About Deborah Hope
Deborah Hope Wayne built her legal foundation at Boston University and earned her J.D. from the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University. She entered the New York bar and has maintained a practice centered on family law, mediation and divorce financial issues for many years. Her education underpins a practice that blends courtroom knowledge and alternative dispute resolution methods.
Wayne launched her own firm, operating as Deborah Hope Wayne, P.C., where she serves as sole proprietor. She has been active in collaborative practice circles since the mid-2000s and joined the board of the New York Association of Collaborative Professionals in 2008. Her membership in the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals dates back to 2006. Those affiliations reflect a steady career interest in resolving family disputes outside of litigation.
On the credentials side, Wayne is certified by the New York State Council on Divorce Mediation. She also holds the Certified Divorce Financial Analyst credential from The Institute for Divorce Financial Analysts. Those certifications signal training in both the negotiation process and the financial calculations that shape many divorce settlements.
Wayne’s involvement in legal organizations stretches across several decades. She is a member of the New York State Bar and has been active in the New York State Bar Association since the mid-1990s. She joined the Westchester Women’s Bar Association in 1998 and remains a member. Her organizational work complements her practice and provides professional contacts that assist clients who face complex family issues.
Since 2008 she has taught as an adjunct professor at Pace University School of Law. Her classes draw on practical experience in mediation and collaborative law as well as an understanding of divorce finances. Teaching allows her to bring current practice issues into the classroom and to introduce newer lawyers to alternatives to contested litigation.
Clients at Deborah Hope Wayne, P.C. can expect a practice shaped by mediation training, financial analysis skills and long-standing involvement in collaborative practice. Wayne divides her time between representing clients, serving on professional boards and teaching law students. She currently concentrates her practice on collaborative law, family mediation and divorce financial planning.
