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Same Sex Couple Infant Adoption

Colleen was an absolutely amazing attorney, as well as her team! We had a last minute placement on New Year’s Eve and she responded instantly and continued to work with use throughout the holiday weekend. She walked us through the entire process and was there to provide guidance every step of the way. Start to […]

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Excellent professional services and manner

Colleen and her team handled an adult adoption for me. Something I had delayed for twenty year fearing it would be both complicated and expensive. It was neither and I was given a clear review of the options available and an accurate estimate for the professional fees and filing costs. The process went smoothly and […]

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Quinn Receives Family Law Service Award

We’re please to announce that Colleen M. Quinn has been named the 2015 recipient of the Family Law Service Award presented by the Virginia State Bar’s Family Law Section. According to the release from the Virginia State Bar, “The award recognizes people and organizations that have improved family, domestic relations, or juvenile law in Virginia.” […]

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Getting Medical Bills Paid After an Accident

If you are in an accident, and you are injured, be sure to know the various sources for getting your medical bills paid. These include: health insurance, workers’ compensation (if the accident happened while you were on the job), medical payments coverage and lastly, liability coverage. Regardless of who is at fault for the accident, […]

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GREAT lawyer for lgbt clients!

Colleen Quinn and her team handled our wills, as well as our same-sex step parent adoption of our son. She was extremely knowledgeable and helpful, and very accommodating with our long distance needs as we actually live an hour from Richmond. We would absolutely recommend her and will definitely return to her for any future […]

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Quinn helps lesbian couple win right to have their names on their children’s birth certificates

From a recent Richmond Times-Dispatch piece on couple Maria and Joanni Hayman’s successful fight to have their names on children’s birth certificates: [A]fter an 18-month game of wait-and-see as the issue of gay marriage was being settled in Virginia, Richmond Judge Designate T.J. Markow last month ordered the Office of Vital Records in the Virginia […]

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Quinn on Frozen Embryo Donation

In "What Parents Should Know About Frozen Embryo Donation," a recent 8News Investigates piece, Colleen Quinn commented on this relatively new infertility solution. "The embryo field still generally refers to the combination of two gametes that is the egg and sperm. Most of our state laws consider gametes to be property and property gets donated. […]

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New Quinn Presentation Available: “Assisted Reproductive Technology Contracts: Drafting Fundamentals”

From the course description: “Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) contracts include extremely complex and sensitive issues that prompt a number of drafting concerns for attorneys. In her third installment on ART, Colleen Quinn returns to guide attorneys through the important considerations surrounding ART contract drafting.  Ms. Quinn will provide an extensive road map that incorporates specific structural […]

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“Adopting Through an Adoption Lawyer”: Radio Show Featuring Quinn

Hear Colleen Quinn and other leading adoption attorneys interviewed concerning: What is the adoption process in the US when adopting a baby through an adoption attorney? How do you find an adoption attorney? Who finds the prospective birth mothers? What questions should you ask before hiring? And much more Listen now »

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The New York Times: “Alimony for Your Eggs”

THE end of a marriage is always sad, but divorce can be particularly devastating for a woman who still wants children but whose fertility is on the decline. Her ex may have many years left to start a new family of his own, but by the time she meets a new partner, it may be […]

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