Contact
819.770.6666, extension 2 | Fax: 819.770.6667
MeStephenson@avocatsgatineau.ca
Ms. Déborah Stephenson focuses her practice on civil litigation, family law, and human rights law, both before the courts and in amicable settlements. She will carefully explain your options regarding your divorce or separation, the division of your property, child custody, alimony, parental authority, and parental union.
She will also advise you on matters of adoption, paternity recognition, name or gender change, guardianship, and contesting wills. With thoroughness, rigor, and honesty, she will guide you toward a sound resolution of your dispute.
Additionally, Ms. Déborah Stephenson has a wide range of expertise. She appears before the various divisions of the Superior Court and the Court of Quebec, in Gatineau and throughout the Outaouais region. She can represent you in your family or human rights disputes in Mont-Laurier, Labelle, Pontiac, Campbell’s Bay, Maniwaki, and more! With her transparency and empathy, Ms. Déborah Stephenson will be your trusted lawyer.
Ms. Déborah Stephenson graduated from the University of Ottawa in 2019, simultaneously obtaining a Bachelor of Civil Law and a Bachelor of International Development and Globalization. In addition to scholarships recognizing her academic excellence and appearing on the Dean’s List, she received awards at the 2019 National Model United Nations in New York, which recognized the quality of her writing. In addition, she received a “Maillet Pro Bono” award from her peers, recognizing the guidance, availability, and active listening she demonstrated as Program Coordinator for Pro Bono Students Canada.
Today, she continues to put these same written and public speaking skills, her active listening skills and her conflict resolution mindset to good use for the benefit of her clients.
Committing to your community
Ms. Déborah Stephenson has the ambition to give back to those around her, which is why since 2022 she has been a mentor for the next generation of lawyers with the Black Law Students’ Association of the University of Ottawa and the Professional Development Centre of the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Civil Law.
In addition, to maintain a close connection with her roots in access to justice, she is involved as a volunteer lawyer with the JuriPop Ephemeral Legal Clinic and the Department of Law at the Université du Québec en Outaouais with the aim of offering free legal consultations.
2020
Registration with the Quebec Bar
2019
Bachelor of Civil Law, University of Ottawa
2019
Bachelor of International Development and Globalization, University of Ottawa
University of Ottawa, 2019
Recipient of the Pro Bono Maillet
National Model United Nations, 2019
Recipient of the “Outstanding Position Paper” award
National Model United Nations, 2019
Co-recipient of the “Honorable Mention Delegation” award
2018 – 2019
Dean’s List – Faculty of Civil Law, University of Ottawa
2018
Merit Scholarship for Academic Excellence at the University of Ottawa
2015 – 2016
Admission Scholarship for Academic Excellence at the University of Ottawa
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