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Attorney Debra Smith

Debra A. Smith

Debra A. Smith is a member of the California State Bar and has been an advocate on the issue of Domestic Violence and its effects on the family for 35 years.   She is licensed to practice law in both California and New Mexico and has been specially admitted to handle cases in five other states (Texas, Tennessee, Ohio, Nevada, and Arizona).   After many years of handling cases for a variety of clients, she fully understands the arts of advocacy and persuasion that are crucial to the presentation of winning cases at trial.  She has represented clients in small cases and in high stakes cases, both state and federal, and has a more than 90% win rate at jury trial.  She is a member of the prestigious “Million Dollar Advocates” forum, which is open only to attorneys who have won verdicts over $1,000,000.00.

Her office in Riverside, CA, handles Family Law, Domestic Violence and Criminal Defense cases.  Debra founded the Law Office of Debra A. Smith in 1986, and has since represented clients in the Inland Empire area for thirty-five years.   Focusing on cases involving family relations, the office handles Dissolution cases, Restraining Order cases and Criminal Defense cases, some of which require legal services in all three areas at the same time.   Debra has many years of courtroom experience and understands the effects on individuals of dissolution and custody cases.   Understanding these dynamics often affects the outcome of a case in a positive manner.

Debra is the author of the 3 book series entitled “Had Enough?” a thorough expose of domestic violence through vivid stories of actual survivors.  The set reaches through the barriers often self erected by abuse victims, lighting the way for them  and providing a method where they can make a realistic and safe plan for the journey out of domestic violence.

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Debra A. Smith has been on the Board of Directors for the Alternatives to Domestic Violence Center located in Riverside, CA, a federally recognized non-profit organization that provides assistance, legal help and counseling to victims of domestic violence and abuse.

Many years of representing clients in their real life, unpredictable and sometimes violent situations has made her understanding and compassionate toward them, reflected in her ability to relate to and understand individuals across a wide array of lifestyles and cultures, as well as to their special needs in each of their own unique situations. Outside the office, she is a mother of three boys, an avid reader, an accomplished horsewoman and a cultivator of rare palms.   She has a strong passion for horseback riding, nature and the outdoors, and downhill snow skiing.

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DEBRA GAVE ME JUSTICE

Debra is an amazing attorney. We had court yesterday and I feel like a small sense of justice has finally been given to me. She was amazing, like a lion tamer. I am very lucky to have found her as my attorney and to represent me in this awful matter. Her staff is great, very personable and friendly. I would HIGHLY recommend Debra to anyone looking for a top notch Family Law Attorney!”

- Jessica

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EXTREMELY AGRESSIVE!

“Ms. Smith helped me with my custody case. I was very nervous and had no idea what to do or expect until I met with her. She explained the entire process to me and put me at ease. When my court day came up, she had everything in order and was extremely aggressive, professional and just what I needed.”

- Skylar

Had Enough Book Series
A three volume set that exposes the often hidden world of emotional and physical abuse as it exists in our society today; from its inception in a relationship, to its eventual depression or even destruction of the victim. Written by attorney Debra A. Smith, the books are full of first person narratives that describe actual abusive situations with chilling clarity, demonstrating the entire spectrum of abuse from verbal, to emotional, to physical. The series provides effective methods to assess an abusive situation and formulate a plan to escape it. The books are riveting reading, connecting with the abuse victim on a decidedly personal and realistic level.
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