Surrogacy Law Lawyers
329 verified surrogacy law attorneys across the United States. Find experienced Surrogacy Law counsel to evaluate your case, explain your options, and represent you through every stage of the legal process.
Mike began practicing law in 2002 in Fort Wayne and the surrounding counties. Mike has focused his scope of legal practice to all issues involving fam...
PAULINA FORREST is a graduate of the University of Central Florida (B.A., 2007) and Florida Coastal School of Law (J.D., 2010). She graduated law scho...
Mr. Carl Joseph Ohall is a lawyer practicing automobile accidents, child custody, divorce and 48 other areas of law.
Bari Zell Weinberger was awarded a Juris Doctorate in 1997 from Suffolk University Law School, and has dedicated her practice exclusively to the field...
Jennifer Sue Hollander Fairfax is a lawyer practicing adoption law, agency adoptions, assisted reproductive technology and 8 other areas of law. Jenni...
Honored with the inaugural 2019 VLW Influential Women in Virginia, top “Women in the Law” (in Family Law & Personal Injury 2016-19), “The Best Lawyers...
Attorney for Cranston, Rhode Island City Council; Deputy City Solicitor, City of Cranston, Rhode Island; Assistant City Solicitor, City of Cranston, R...
Allison is a dedicated St. Louis family law attorney known for strategic, results-driven representation in emotionally complex-cases.
Michael A. Robbins has been practicing law in the State of Michigan since 1982.
Shalini Sharma McCormack is a lawyer practicing family law, divorce, premarital agreements and 42 other areas of law. Shalini received a B.S. degree f...
Mary Katherine Brown, Esq. practices at Law Office of Mary Katherine Brown Read Full Bio
Omid John Esmailzadegan is the Managing Shareholder at Omid John, P.A. He has extensive experience handling class action, antitrust, and consumer prot...
John Jepson Husson is a lawyer practicing assisted reproduction law, guardianship and conservatorship, trust and estate law and 14 other areas of law....
Harriet Newman Cohen is a founding partner of Cohen Stine Kapoor LLP. Providing sophisticated representation in contested trials and settlements, Ms.
Raquel Vallejo is a lawyer practicing divorce mediation, family law, alimony and 82 other areas of law. Raquel received a B.S. degree from Rutgers, Th...
Michael Paul Sousa is a lawyer practicing trusts and estates, estate planning, wills and probate and 15 other areas of law. Michael received a degree ...
Ms. Catherine Murawski Deist is a lawyer practicing family law, adoptions, alimony and 65 other areas of law.
Simon Wynn Johnson is a lawyer practicing automobile accidents, bankruptcy, breach of contract and 681 other areas of law. Simon received a B.A. degre...
Selected for inclusion in the New York Super Lawyers Upstate Edition, 2008, 2009, 2010. Editor-in-Chief, Fordham University School of Law Moot Court B...
Admitted to practice law in the State of Rhode Island as well as the United States Federal District Court, the United States Tax Court and the United ...
Ryan D. Russell is a lawyer practicing divorce mediation, family law, alimony and 82 other areas of law.
Nikolaus Alexander Baikow is a lawyer practicing alimony, child advocacy, child custody and 157 other areas of law. Nikolaus received a B.A. degree fr...
Ronald S. Cook is a lawyer practicing traffic tickets, fight your ticket, ticket defense tips and 257 other areas of law.
Kourosh Arami is a lawyer practicing dissolution of marriage (divorce), custody, child support and 167 other areas of law. Kourosh received a M.B.A. d...
Deborah E. Spivack is a lawyer practicing adoptions, private adoption law/independent adoption, agency adoption law and 11 other areas of law.
I am currently a partner at Weinberger Divorce and Family Law Group, LLC I received a Bachelor of Science Degree from Ithaca College in 1991 and a Jur...
Michael D. Wilkins is a lawyer practicing family law, adoptions, agency adoptions and 79 other areas of law.
Shelly K. Rosnik is a lawyer practicing bankruptcy law, estate planning, business law and 270 other areas of law.
Ms. Mary Jean Gurganus is a lawyer practicing alimony, child custody, child custody mediation and 48 other areas of law.
Anita Alice Webster is a lawyer practicing family law, adoption law, divorce and 15 other areas of law. Anita received a B.A. degree from University o...
Michael Danny Wilkins is a lawyer practicing family law, adoptions, agency adoptions and 79 other areas of law. Michael has been licensed for 30 years...
