Debbie Chism
Specialisations
Described by Chambers & Partners in 2011 as "one of the stars of her generation", Debbie is a "well-known expert in high-value divorces" (Legal 500). Clients report her as "very natural and easy to communicate with" whilst the leading legal directories comment on her "razor-sharp negotiating skills".
Debbie is a partner specialising in family law, dealing with all aspects but with a particular bias towards cases involving complex financial issues with high value assets, including those with an international dimension.
Having co-founded England's first multi-disciplinary group of Collaborative professionals, Collaborative Solutions, with Emma Hatley, Debbie maintains a thriving Collaborative Law practice as an alternative to litigation in appropriate cases. She is a Fellow of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and a long-standing member of the Resolution Standards Committee, writing the organisation's published Good Practice Guide to working with the Bar.
Debbie is Highly Recommended in the Spears Wealth Management Legal Index 2010 of Leading Family Solicitors and appears in the Honours List in the Citywealth Leaders List 2011. Debbie is ranked in both leading legal directories, the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners 2011.
Career
Debbie graduated from Oxford University (1990). She joined Stewarts Law in February 2009 after 14 years at Manches.
Memberships
International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers;
Central London Collaborative Forum;
Resolution.
Accreditations
Resolution Accredited Collaborative Lawyer.
Personal
Debbie is married with two children.
