Honors:
  • First to receive the 13th Judicial Circuit Court's Professionalism Award
  • First to receive a Mentor Award from the Young Lawyers Division of the Florida Bar.
  • Florida Association for Women Law's inauguaral class of the "Leaders in the Law"
  • "10 Best in Estate Planning Client Satisfaction" ranking AILC
  • Rated AV Preeminent skill and integrity by Martindale-Hubbell
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars by Lawyers.com and Avvo.com
  • "The Best of 2017" by The Tampa Bay Times
  • "Outstanding Mentor" Hillsborough Association of Women Lawyers
  • Seal of High Ethical Standing, Martindale-Hubbell
  • First Female President of the Stetson Lawyers Association
  • "Honorable Thomas E. Baynes Friend of HAWL Award" HAWL
  • Endorsed for "Outstanding Lawyer Award" Hillsborough County
  • Meritorious Service Award from Stetson College of Law
  • Woman of the Year Award, Business and Professional Women
  • Top of Class (#1 in major) at University of South Florida
  • Selected for inclusion into the following:  Florida's First Law School, A History of Stetson University College of Law , Worldwide Registry of Executives, Professionals, & Entrepreneurs, and Elite American Lawyers.
Leadership Roles and Memberships: 
  • Founding Chair, Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers Mentoring Program
  • Mentoring Taskforce, Hillsborough County Bar Association
  • Board of Directors, Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers
  • Advocacy Board, USF Center for Free Enterprise and Economic Education
  • Real Property, Probate Trust Law, Florida Bar Association
  • Rules Committee, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, Hillsborough County
  • Elder Law, Florida Bar Association
  • Tampa Bay Estate Planning Council
  • Board of Directors, Alzheimer's Association
  • School Advisory Council for following schools: Northwest, Walker, and Sickles
  • Vice-President, Business and Professional Women
  • Board of Overseers, Stetson College of Law
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Beginnings:
  • In 1976, graduated from University of South Florida with a B.A. in Social Science Education
  • In 1983, graduated from Stetson University's College of Law with a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) 
  • In 1984, began the practice of law with the firm Battaglia & Ross in Pinellas County
  • In 1986, began sole practice including location in Hillsborough County
  • In 1988, formalized practice under Deborah Larned Werner, PA in the State of Florida
  • In 2022, was sworn in to practice law in Michigan, in addtion to Florida.