Virginia Super Lawyers 2006
Excellence From The Boardroom To The Courtroom “The firm’s trial practice includes representing plaintiffs in catastrophic injury and death cases in all types of tort actions. Motor vehicle accidents, medical malpractice, traumatic brain injury cases, and pharmaceutical and securities litigation comprise the majority of the firm’s trial cases. Much of the firm’s litigation practice is […]
Read More...Justice with a Busy Woman’s Touch
by by Mary A. Tobey Found in AUGUST 2006 • Vmagazine for Women | Click Here to Download the Article As a lawyer, Colleen Marea Quinn, Esq. is a superlative representative of Lady Justice, standing straight and tall with strength and dignity, holding the scales of justice in one hand and a sword in the […]
Read More...Changes Proposed to Simplify Adoptions
Bills aim to shorten waiting periods, make the process easier BY TAMMIE SMITH TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITER Tuesday, February 7, 2006 Click Here to View This Article as a PDF An attorney who handles adoptions, Colleen Marea Quinn sometimes has a case where the mother has no idea where the father is. All the mother may […]
Read More...Your Mother Would Know
By Carol Barbieri November 29, 2005 Op-Ed Contributor | Atlantic Highlands, N.J. “It’s been 14 years, but I can still feel the terror that gripped me when our son’s cardiologist asked my husband and me if Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome ran in our family. Getting my husband’s family medical history was as simple as calling his mother. […]
Read More...Myths and Realities About Adoption
MYTH It takes years to complete an adoption. REALITY The average time span of adoption is one to two years. The majority of domestic and international adopters who responded to a recent poll by Adoptive Families Magazine completed their adoptions in less than a year. MYTH Birthparents can show up at any time to reclaim […]
Read More...Birthmother Choices and Adoptive Parent Issues2004 Adoptive Families Magazine
Dont’ Expect to Recover Money Spent on Birthmother Living Expenses by Colleen M. Quinn From 2004 Adoptive Families Magazine “Q: If a prospective birthmother decides not place her baby with us for adoption, can we get back the money we paid for her living expenses during the pregnancy? A: The expenses that prospective parents can […]
Read More...How to Be an Adoption Advocate
Road-Tested Tips for Families By Katherine Mikkelson from Adoptive Families Magazine, July/August 2003 “As an attorney, I used to advocate for my clients. But when I left work at the end of the day, my cases and my lawyering skills stayed at the office. A few years ago, however—about the time Zack, my oldest, entered […]
Read More...Wrongful Adoption: What It Is, What It Is Not
After we adopted our daughter, we discovered that she had significant medical problems. We think our adoption agency was aware of this but didn’t tell us. Is there anything we can do? By Sam Totaro From 2003 Adoptive Families Magazine. “In the vast majority of cases, adopted children do not have any significant impairment, and […]
Read More...The Truth About Domestic Adoption
I keep hearing that adopting in the U.S. is rare, expensive, and risky. The statistics—and my own experience— argue otherwise. by Eliza Newlin Carney From 2003 Adoptive Families Magazine. “Not long after my husband and I adopted our infant daughter, we went to a summer barbecue where we met another couple with a young child. […]
Read More...When You Adopt Under the Laws of Another Country
U.S. Readoption Explained by Peter Wiernicki from Adoptive Families Magazine, May/June 2002 Q: My husband and I just completed an international adoption. Is it necessary for us to readopt our child in the United States? A: Most adoption professionals recommend that adoptive parents readopt their child if their state permits them to do so. Readoption […]
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