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We take tremendous pride in our dedicated, hardworking staff. Our clients tell us that the personal attention and care we give them makes them feel safe and secure with their individual situation and adoption plan.

	Mark Goldman Attorney At Law Mark Goldman, along with his wife Alanna, is an attorney and the founder of AdoptHelp, Inc. and AdoptHelp Law Center. Mark graduated Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from University of California, Irvine and went on to earn his juris doctorate degree at USC law school. Before founding AdoptHelp, Inc. and AdoptHelp Law Center, Mark was a litigator at a nationally recognized law firm. Mark's passion for giving his clients the gift of parenthood and giving children the gift of family can be seen in every aspect of his practice. Mark is a perfectionist who insists that his clients are able to contact him 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
	Alanna Goldman Attorney At Law Alanna Goldman, along with her husband Mark, is an attorney and founder of AdoptHelp, Inc. and AdoptHelp Law Center. Alanna graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Pennsylvania and then went on to earn her juris doctorate degree from UCLA law school. Alanna began her career as associate attorney in one of the most prestigious and largest law firms in the United States. Alanna has worked on children's rights issues for the past fourteen years. Her belief that a loving and supportive home shapes the lives of children, and that adoption is a means to deliver the promise of a loving family to children has been the inspiration for her work.
	Meg Smith Attorney At Law Meg graduated with high distinction, Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where she earned degrees in political science and Spanish. Meg earned her juris doctorate degree at the University of California in Los Angeles. Her formal training as an attorney began as a litigator for two nationally recognized law firms. Meg was recruited by AdoptHelp Law Center for both her excellence as an attorney and her passion for assisting children in need. Meg has a policy of being on call 24 hours a day for her clients and her dedication is infectious. Meg specializes in domestic adoption and guardianships and shares the goals of providing each client with superior service and legal expertise in every step of the adoption process.
	Meredith Case Worker/Legal Assistant Prior to joining the AdoptHelp team, Meredith was a pregnancy counselor at Planned Parenthood. Meredith has a passion for providing assistance to birth mothers in need, and finding wonderful homes for children.
	Mia Caseworker/Paralegal Mia is a caseworker/paralegal at AdoptHelp, who comes to us with several years of experience in the adoption field and is a great asset to the AdoptHelp staff. Mia is thrilled to assist others in building their families through adoption and treasures the many relationships she has developed with people along the way.
	Olga Caseworker/Legal Assistant Olga joins our staff with a degree in social welfare from UC Berkeley. Prior to joining AdoptHelp, Olga was responsible for developing and implementing outreach programs for inner-city high school students. She is extremely committed to helping others and passionate about building families through the miracle of adoption.
	Kathryn Case Worker/Legal Assistant Kathryn joins our staff with degrees in Health and Human Services and Communications from the University of Arizona. Kathryn's research included domestic, international, and trans-racial adoption. Kathryn was recuited by AdoptHelp for her ability to connect with birth mothers and adoptive parents, as well as her passion for adoption. Kathryn is thrilled to bring her energy and enthusiasm for helping others to the AdoptHelp team.
	Michelle Accounting Manager Michelle is our Accounting Manager. She has a great deal of experience with Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable. Michelle administers all attorney-client and birth mother trust accounts. In addition to numerous years of experience as an Accounting Manager, Michelle has a degree in Business Administration from Pepperdine University. What more could we ask for!
	Breanne Reception and Office Service Coordinator Breanne is a graduate of Pepperdine University and responsible for full management of our reception and our office service coordinator. In addition, Breanne helps administer our nationwide Birth Mother Outreach Program.
	Michelle Michelle keeps open our lines of communication 24 hours a day, seven days a week. She answers incoming calls from our toll free lines after business hours and on weekends. Michelle is an adoptive parent and birth mother advisor who is both an adoptee and an adoptive parent. Michelle loves to share her many experiences of adoption with anyone who calls. In her many years at AdoptHelp, Michelle has advised hundreds of birth mothers and adoptive parents regarding independent and agency adoptions.
	Carmay Knowles Adoption Paralegal Carmay brought her 20 years of experience as an adoption paralegal to our office. Through the years, she has formed wonderful working relationships with the court adoption clerks and social service case workers in Los Angeles and surrounding Southern California counties. Carmay's expert knowledge of the whole adoption process, her organizational skills, and her proficiency in preparing documents and letters helps keep our client files in order and progressing as quickly as possible towards the ultimate goal of finalization.