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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

Ten Thrifty Employment Tips in Thirty Minutes

Ten Thrifty Employment Tips in Thirty Minutes

A Presentation by

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

Here's a sample of what's in the presentation:

Tip No. 1: Have a Comprehensive Employee Handbook

Tip No. 2: Have a Drug Testing Policy

Tip No.

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Recognizing and Eliminating Sexual Harassment

Recognizing and Eliminating Sexual Harassment

The Journal of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Winter 2000-2001 Recognizing and Eliminating Sexual Harassment Comments and guidelines for a congenial workplace by Colleen M. Quinn Click Here To Download/View  -> Recognizing and Eliminating Sexual Harassment

Traps and Pitfalls in Handling Immunity Cases

Traps and Pitfalls in Handling Immunity Cases

The Journal of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Volume 20 Number 1, 2008 Traps and Pitfalls in Handling Immunity Cases by Colleen M. Quinn Click Here To Download/View  -> Traps and Pitfalls in Handling Immunity Cases

Injury Case Intake

Injury Case Intake

The Journal of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Fall 2004 Evidence Injury Case Intake - a primer on preserving and gathering the evidence

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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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THE NEW WORLD OF

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The Employment Law Claim Checklist

FOR VIRGINIA ATTORNEYS

Prepared By

Colleen Marea Quinn, Esq. Locke Partin DeBoer & Quinn, PLC 4928 West Broad Street Richmond, VA 23230 Main: (804) 285-6253 Direct: (804) 545-9406 Fax: (804) 545-9411 quinn@lockepartin.com www.lockepartin.com http://quinnlawcenters.com/ H. Aubrey Ford, III, Esq. Cantor Stoneburner Ford Grana & Buckner 1111 E. Main Street, Suite 1600 Richmond, VA 23218 Main: (804) 644-1400 Toll Free: 1-800-648-1488 Direct: (804) 343-4360 Fax: (804) 644-9205 aford@virginiatrialfirm.com www.virginiatrialfirm.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