Deborah S Chames
Florida Bar #311448
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Bar record
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- Admitted
- 12 Dec 198045 years in practice
- County / circuit
- Miami-dade · 11 Circuit21,199 attorneys in this county
- City
- Miami, Miami-dade County
- Position
- Of Counsel
- Business phone
- (305) 379-9000
- Website
- —
- Law school
- University of Miami School of Law (1980)
Street addressMiami, Miami-dade County — full address available to signed-in users
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Credentials and practice
Bar sections
- Family Law
Federal court admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
Discipline history
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Biography
Deborah Chames is a family law attorney who represents clients in divorce, post-judgment, enforcement, paternity, prenuptial and postnuptial agreement, and mediation matters. Before joining Kluger Kaplan, she was a partner at Heller & Chames, P.A., which she co-founded in 1989.klugerkaplan.com
Practice focus, as described on the web
- Family lawklugerkaplan.com
- Divorceklugerkaplan.com
- Post-judgment proceedingsklugerkaplan.com
- Enforcement proceedingsklugerkaplan.com
- Paternity actionsklugerkaplan.com
- Prenuptial and postnuptial agreementsklugerkaplan.com
- Mediationklugerkaplan.com
Education
- University of Miami School of Law, J.D. (1980)klugerkaplan.com
- Touro College Women’s Division, B.A. (1977)klugerkaplan.com
Recognition
- Selected to Super Lawyers from 2014 through 2026.profiles.superlawyers.com
- Recognized by Florida Trend as a Legal Elite Women Leaders in Law honoree in 2023.klugerkaplan.com
In the news
- Attorney at Law – Deborah S. Chames Elected to OU’s Legal Services Committee · 2021-05-20
Kluger Kaplan reported that Deborah S. Chames was elected to the Orthodox Union’s Legal Services Committee, which provides legal services to the organization on a pro bono basis.
- FLORIDA TREND: DEBORAH CHAMES, FLORIDA LEGAL ELITE WOMEN LEADERS IN LAW · 2023-12-04
Kluger Kaplan reported that Deborah S. Chames was recognized by Florida Trend as a Legal Elite Women Leaders in Law honoree.
- Top 5 Marital and Family Law Attorneys of South Florida: Deborah Chames · 2021-04-22
A Fox Chronicle feature identified Deborah Chames among the top marital and family attorneys of South Florida and described her family-law practice.
Profiles elsewhere
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