Raisha Shantae Snider is a lawyer practicing family law, adoptions, agency adoptions and 68 other areas of law. Raisha has been licensed for 11 years.
Mr. Blair Henry Chan III is a lawyer practicing divorce, family law, child support and 54 other areas of law.
Joseph A. Kacyon, Esq. practices at Hoover Kacyon, LLC Attorneys at Law Read Full Bio
Samantha Kathleen Massenzio is a lawyer practicing family law, divorce mediation, alimony and 83 other areas of law. Samantha received a B.A. degree f...
Ankit Kapoor is a founding partner of Cohen Stine Kapoor LLP. A former NYPD Police Officer, Mr.
Stephanie Michelle Sauer is a lawyer practicing adoptions, family law, agency adoptions and 48 other areas of law. Stephanie received a B.A. degree fr...
Rebecca Faye Henry is a lawyer practicing family law, adoptions, agency adoptions and 78 other areas of law. Rebecca received a B.A. degree from Kansa...
Laura M Mendonca is a lawyer practicing divorce mediation, family law, alimony and 81 other areas of law. Laura has been licensed for 25 years.
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I'm Sharon J. Brunner, an attorney with over 20 years of experience representing individuals and families through some of life's most difficult challe...
With deep roots in rural Central Arkansas, and twenty years of legal practice, James Bargar brings a practical, no-nonsense approach to solving comple...
Marcus Jacob Fry is a lawyer practicing adoption law, elder law, business law and 39 other areas of law. Marcus received a B.A. degree from Washington...
Mayya S. Gotlib is a lawyer practicing business, corporate & incorporation, insurance defense and 4 other areas of law.
Lisa L. Collins practices at Lisa L.
Suzanne M Born is a lawyer practicing adoption, assisted reproduction law, surrogacy law and 1 other area of law. Suzanne received a B.A. degree from ...
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Elizabeth Anna Gardiner is a lawyer practicing domestic relations, surrogacy law, litigation and 1 other area of law. Elizabeth received a B.S. degree...
James F. Bogatay is a lawyer practicing divorce, child support, child custody and 5 other areas of law.
Mr. Daniel R Huff is a lawyer practicing child abuse and neglect, domestic violence, school law and 16 other areas of law.
Gisela M. Acevedo is a lawyer practicing family law, surrogacy law, divorce and 6 other areas of law.
Erin O'Kane Allen is a lawyer practicing reproductive law, surrogacy law, intended parents and 13 other areas of law. Erin received a B.A. degree from...
Tyrone Nathaniel Watson practices at Voight, P.A. Read Full Bio
Hogan Wallace Song is a lawyer practicing family law, adoptions, agency adoptions and 74 other areas of law. Hogan received a M.A. degree from Univers...
Scott M. Weiss practices at Weiner & Weiss, LLC Read Full Bio
Maria A. Perez Avilez is a lawyer practicing family law, criminal defense, children and 95 other areas of law.
Jennifer L. Carson is a lawyer practicing divorce, high asset divorce, high conflict divorce and 9 other areas of law.
Kirk D Catron is a lawyer practicing criminal defense, family law, divorce and 214 other areas of law. Kirk received a B.S. degree from Middle Tenness...
Travis Macon Lampley is a lawyer practicing agency adoptions, alimony, alternative dispute resolution and 127 other areas of law. Travis received a B....
What is Surrogacy Law?
Surrogacy Law is the branch of law that governs the rights, obligations, and disputes that arise within its subject matter. In the United States, surrogacy law sits at the intersection of statutes enacted by Congress, the regulations issued by federal agencies, the laws passed by all fifty state legislatures, and the body of judge-made decisions known as the common law. Because every state writes its own version of the rules, the way surrogacy law works in one jurisdiction can look noticeably different from how it works in another, and that is one of the main reasons attorneys in this area focus their practice geographically — to stay fluent in the local statutes, court rules, and judicial preferences that shape outcomes.
At a practical level, Surrogacy Law attorneys spend their time on three categories of work. The first is advice and prevention: counselling clients on how to structure transactions, draft documents, and conduct business so that legal risk is minimised before a dispute ever begins. The second is transactional execution: producing the contracts, filings, notices, and registrations that the law actually requires to make a decision legally binding. The third is contested representation: defending or pursuing a client's interests when a dispute escalates to negotiation, regulatory enforcement, arbitration, or litigation in court.
