Members

Who We Are

Our members practice in the areas of adoption and assisted reproductive technology (ART) law.

Officers

Laurie B. Goldheim, Esq. - Co-President Law Office of Laurie B. Goldheim
P.O. Box 142, Briarcliff Manor, NY, 10510
845-624-2727 lgoldheim@adoptionrights.com http://www.adoptionrights.com
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Areas of Practice
  • Adoption
  • ART
Rebecca L. Mendel, Esq. - Co-President Rosin Steinhagen Mendel, PLLC
228 East 45th Street, Suite 900, New York, NY, 10017
212-972-5430 rmendel@lawrsm.com http://www.lawrsm.com
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Areas of Practice
  • Adoption
  • ART
Casey Copps DiPaola, Esq. - Immediate Past President Copps DiPaola Silverman, PLLC
1 Marcus Blvd., Suite 200, Albany, NY, 12205
518-436-4170 kdipaola@theCDSLawFirm.com http://www.theCDSLawFirm.com
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Areas of Practice
  • Adoption
  • ART
Denise E. Seidelman, Esq. - Vice President Rumbold & Seidelman, PLLC
7 Orchard Street, Nyack, NY, 10960
914-779-1050 dseidelman@adoptionlawny.com https://adoptionlawny.com/
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Areas of Practice
  • Adoption
  • ART
Jeanine Castagna, Esq. - Secretary
1225 Franklin Ave., Suite 325, Garden City, NY, 11530
516-495-7906 jeanine@jcadoptionlaw.com http://www.jcadoptionlaw.com
Areas of Practice
  • Adoption
Bill Singer, Esq. - Treasurer Singer & Fedun, LLC
2230 Route 206, P.O. Box 134, Belle Mead, NJ, 08502
908-359-7873 wsinger@singerfedun.com http://www.singerfedun.com/
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Areas of Practice
  • Adoption
  • ART

Directors

Brian K. Esser, Esq. Law Office of Brian Esser, PLLC
41 Flatbush Avenue, Suite 1, Brooklyn, NY, 11217
718-747-8447 brian@esserlawoffice.com http://www.esserlawoffice.com
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Areas of Practice
  • Adoption
  • ART
Robin A. Fleischner, Esq. Robin A. Fleischner, Attorney at Law
11 Riverside Drive, Suite 14MW, New York, NY, 10023
374 Millburn Avenue, Suite 201ABW, Millburn, NJ, 07041
212-362-6945 formfamilies@gmail.com https://adoptsurrogatelaw.com/
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Areas of Practice
  • Adoption
  • ART
Jennifer P. Maas Law Office of Jennifer P. Maas, PLLC
694 Motor Parkway, Suite 200, Hauppauge, NY, 11788
211 East 43rd Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY, 10017
212-860-0120, 516-464-1754 jennifer@JPMfertilitylaw.com http://www.JPMfertilitylaw.com
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Areas of Practice
  • ART
Janene Oleaga Oleaga Law LLC
254 Commercial Street, Suite 245, Portland, ME, 04101
305 Broadway, Suite 711, New York, NY, 10007
207-200-6780, 212-897-5839 janene@IVFesq.com http://www.ivfesq.com/
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Areas of Practice
  • Adoption
  • ART
Joseph R. Williams, Esq. Copps DiPaola Silverman, PLLC
1 Marcus Blvd., Suite 200, Albany, NY, 12205
518-436-4170 jwilliams@theCDSLawFirm.com http://www.theCDSLawFirm.com
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Areas of Practice
  • Adoption
  • ART

Committee Chairs

Membership Committee: Gregory A. Franklin and Jeanine Castagna
Legislative Committee: Amelia Demma and Joseph R. Williams
Outreach Committee: Robin A. Fleischner and Janene Oleaga
Courts Committee: Brian K. Esser and Alexis L. Cirel

