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Brian is now licensed to practice law in Wisconsin

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Brian Esser
I am pleased to announce that I am now licensed to practice law in Wisconsin. I look forward to working with New York families who are building their families through surrogacy in Illinois and Wisconsin – two states with favorable laws for inte… Read More
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Categories: Firm News, Gestational Surrogacy, My Family
Tags: firm news, surrogacy, Wisconsin

Top 12 Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Stories of 2014 - Part 1

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Brian Esser
This has been a big year for adoption and assisted reproduction in the news. Here is the first half the run down of the biggest stories of 2014. To stay on top of all of the latest news, follow me on Twitter. 1. Jimmy Fallon welcomes a second daughte… Read More
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Categories: Adoption, Assisted Reproductive Technology, Celebrities, Egg Donation, Gestational Surrogacy, Sperm Donation
Tags: adoption, celebrities, Charlize Theron, egg donation, Jason Patric, Jimmy Fallon, New Hampshire, sperm donation, surrogacy, US citizenship, Wisconsin, Year in Review

Second-Parent Adoption Following Surrogacy

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Brian Esser
I’ve written before about why a non-biological parent in married same-sex couples should complete second adoption, even if both parents are on named on the child’s birth certificate. Most families have no trouble getting a court to grant the adop… Read More
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Categories: Assisted Reproductive Technology, Gestational Surrogacy, LGBT Families, Second-Parent Adoption
Tags: assisted reproductive technology, gestational surrogacy, India, international surrogacy, LGBT families, second-parent adoption, surrogacy

Brian Discusses ART and Surrogacy with Kelly Ellison

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Brian Esser
I was pleased to be invited by Kelly Ellison of Your Adoption Finance Coach to be a guest on her Internet radio program. We had a great conversation where we discussed the basics of assisted reproductive technology and surrogacy. Kelly has a terrific… Read More
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Categories: Assisted Reproductive Technology, Firm News, Gestational Surrogacy
Tags: assisted reproductive technology, egg donation, embryo donation, firm news, gestational surrogacy, intended parents, Kelly Ellison, sperm donation, Your Adoption Finance Coach

Stars are Just Like Us

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Brian Esser
When Jimmy Fallon announced the birth of his daughter Winnie last summer, speculation started immediately about how he and his wife Nancy Juvonen built their family. In the comments on web posts about their family there was a pitched battle between t… Read More
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Categories: Adoption, Celebrities, Egg Donation, Gestational Surrogacy
Tags: adoption, Aisha Tyler, Angelina Jolie, celebrities, Connie Britton, egg donation, Elton John, Jimmy Fallon, Khloe Kardashian, Nicole Kidman, Sandra Bullock, Sarah Jessica Parker, surrogacy

Baby Care Classes for Pre-Adoptive and Expecting Intended Parents

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Brian Esser
When you’re knee deep in the adoption process or your surrogacy journey, it can be surprisingly easy to lose sight of the fact that at the end of process you really will be adding a new baby to your family. Some pre-adoptive and expecting inten… Read More
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Categories: Adoption, Blog, Gestational Surrogacy
Tags: adoption, adoptive parents, baby care, intended parents, parenting, surrogacy, travel

Who are the Surrogates?

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Brian Esser
It’s the first question for many people considering gestational surrogacy: Who are these people ready to carry a child for another family? Recently, Washingtonian magazine profiled several gestational carriers – or surrogates – and asked what m… Read More
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Categories: Blog, Gestational Surrogacy
Tags: gestational carriers, gestational surrogacy, intended parents, surrogates