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Personhood bill introduced in VA

A personhood bill has been introduced in VA -- Washington Post this morning says they are going to try to push it through while there are Republican majorities in both houses. The bill provides that "unborn children at every stage of development enjoy all the rights, privileges, and immunities available to other persons, citizens, and residents of the commonwealth, subject only to the laws and constitutions of Virginia and the United Read More

Surrogate mother left with huge bill; babies in Austria

Click here to download this as a PDF > She has four children of her own, ages 2, 4, 6 and 8. "All my pregnancies have been easy for me. I love being pregnant. I wanted to give a family to someone who couldn't have one otherwise," Mathews said. She found an agency online called the National Adoption and Surrogacy Center based in Washington, D.C. "I was introduced to several families and finally found one that Read More

60 Seconds with…Colleen M. Quinn

60 Seconds with…Colleen M. Quinn

Metro Business asked Colleen M. Quinn with Locke Partin DeBoer & Quinn who specializes in adoption, assisted reproductive technology law, about whether surrogacy is legal in Virginia.

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New Creation Options for Same-Sex
Couples Under Virginia Law

THE NEW WORLD OF FAMILY CREATION OPTIONS FOR SAME-SEX COUPLES UNDER VIRGINIA LAW: AN OVERVIEW OF ADOPTION AND ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY (ART) ARRANGEMENTS

Colleen Marea Quinn, Esq.

Locke Partin DeBoer & Quinn

4928 West Broad Street

Richmond, VA 23230

804-545-9406

804-545-9411 (fax)

quinn@lockepartin.com

www.reproductionattorney.com

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NBI ADOPTION LAW PRIMER

NBI ADOPTION LAW PRIMER: A PRACTICAL OVERVIEW OF ADOPTION LAW - 2010

Colleen M. Quinn, Esq.

Locke Partin DeBoer & Quinn

4928 West Broad Street

Richmond, VA 23230

(804) 545-9406

quinn@lockepartin.com

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NBI ADOPTION LAW PRIMER: A PRACTICAL OVERVIEW OF ADOPTION LAW - 2010

I. The Home Study A.   What is it? 1.     Assessment of the person(s) Read More

Representing Birth Mothers in Virginia

Colleen Marea Quinn, Esq.

The Adoption & Surrogacy Law Center

at Locke Partin DeBoer & Quinn

quinn@lockepartin.com

www.virginia-adoption-attorney.com

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Representing Birth Mothers in Virginia

Direct (Parental) Placements – In-State and Inter-State. (1)  General Items to Cover. There are quite a number of fundamental items to cover with a birth mother. These include Read More

Virginia’s Leaders in the Law 2009 | Colleen M. Quinn

Virginia’s Leaders in the Law 2009 | Colleen M. Quinn

 

Virginia Lawyers Weekly

Colleen M. Quinn was honored for leadership in Adoption and Surrogacy, and service to the YWCA.

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New Paths to Parenthood

New Paths to Parenthood

 

As Infertility treatment advances, more Americans are turning to Assisted Reproduction. Here, we take a look at some of the choices families are making.

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Elizabeth Larsen

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Virginia Super Lawyers 2006

Virginia Super Lawyers 2006

Excellence From The Boardroom To The Courtroom "The firm’s trial practice includes representing plaintiffs in catastrophic injury and death cases in all types of tort actions. Motor vehicle accidents, medical malpractice, traumatic brain injury cases, and pharmaceutical and securities litigation comprise the majority of the firm’s trial cases. Much of the firm’s litigation practice is based on referrals from other lawyers." - From the Article

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Justice with a Busy Woman’s Touch

Justice with a Busy Woman’s Touch

by by Mary A. Tobey

Found in AUGUST 2006 • Vmagazine for Women | Click Here to Download the Article

As a lawyer, Colleen Marea Quinn, Esq. is a superlative representative of Lady Justice, standing straight and tall with strength and dignity, holding the scales of justice in one hand and a sword in the other. Her résumé and her life, however, portray the image not of a woman standing still, Read More