Members

Melissa B. Brisman, Esq. Melissa B. Brisman, Esq., LLC
1 Paragon Dr., Suite 115, Montvale, NJ, 07645
31 Washington Square West, New York, NY, 10011
201-505-0099 info@reproductivelawyer.com https://reproductivelawyer.com/
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Areas of Practice
  • Adoption
  • ART
Anthony M. Brown, Esq. Time for Families Law, PLLC
122 E. 42nd St., Ste 3900, New York, NY, 10168
100 Merrick Rd., Ste. 103E, Rockville, NY, 11570
212-953-6447 anthony@timeforfamilies.com http://www.timeforfamilies.com
Areas of Practice
  • Adoption
  • ART
Alexis L. Cirel, Esq. Schwartz Sladkus Reich Greenberg Atlas LLP
444 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, 10022
212-743-7021 acirel@ssrga.com https://fertilitylaw.ssrga.com/attorneys/alexis-l-cirel/
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Areas of Practice
  • ART
Amelia Demma, Esq. Law Offices of Amy Demma
81 Newtown Lane., No. 355, East Hampton, NY, 11937
516-662-7532 Amy.Demma@lawofficesofamydemma.com http://lawofficesofamydemma.com
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Areas of Practice
  • ART
Elizabeth E. Swire Falker, Esq. Elizabeth Swire Falker, Esq., PLLC
60 East 42nd Street, 46th Flr, New York, NY, 10165
877-786-7552 liz@StorkLawyer.com http://www.StorkLawyer.com
Areas of Practice
  • ART
Virginia L. Frank, Esq. Virginia L. Frank, P.C.
1434 Sprice Street, Suite 100, Boulder, CO, 80302
303-756-4673 ginny@virginiafrank.com www.virginiafrank.com
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Areas of Practice
  • Adoption
  • ART
Gregory M. Franklin, Esq. Ashcroft & Franklin, LLP
150 Allens Creek Road, Rochester, NY, 14618
585-442-0540 x307 Gfranklin@AFYLaw.com http://www.AdoptionNY.com
Areas of Practice
  • Adoption
  • ART
Natalie S. French Hancock Estabrook, LLP
200 East Buffalo Street, Suite 301, Ithaca, NY, 14850
607-391-2863 nfrench@hancocklaw.com https://www.hancocklaw.com/
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Areas of Practice
  • Adoption
Michael S. Goldstein, Esq., LCSW
62 Bowman Ave., Rye Brook, NY, 10573
914-939-1111 info@AdoptGold.com http://www.AdoptGold.com
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Areas of Practice
  • Adoption
Suzanne B. Nichols, Esq. Rosenstock Lowe & Nichols
800 Westchester Ave. #641N, Rye Brook, NY, 10573
914-697-4870 suzanne@rlnlaw.com http://www.rlnlaw.com
Areas of Practice
  • Adoption
  • ART
Maria-Alana Racine New York State Judicial Institute
84 North Broadway, White Plains, NY, 10603
mrecine@nycourts.gov
Steven L. Sarisohn, Esq. Sarisohn Law Partners, LLP
350 Veterans Memorial Highway, Commack, NY, 11725
631-543-7667 ssarisohn@sarisohnlaw.com http://www.sarisohnlaw.com/
Areas of Practice
  • Adoption
Yekaterina (Kate) Trambitskaya, Esq. Spence-Chapin Services to Families & Children
410 East 92nd St., 3rd Fl., New York, NY, 10128
212-360-0258 ktrambitskaya@spence-chapin.org http://spence-chapin.org
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Areas of Practice
  • Adoption
Richard Vaughn, Esq. International Fertility Law Group
501 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1900, New York, NY, 10017
212-388-6966 https://www.iflg.net/
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Areas of Practice
  • ART
Debbie Wolf, Esq. Spence-Chapin Services to Families & Children,
410 East 92nd St., 3rd Fl., New York, NY, 10128
212-369-0300 dwolf@spence-chapin.org https://spence-chapin.org/
Areas of Practice
  • Adoption

Join NYAAFF

If you would like to become a member of NYAAFF and meet the following eligibility requirements, you can email gfranklin@afylaw.com or jeanine@jcadoptionlaw.com.

Eligibility Requirements.

Any lawyer in good standing in the State of New York who is also a Fellow or Provisional Fellow of the Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys (AAAA) is eligible for membership.

Every applicant whose principal place of business is not located in New York State shall: 1) have represented a party in at least twenty (20) assisted reproduction or adoption cases filed in the New York Courts and/or that have applied New York law, and in which the applicant has drafted or negotiated the material documentation related to the matter, and 2) submit three (3) references from current NYAAFF members attesting to the applicant’s proficiency in New York adoption and/or assisted reproduction laws and procedures, one of whom represented a party in at least one (1) of the twenty (20) cases with the applicant, and 3) confirm a commitment to bettering the practice of assisted reproduction or adoption in New York and/or demonstrated advocacy to positively enact or amend New York adoption and/or assisted reproduction laws, and 4) provide a current Certificate of Good Standing from every jurisdiction in which the applicant is licensed to practice law, and 5) provide a sworn statement regarding any pending disciplinary actions, finding or adverse outcome, from every jurisdiction in which the applicant is licensed to practice. Admission to NYAAFF is subject to a vote of approval by the Board of NYAAFF.