The clients who hire Surrogacy Law lawyers range from individuals navigating a single life event to multinational corporations with complex regulatory exposure. What unifies them is the need for an experienced lawyer who knows the relevant code sections, has appeared in the relevant courts, and can translate the strategic options into language a client can act on. AttorneyQnA currently lists 329 verified surrogacy law attorneys across the United States, each with a public profile showing their bar admissions, years in practice, and the kinds of matters they have handled — with the deepest concentration of practitioners in Alabama.
When do you need a Surrogacy Law attorney?
Most people contact a surrogacy law lawyer for one of two reasons: something is about to happen that they want done correctly the first time, or something has gone wrong and they need it fixed before it gets worse. The earlier you involve counsel, the more options you usually have, and the lower the cost of getting to a resolution tends to be. The scenarios below are the ones we see most often on AttorneyQnA from prospective clients searching for surrogacy law representation.
Once your signature is on a contract, settlement, lease, or release, your bargaining leverage drops sharply. A short pre-signature review by a surrogacy law lawyer is the cheapest insurance you can buy.
Cease-and-desist letters, regulatory notices, and demand letters all start clocks. Missing the response window can convert a manageable problem into a default judgment or formal enforcement action.
Statutes of limitations, filing windows, and appeal periods are jurisdictional — courts cannot extend them as a favour. If you can identify a date that matters, you need a lawyer before that date arrives.
The moment opposing counsel appears, the conversation moves out of normal English and into procedural language. Continuing unrepresented usually means losing ground you cannot recover later.
Forming an entity, choosing a venue, structuring a deal, or selecting a remedy each has long-term consequences. A consultation at the planning stage is far cheaper than redoing it after the fact.
Multi-state matters bring conflict-of-laws questions that change which statutes apply and which court has authority. An attorney licensed in the right jurisdiction is not optional.
If any of the situations above describes where you are right now, the next step is a focused consultation. Use the Ask a Lawyer tool for short written questions, or browse the 329 surrogacy law attorneys listed above to book a paid consultation directly.
How to choose a Surrogacy Law attorney
The single biggest factor in choosing a surrogacy law lawyer is fit with your specific matter. A lawyer with twenty years of surrogacy law experience but no exposure to your particular sub-issue can easily be a worse choice than a five-year associate who has handled the same problem repeatedly. We recommend running every prospective lawyer through the same five-step checklist before signing an engagement letter.
- Bar admission in the correct jurisdiction. Confirm the lawyer is admitted in the state — and where relevant, the federal district — where your matter sits. The lawyer's profile on AttorneyQnA shows every bar admission on file, and the underlying state bar's "lawyer lookup" tool will confirm active standing in under a minute.
- Direct experience with your fact pattern. Ask plainly: "How many matters like mine have you handled in the last three years, and how did they resolve?" An honest answer reveals more than years-in-practice alone.
- A written fee agreement. Whether hourly, flat fee, contingent, or hybrid, the engagement letter should specify what is included, what triggers additional charges, and how disputes are handled. Avoid lawyers who resist writing the terms down.
- Communication cadence. Decide upfront how often you expect updates, who your day-to-day contact will be, and what response time is reasonable. The number-one complaint filed with state bar grievance committees is not malpractice — it is non-communication.
- Conflict check + reputation pulse. Make sure the lawyer has run a formal conflict check, then spend ten minutes reading independent reviews and any public disciplinary history. The state bar's website is authoritative for the second; the lawyer's AttorneyQnA profile collects the first.
Once you have a shortlist, schedule consultations with two or three. Lawyers vary widely in temperament, and the right strategic match for your case is sometimes the second or third lawyer you meet — not the first.
How much does a Surrogacy Law lawyer cost?
Legal fees in the United States are not regulated by a uniform schedule, so what you pay a surrogacy law lawyer depends on the billing model the lawyer offers, the complexity of your matter, and the local market. There are four billing structures used in this practice area; most engagements use one, but hybrid arrangements are increasingly common.
1. Hourly billing
The default model for most non-contingent matters. Rates for surrogacy law attorneys in the U.S. typically range from $150–$250/hour in smaller markets to $400–$700/hour in major metropolitan areas, with senior partners at large firms commanding $900/hour and above. Hourly billing is fairest when the scope of work is genuinely unpredictable, but it creates an incentive structure that the client has to monitor.
