Deborah G. Zitomer

I had in the past terrible experiences with divorce lawyer. Changing lawyers every time and having a detailed list of services/expenses made for my case never happened. Thus, yes I got ripped off several times. I could name the lawyers here, but this is not the place. Deborah was prompt to give me a... call. Straightforward with fees. I received a detailed bill every time with all expenses. Provided me the opportunity with an arranged payment plan and most important finalized my Divorce immediately, which others didn’t because they wanted to keep getting more money from me, eventhough the case was fair square (mutual agreement). I highly recommend her services. Her charges are average, and worth every penny spent knowing you will get results. I you are looking for a successful ethical lawyer, retain her services. You will not regret it .

From the beginning Deborah was concise and at the same time interpreted the law to me. I was six years into a divorce with another lawyer who used me for a cash register, finally using his only out, “your difficult”. Deborah saw right through the problems with my prior attorney and proceeded to comp...ile the details of my case like the real and true lawyer she is! Deborah sifted through my case looking specifically for an end result that would clearly examine the facts and present them to the court. I lost my kids, my house, my car, hundreds of thousands of dollars, personal and family antiquities, because of the first Lawyer, the wrong Lawyer!! And then there was Deborah Zitomer!! With clear experience and a gift of personal connection, exactly what I needed for a Family Law Attorney after going through the “ripper offer”. Deborah led the way and cleared all the road blocks my ex’s attorney throughout to delay the process.  She was instrumental in finalizing all of the details, for example the proceeds from the sale of my home, the transfer of marital retirement funds along with clear explanations, the other sides lawyer was baffled and stunned by Deborah's expertise. Please understand me clearly, I am a true survivor of divorce for one reason only and her name is Deborah Zitomer 

I retained Deborah’s services over three years ago once I found out that my now ex-wife and I were going to be getting a divorce. I just retired from the military and a friend of mine in the area gave me Deborah’s name as a reference saying that she was highly recommended, and she was right. When I... first met with Deborah, she listened to me and told me how it was going to be and what to expect. She is a straight shooter and tells you how it is, and she did not promise anything or try to sugar coat the possibility of losses or outcomes that I may have to accept. Thanks to Deborah’s expert advice, experience and professionalism in and out of court, I have a finalized divorce decree and a child custody agreement in place. She helped make one of the most stressful and intimidating times in my life manageable and cannot thank her enough for helping me get through it. She is and will always be my lawyer for any future family legal issues that may arise and I without a doubt would highly recommend her to anyone.

Deborah's competence is respected by her fellow attorneys and the court alike. Her knowledge of the law and commitment as well as resourcefulness to research and then utilize the law as required is unmatched. I highly recommend Deborah as a Family Attorney and in my case as a Divorce Attorney. I... have first-hand experience of Deborah’s mentioned qualities as I retained Deborah about a year ago and we continue to go through an extraordinary case together that consistently calls upon her many skills. My x-significant other is now on her third attorney in about a year since she began this painful process. Each opposing attorney, all three previously holding good standing in Montgomery County, had promised my x a significant portion of my income and retirement. All three have suffered serious setbacks to their commitment to my x wife and I now sit in anticipation of a fourth attorney to face while suffering what I believe to be minimal loss in terms of support/alimony and loss of retirement funds. Before I retained Deborah, actions of my x, short of telling me she had filed for divorce, forced me to contact and retain an attorney. I interviewed 12 highly rated or recommended attorneys, including Deborah. ONLY Deborah had the capability during our interview to immediately research and find that my x had filed for divorce. This alone was not enough to justify going with an attorney but, in terms of expediency, knowledge, commitment to a client, ability to perform when needed, Deborah alone demonstrated all of these traits immediately. Deborah's openness and ability to collaborate combined with her record of performance are the reasons I hired her and she has continued to exercise these skills throughout this process. Now that we have over twelve months of time invested together I am quite comfortable recommending Deborah as a premier Counselor. Each time a new opposing attorney has been brought on, it was done so in less than an honorable fashion as neither presented themselves as counsel until we arrived at hearings in front of respective Masters. And each time they insisted my x maintain that she was continuing to work with her preceding attorney until the given hearings. Upon the surprise of each new attorney, Deborah's demeanor was unshaken and the opposing attorney's supposed advantage was thwarted. Deborah exudes an uncanny ability to stay on topic and ensure that Judge and Master alike are not led astray by compelling arguments of the opposing counsel meant to dissuade based on emotion rather than law. As implied above, Deborah exudes a keen understanding of the law; this understanding has guided our positioning to be in alignment with the law, which has been critical in defeating opposing positions which presented detrimental results. On occasion, when opposing counsel has attempted to use law as their basis Deborah has been quick to successfully counter. A stellar example of the power of Deborah's depth of legal knowledge combined with her ability to keep the court focused on the relevant and legal issues can be seen in the following: At one point a Master sided with my x based on the emotional argument presented by her attorney and the emotional display presented by my x. Deborah immediately challenged the Master's ruling based on Montgomery County Divorce Law and completely took the opposing counsel by surprise. The Judge's court presented multiple opportunities for opposing councel's theatrics but after each dramatic scene was presented by opposing counsel Deborah brought the court back to the legal issues. The Judge’s findings were in our favor and the Judge cited much of Deborah's material as the legal support for the court's decisions. My case is still ongoing and perhaps we face a fourth attorney but, as we stand today, Deborah Zitomer remains unmatched and thus highly recommended.

Deborah is representing me during my divorce process, pre through - post divorce. She is very smart, knows the law and proper interpretation. She seems to be well liked and respected by her peers whom we have met through the process (not necessarily opposing counsel however). I also like her as a per...son as she is real and tells it as it is. Deborah is a true counselor with great advice on when to be aggressive and when to let things slide based on intelligent analysis vs. emotional responses. She is also very computer savvy both for research and communication. I highly recommend Deborah for who she is and what she has done for me and not based on the outcome/results of the divorce as that is not controlled by your attorney.