No Photo

Deborah Anne Gartzke

5.0
Rating: 7.4

Licensed for 34 years

Divorce and separation Lawyer Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Probate, Child Custody ... +2 more
This attorney is currently not accepting new clients.
Reason: Not Practicing

About Deborah

Biography

Practice Areas

Fees and Rates

We have not found any cost information for this lawyer


Looking for an attorney? Avvo can help.

search module image

Search our directory

Quickly connect with top attorneys through our legal directory to get help with your legal issue.

chat module image

Avvo's live chat agents can help coordinate a consultation with a local attorney.

Chat with a live agent who can match you with the right attorney for your legal needs.

Chat with

Licenses

Licensed in Florida for 18 years

State: Florida

Acquired: 2007

Inactive

No misconduct found

Licensed in Virginia for 34 years

State: Virginia

Acquired: 1991

Associate

No misconduct found

Location

No contact information is available for this lawyer

Ad

Transform legal challenges into solutions.

Connect now to review your situation.

The Avvo Rating explained

display-bg

The Avvo Rating explained

Deborah Anne Gartzke's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

5.0 /5.0

23 Client Reviews

Filter Avvo Reviews (23) Refine reviews to match your needs. Use the filters to quickly surface reviews that align with your case or priorities.

Showing 1 - 5 of 9 reviews | Advocacy

Posted by Christie | May 16, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Great Representation

I worked with Ms. Gartzke on my recent divorce. Although a difficult experience to go through, I found her to be compassionate, understanding and a skilled listener. I felt well represented and had confidence in her skills and knowledge of the law. She made sure I understood every option available... to me and left no stone unturned. I would highly recommend her.

Posted by Jimmey | December 08, 2020 | Hired Attorney

Great Attorney

Deborah was a great attorney to work with. I really appreciated her transparency and professionalism. Deborah has extensive law knowledge and works your case from start to finish. She works alone and doesn't seem to take on more cases than she can handle. Always available and answers calls and em...ails swiftly. She's firm when she needs to be and has a great temperament to deal with lawyers who can be "challenging" to say the least. Unfortunate for me, I have retained several attorneys in my day and I can honesty say I recommend Deborah above all!

Posted by Mariana | July 02, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Amazing attorney!!!!

OMG! This was the hardest thing that happened in my life I was separated from my daughter for 3 months because the dad basically kidnapped my daughter. I didn't know what to do because we were so far away and I didn't know how to hire and attorney that will take my case seriously and being able to f...ight my case and win it. I called for a referral to the bar association and I was so blessed and thankful that God has send me Deborah Garzke! She was so nice and so caring and I found out that she is very knowledgeable with the laws in Florida and that she is a very Honest and professional attorney. She did everything on her power to win my case for relocation and I got my daughter back!!!!!. It was a hard case but she did it! I am soooo proud of her for the way she fight my case I have the honor to recommend her as the best attorney in Naples Florida. If you need an attorney she's the one!!! Thank you sooo much Deborah I can't thank you enough for everything you did!

Posted by Rachel | December 10, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Guardianship

Rachel Effinger

Ms. Gartzke handled helping my family getting guardianship for my special needs sister. She was amazingly professional, knowledgeable, and extremely timely, as we were in a time crunch in order to care for my sister's medical needs. But more importantly she is very kind. I am more than happy to recom...mend her services to anyone- I feel anyone will have the same experience we did.

Posted by Dana | December 22, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Friendly, Professional and Great Resutls...

I found Deborah online, and after meeting with her initially, I knew that she would be a great choice. She is very familiar with the laws and was very understanding of exactly what i was asking from her. Easy to talk to and personable, she was able to meet with me even with my busy shedule with my ...two children. She was always resposive by phone and email which is amazing because I have delt with attorneys before where i have paid them a lot of money, and it was very hard to get difinitive answers from them. When it came to my actual case, she worked hard for me and made sure she had all of the facts. She never backed down from my husband or his attorneys' intimidating and somehwhat bullying emails. He originally was trying to get me to settle out of court, and I almost did and she was the one that told me absolutely not. I am so glad i took her advice, because I ended up getting what i deserved in the end and then some. She is fair and just and i would recommend her and have to some of my friends. If you want a great outcome and professional experience, I would not hesitate to meet with her!

See All Client Reviews

Deborah Anne Gartzke's Lawyer Endorsements

Endorse Deborah
Alberto Victor Batista headshot
Alberto Batista

Family lawyer | Jul 28

Relationship: Friend

"Ms. Gartzke is a very diligent and intelligent attorney. She is conscientious and dedicated to providing expert advice and positive results to her clients. She is a reliable source of legal advice. I highly recommend Ms. Gartzke as an outstanding attorney."

John Charles Wirth headshot
John Wirth

Litigation lawyer | May 16

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Deborah is intelligent, diligent and professional. I dealt with her in a number of civil and domestic relations matters over the years and always found her to be well-versed in the law, articulate and a zealous advocate for her clients."

View All Endorsements
Alberto Victor Batista headshot
Alberto Batista

General practice lawyer

John Charles Wirth headshot
John Wirth

Family lawyer

Experience

Rating:  7.4 (Very Good)

Honors

2018

Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

1991

American Jurisprudence Award in Mock Trial, Washington & Lee University School of Law

1990

American Jurisprudence Award in Dispute Resolution, Washington & Lee University School of Law

1990

American Jurisprudence Award in Constitutional Law, Washington & Lee University School of Law

1990

American Jurisprudence Award in Trial Practice, Washington & Lee University School of Law

Work Experience

1997 - Present

Owner, Deborah Gartzke, Attorney

1993 - 1996

Associate Attorney, Black, Noland & Read, PLC

1992 - 1993

Pro Se Law Clerk, United States District Court Western District Of Virginia

1991 - 1992

Law Clerk, The Honorable Glen E. Conrad, Magistrate Judge

1983 - 1988

Fraud Investigator, Roanoke County Department of Social Services

Associations

2014 - Present

Collier County Bar Association

Member

2015 - 2020

Collier County Women's Bar Association

Member

2015 - 2017

Thomas S. Biggs Chapter of the American Inns of Court

Member

1993 - 2014

Augusta County Bar Association

Member

Education

1991

Washington and Lee University School of Law

Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor

1984

Virginia Tech

M.A.Ed.

Languages

English

Avvo Rating

Our Rating is calculated using information the lawyer has included on their profile in addition to the information we collect from state bar associations and other organizations that license legal professionals. Attorneys who claim their profiles and provide Avvo with more information tend to have a higher rating than those who do not.

What determines Avvo Rating?
  • Experience & background Years licensed, work experience, education
  • Legal community recognition Peer endorsements, associations, awards
  • Legal thought leadership Publications, speaking engagements
  • Discipline Disciplinary information may not be comprehensive, or updated. We recommend that you always check a lawyer's disciplinary status with their respective state bar association before hiring them.
Avvo Rating Levels
10.0 - 9.0 Superb8.9 - 8.0 Excellent7.9 - 7.0 Very Good6.9 - 6.0 Good5.9 - 5.0 Average4.9 - 4.0 Concern3.9 - 3.0 Caution2.9 - 2.0 Strong Caution1.9 - 1.0 Extreme Caution