Deborah Varney has been practicing family and juvenile law since 1993. She has extensive experience with difficult custody and family court matters. Ms. Varney is strong, persuasive, articulate, and effective.
Ms. Varney will provide you with legal advice specific to your circumstances in a straightforward, direct, and understandable manner. Her knowledge of family dynamics, psychology, and how the legal system affects children and families will help you make better decisions in light of the law and your situation.
Ms. Varney has experience with all aspects of dissolution, grandparent rights, domestic violence, annulment, abuse/neglect, paternity, and custody evaluations. She has also had experience discovering assets, dividing debt, as well as establishing, modifying, and collecting support.
Ms. Varney graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Iowa in 1978, and received her Masters in Social Work degree from Florida State University in 1981. Ms. Varney moved to Arizona in 1990, and graduated from Arizona State University Law School in 1993. She has had her own law firm since then.
Ms. Varney is admitted to practice in the State of Arizona, Federal District Court of Arizona, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. She also occasionally sits as a judge pro tempore in the family court division of the superior court of Maricopa County.
Ms. Varney's practice is limited to family and juvenile law, and related matters. A strong negotiator as well as a sharp litigator, she chooses her style based upon the circumstances of the case.