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Jennifer, author of the 2012 book on adoption law, "The Adoption Law Handbook" published by the ABA.
She is an experienced Maryland and District of Columbia Adoption and Assisted Reproductive Law practitioner, Jennifer Fairfax advocates for clients in independent and in agency adoptions whether domestic or international as well as clients building or growing their families with assisted reproduction technology.
Jennifer serves on the Board of Trustees for the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys ("AAAA") an invitation only fellowship organization of the Adoption Attorneys who focus their practice in the area of adoption law and subscribe to the highest ethical standards in representing adoptees, birth parents and adoptive parents. They can be found at www.adoptionattorneys.org.
Jennifer also serves on the Board of the Center for Adoption Support and Education which provides adoption related counseling and support services for all members of the adoption triad. They can be found at www.adoptionsupport.org.
Jennifer has been featured on the radio talking about Adoption and ART in the United States. http://blog.samakowlaw.com/2011/02/406/.
In addition to her adoption services, Jennifer works with clients who are interested in growing their families through the use of assisted reproduction technology (ART), whether using a surrogate or a donor. Jennifer has experience representing donors, surrogates (gestational carriers) and intended parents. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Assisted Reproductive Technology Attorneys ("AAARTA") which can be found at www.adoptionattorneys.org/aaarta.htm
Jennifer is a Maryland and Washington, D.C. Super Lawyer. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process is multi-phased and includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.
She assists clients in creating parenting, surrogate and donor agreements whether they are heterosexual couples, gays, lesbians (LGBT), stepparents or single parents.
A previous Court Appointed Special Advocate through the CASA program, Jennifer currently is often appointed as an attorney for the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland, representing children in adoption cases. She handles over 20 appointments a year. She also represents adoptive and/or birth parents in contested adoptions through court appointments.
She has been rated as a preeminent attorney by peers and clients receiving an AV* rating from Martindale-Hubbell. An AV certification is a significant rating accomplishment reserved to only 20% of all attorneys rated nationwide. You can see her at: http://www.martindale.com/Jennifer-Fairfax/628067-lawyer.htm.
Jennifer was also rated a 10.0, the highest rating available by AVVO based on an attorneys reviews, experience and ethical standards. Information about her on Avvo is at: www.avvo.com
MEDIA APPEARANCES:
Paul Samakow Radio Show, 2011
"Family Building Law"
ABC, News 7, 2010
"Gay Divorce" (parenting segment)
Washington Parent, November 2009
"International Adoption"
U.S. News and World Report, 2008
"Emerging Gay Adoption Fight"
Law School for the Public:
"Adoption in Maryland," Fall 2006
"Surrogacy in Maryland," Winter 2007
PRESENTATIONS TO NON-LAWYERS:
RESOLVE, prospective adoptive family seminars, Spring and Fall 2008-2011
GREAT WALL OF CHINA AGENCY, post-international adoption legal issues, 2009
COMMISSION FOR WOMEN, child custody and divorce law, 2005-2007 (six presentations annually)
G.L.O.B.E., (federal government), “Family Building for LGBT Parents," 2008
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