2. Flat fee
Increasingly used for well-defined transactions — incorporations, will drafting, single-issue filings, uncontested matters. A flat fee tells you exactly what the deliverable will cost, and the lawyer absorbs the risk of unexpected complexity. Ask whether the flat fee includes filing fees, third-party costs, and any post-filing follow-up.
3. Contingency
Where it is permitted by the rules of professional conduct — most often in plaintiff-side surrogacy law work involving monetary recovery — the lawyer is paid a percentage of the proceeds, typically 33% before suit is filed and 40% after. The client pays nothing if there is no recovery. Contingency fees align the lawyer's economics with yours, but the percentage compounds across time, so very strong cases sometimes do better on hourly billing.
4. Retainer / subscription
A monthly fee that buys a defined block of access or hours. This is common for businesses with ongoing surrogacy law needs — contract review, employee questions, regulatory check-ins. A subscription smooths out spending and gives the lawyer a reason to know your operation in depth.
Whichever model you choose, ask for an itemised written estimate before the engagement begins, and ask explicitly what is not covered. Surprise expenses are the most common source of attorney-client friction.
Frequently asked questions about surrogacy law
How quickly can a surrogacy law lawyer review my matter?
Most lawyers can schedule an initial consultation within 1–3 business days. Urgent matters — pending deadlines, time-sensitive notices, court-ordered hearings — should be flagged in your first message; many lawyers reserve emergency consultation slots for that reason. If you need a written answer faster, the Ask a Lawyer tool typically returns answers in under 24 hours.
Do I need a surrogacy law lawyer in my exact city, or anywhere in my state?
Bar admission is the controlling rule: any attorney licensed in your state can represent you in that state's courts and agencies, regardless of which city they're based in. Practical proximity still matters for in-person meetings, local court familiarity, and access to the local bench and bar. For state-level filings and remote-friendly matters, an attorney elsewhere in the same state often works fine.
Will an initial consultation cost me anything?
Many surrogacy law attorneys offer a free 15- to 30-minute initial consultation; others charge a flat consultation fee that may be credited against the engagement if you hire them. The lawyer's profile lists the consultation policy. Free does not always mean better — a fee-based consultation is sometimes the sign of a lawyer who treats their time, and yours, seriously.
What documents should I bring to the first meeting?
Bring every contract, notice, letter, filing, or written communication connected to the matter; a written timeline of events with dates; the names and contact details of every other party involved; and any deadlines or hearing dates you are already aware of. Even an incomplete file is more useful than a verbal summary alone.
Can I change lawyers if I am not happy with mine?
Yes. Clients can discharge their lawyer at any time, for any reason, by written notice. Your case file belongs to you and must be transferred to your new counsel. Any unpaid fees through the date of discharge remain owed; any unearned advance must be refunded. If you are mid-litigation, the court typically must approve the substitution, but approval is routine.
How long does a typical surrogacy law matter take?
It depends almost entirely on whether the matter is transactional or contested. A transactional matter — a contract, a filing, a single-step transaction — can resolve in days to weeks. A contested matter — anything involving disputed facts, court intervention, or regulatory action — typically takes months at minimum, and complex cases can run multiple years. Your lawyer should give you a realistic outside estimate at intake.
Are surrogacy law lawyer fees tax-deductible?
It depends on the nature of the matter and current tax law. Fees connected to producing or collecting taxable income, managing investment property, or operating a business are often deductible; fees for personal matters generally are not. Because rules change, confirm deductibility with a tax professional for the year in which the fees are paid.
What is the difference between surrogacy law and the related practice areas?
Surrogacy Law overlaps with several adjacent areas — see the related-practice-area grid below for direct links. Choosing the right lawyer often means picking the one whose primary focus matches the heart of your problem, even if multiple labels could technically apply. When you are unsure, list your situation in your own words to two lawyers from neighbouring areas and ask which one of them is the better fit; honest lawyers will tell you.
Find surrogacy law attorneys by state
Each state link below opens the surrogacy law roster for that jurisdiction, with the local statute of limitations, court-system overview, and verified attorneys.
Surrogacy Law Law Firms
Main Law Firm
Winter Park
Walton Law Firm
San Marcos
Bruner Law Firm
Fort Walton Beach
J&Y Law Firm
Los Angeles
West Law Firm
Charleston
John T. Floyd Law Firm
Houston
Surrogacy Law by State
All states →Find surrogacy law attorneys in every US state. Each state link opens a hub with verified attorneys, the state filing deadline, and a free attorney match.