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Mark
Goldman 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 Wall Street 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. |
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Alanna
Goldman 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. |
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Meg
Smith 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. |
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Lori
Meyers Lori Meyers is an attorney whose practice has been devoted to surrogacy work since 1995. Lori has handled well over a thousand surrogacy and egg donation matters involving a variety of genetic arrangements and medical facilities. By maintaining close contact throughout the process of the arrangement, Lori works hard to build strong relationships with her clients so that all legal aspects are completed with confidence. |
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Gabby Gabby brings her years of experience working in the entertainment industry to our office. A former egg donor, Gabby’s passion for helping people build families brought her to AdoptHelp. She loves devoting her time to working closely with birth mothers and adoptive parents, and truly values the relationships she develops with them in creating families. While she spends the majority of her time in the adoption area, Gabby also serves as a case worker in the field of surrogacy. |
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Mia Caseworker/Legal Assistant Mia is a caseworker/legal assistant at AdoptHelp for both adoption and surrogacy. She 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 surrogacy and treasures the many relationships she has developed with people along the way. |
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Meredith Meredith joined our staff just after earning her degree in community health from Texas Woman's University. 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. |
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Olga 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. |
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Michelle Michelle is our Accounting Manager. She has a great deal of experience with Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable. Michelle administers all attorney-client, birth mother trust and surrogate escrow 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! |
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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. |
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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. |