Deanna Lynn Whitley

First call resolution. One call - that's all it took. After explaining my situation involving wrongful withholding of adequate child support, I stepped back and got out the way as Attorney Whitley and her team surgically executed to a powerful resolution. There were situations in this case that he...r attorneys simply foretold. How reassuring to watch matters unfold just as they said. That type of savvy is only borne from a team of true professionals who know the angles, mindsets and proclivities of people they need to battle. Just as with my divorce, Attorney Whitley delivered in ways that spared me and my children financial hardship in the long run. I am so thankful to have found someone with grit who is passionate about fighting for me and my child. Attorney Whitley is much more than a winner. She is someone who you never want to war against when it matters concern preserving her clients.

I cane to this firm after having 3 people recommend Ms. Whitley. She was the attorney on my cousin's very difficult case and regardless of obstacles, she won the case for them with a portion of the court costs to be recovered. Based on that, I contacted their office and was scheduled for an appointme...nt within 24 hours! I had already been through my 1st custody case in 2010 and gone through 3 attorneys that time. This round, I was being sued for custody after filing with OAG for increase and my case had started in 2016!. Ms. Dallas met with me and reviewed my info and said she had to meet with Ms. Whitley but looked like we could go forward. Now let me tell you from experience, attorney's charge between $200-$350/hr but Ms. Whitley was totally worth every penny! Her firm has great staff, most appointments are within 72 hours of your call to the office and everyone is knowledgeable and helpful. Lonnie is the Paralegal I was privileged to work with. Lonnie kept me informed and made sure I was prepared for trial. We were set for hearing within 6 months of my hiring Ms. Whitley! I had waited 2.5 years previously! On the day of our hearing, Ms. Whitley gave me instructions on where to go, where to wait and Lonnie kept me updated. When we went into the courtroom, Ms. Whitley was well prepared. We were set for a 3-4 day trial but opposing counsel threw out a settlement after the 1st day, which we declined but on 2nd day, requested a recess after Ms. Whitley basically made her look like an inexperienced law student and they quickly offered a settlement which we negotiated. Basically, I compromised very little and outcome was in our favor. I am thankful for Ms. Whitley and the staff who guided me and cared for me during this difficult case. Watching her in the courtroom was reassuring as it was evident that she was prepared to win my case. Reminded me of a Ford trying to outperform a Mercedes! As far as cost, Ms. Whitley is on the higher end but you get what you pay for. Her experience and knowledge has cost her and so it's very fair pricing when you consider the quality of her work and the quality of her staff. I've read some of the negative reviews on here and none of them seem to be valid because Ms. Whitley has expectations of her client to provide all pertinent information with reasonable amount of time for her to prepare so if you do your homework then she's just as dedicated to your case as you are. As for calls being returned, their time costs you money so you bet they'll call back and several others that I personally know that are or were clients have reported always being informed up to date on their cases. That was also my experience even as to being texted to come to the courtroom so that I didn't have to sit in the hallway with my ex and the entourage. Ms. Whitley's firm also is LGTQB friendly and very understanding when it comes to the issues we face in the courts and puts our rights first. She definitely knows the law! I will never hire anyone else since many of my attorney friends also have reported not liking to go up against her in the courtroom. My thanks to her staff for treating me like a family member.

My case was extremely unique and complicated. A lawyer prior to Ms. Whitley rushed me off the phone not even allowing me to fully explain my case, stating that it was way too complicated for him to even get into. That same day I called The Whitley Law Firm, P.C. and spoke with them about my case, my ...information was taken down and given to Cait. Cait listened, calmed me and assured me that my case could and would be handled. She also shared a story which made me feel that I wasn’t alone and that I could trust Ms. Whitley and her team. I’m a Christian, and prayed hard for God to lead me to an attorney that would know the law, not take advantage of me, and help me get through this battle and win. He led me to this Firm. Once forwarded to Ms. Whitley, she called and was just as calming and assuring as Cait; she listened to me, brought comfort to me at such a traumatic time and quickly jumped into action on my case. Throughout the entire ordeal she was polite, respectful, honest and trustworthy, not only to me but to my family. Ms. Whitley knows the law, she is thorough, tough and though small, she is mighty! Being in court four times (because of the many games my ex-husbands lawyers played) we walked away with a WIN every time. Ms. Whitley ended up getting my son back to me quickly, was able to get all the crazy attempts made by my ex-husband and his lawyer thrown out, getting me a settlement of documented primary custody of my son, everything in my favor and getting my child support in the works to be fixed and put back under FL jurisdiction. I am very happy and thankful for her services. If you’re lost, overwhelmed, scared, confused and don’t know what to do. Trust in The Whitley Law Firm, and let her fight your battle; No matter how complicated, call. Last but not least anything worth it is not cheap, they are extremely worth it and will work with you, just call. (I reiterate call, because being in that situation, seeing CALL would be the push I needed.) The quick background to my complicated case: My son and I live in FL and have since he was 18 months old, as a family with his father up until he was four. The father of my son currently lives in TX. My son had long distance summer visitations with his father yearly. The father of my son decided (because TX was suing him for back child support) to withhold him, and stated he was not sending him back to FL. Trying to say that he was the primary parent and that he decides the residence of my son. The previous Divorce Decree was fraudulently gained in TX, although the father lived married in FL, although there was a FL support order (that his decree changed the amount cutting the support order in half and giving TX power over the support order-which is illegal), and although my son had always lived with me and he himself put the child would continue to live with me in the decree; this case should have never left FL. He placed in small print in the back of the decree that he decides my son’s residence, which in TX gives him "Primary" custody. Primary wouldn’t be granted to a person that has never had the child full time, a person that PAYS child support, and a person that receives long distance visitation of summers only. In a nutshell my case should have never been pulled to TX, yet it was and the decree was signed by a TX judge without me present 2013, this decree had many fraudulent levels and the DOA informed me that I really needed a lawyer to fix the discrepancies, now 2015-2016. The father of my son had also remarried, therefore throwing out the old decree would have caused more complications. All in all my ex-husband had a group of fraudulent lawyers that were wolves, that didn't know the law, and wanted to avoid the real problem of them committing fraud between two jurisdictions, in addition to lying under oath and fooling a judge into signing a fraudulent decree. The entire story will need a book to explain. Ms. Whitley and her team really took care of me and we won!