal skills."
"I endorse this lawyer. Deborah Wayne is an experienced and capable attorney as well as a person of outstanding character. I regularly participate with her in peer group discussions about divorce law, mediation techniques, drafting agreements and how best to serve separating and divorcing couples. I have the highest regard for her extensive substantive knowledge of the law as well as her experience and practical skill in assisting her clients achieve their specific goals. She and I belong to the same professional organizations and I can say unreservedly that she practices to the highest of ethical standards in our field."
"I endorse this lawyer. I have known Deborah Hope Wayne for many years and recommend her without reservation. I have worked with Deborah on several matters and have uniformly found her approach to be collaborative while also being an advocate for her client. I have also been a consulting attorney while my client was working with her as a mediator, and I believe she is a skilled and resourceful mediator. Additionally, I serve with Deborah on the Board of the New York State Council on Divorce Mediation, and she is a credit to the organization and to the field of mediation."
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Experience
Honors
2016
Certificate, Child Inclusive Mediation & Counseling, Children Beyond Dispute
N/A
Certificate of Proficiency in French, United Nations
N/A
Certificate of Recognition for Pro Bono Domestic Violence Panel, New York State Ninth Judicial District
N/A
Certification for Custody and Visitation, Cluster Community Services
Work Experience
2015 - Present
Owner, Deborah Hope Wayne, P.C.
2010 - 2015
Owner, Deborah Hope Wayne, Esq.
2008 - 2017
Adjunct Professor, Pace University School of Law
Associations
2014 - Present
New York State Council for Divorce MediationBoard of Directors
2013 - Present
Academy of Professional Family MediatorsFounding Member
2004 - Present
International Academy of Collaborative ProfessionalsMember
2002 - Present
Westchester Women's Bar AssociationMember
2000 - Present
New York State Bar AssociationMember
2008 - 2014
New York Association of Collaborative ProfessionalsBoard of Directors
Education
1991
Pace University School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
N/A
Boston University
BA - Bachelor of Arts cum laude
Speaking Engagements
2016
"50/50 Parenting: The New Default?"
Mediating Parenting Plans
2014
APFM Annual Conference- CLE event
Fear, Revenge & Anger: The Delicate Balance of Mediating Prenups & Postnups
2012
New York Association of Collaborative Professionals, CLE event
Basic Collaborative Practice Training
2012
Collaborative Practice Training NYS OFfice of Court Administration, CLE event
Key Moments in a Collaborative Case: First Contacts with the Client and the Team
2011
New York Association of Collaborative Professionals, CLE event
Collaborative Practice Multi-Disciplinary Training
2011
International Academy of Collaborative Professionals Annual Forum, CLE event
Legal Education and Collaborative Practice
2011
Collaborative Practice Training New Rochelle Bar Association, CLE event
Collaborative Practice: The What and the How
2010
New York Association of Collaborative Professionals, CLE event
Protecting the Family in Divorce: Protecting Family Finances of Families in Transition
2010
New York Association of Collaborative Professionals, CLE event
Neutrality and the Financial Professional Advanced Training
2009
The Loft
Get In Or Get Out: Protecting Yourself in Relationships
2009
Pace University School of Law
The Basics of Collaborative Family Law
2009
New York State Bar Association
Reaching Out, Protecting Family Finances of Families in Transition, Multi-Disciplinary Symposium on Collaborative Practice
2009
Domestic Violence and Collaborative Practice, CLE event
Domestic Violence and Collaborative Practice: the Complexity of Power in Relationships
2007
St. John's University, CLE event
Collaborative Practice
2007
Pace University School of Law, CLE event
Basic Matrimonial Practice
2007
Institute for Senior Action
Conflict Resolution
Publications
2016
Prenups and the Elephant in the Room by Deborah Hope Wayne, Esq.
Prenups and the Elephant in the Room: A Handbook for the Prenup Process
Languages
Spanish
French