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
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
This adorable little girl named Eleanor is the product of her biological parents using a gestational carrier to bring her into the world. As their surrogacy attorney, I was fortunate enough to have played a small role by drafting the gestational carrier agreement and, later, ensuring that Eleanor's biological parents were treated as the legal parents and listed on the birth certificate. Eleanor is a joy to everyone involved
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From the Richmond Times Dispatch article YWCA of Richmond 2011 Outstanding Women of the Year: Law and Government: Colleen Marea Quinn •Director and equity owner of Locke Partin DeBoer & Quinn •Founder and director of the Women's Injury Law Center and the Adoption and Surrogacy Law Center. •Worked to change adoption law in Virginia by overhauling all adoption statues to bring Virginia in line with other states.
YWCA of Richmond 2011 Outstanding Woman
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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
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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
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
The Journal of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Fall 2004 Evidence Injury Case Intake - a primer on preserving and gathering the evidence
by Colleen M. Quinn Click Here To Download/View -> Injury Case Intake
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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Virginia adoption and Discrimination on WTVR CBS 6
Colleen Quinn and the Quinn Law Centers were recently featured on WTVR CBS 6 - speaking about adoptions in Virginia - and discrimination. "Adoption Attorney Colleen Quinn explains how the state's decision to re-open public commentary on gay adoption could impact it." - from the WTVR website. Click here to view the video! Video re-posted from WTVR.com