Deborah de Ponce was educated at the University of California and Yale University. She received her law degree from University of Washington Law School. She is admitted to practice law in the state of Washington and before the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She is a member of the Washington State Bar Association, the King County Bar Association, and the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

Deborah's practice is dedicated solely to immigration law. She has handled a variety of immigration cases, including adjustment of status, naturalization, non-immigrant visas, immigrant visas, asylum, and cancellation of removal. She has worked at the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project and the Northwest Justice Project at the Immigrant and Refugee Assistance Program.

When not practicing law, Deborah can be found at home in West Seattle with her husband relaxing, baking, or practicing yoga. Her other passion in life is travel. She has lived in Mexico and Costa Rica and traveled extensively throughout Asia, Europe and Latin America.