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Fertility & Surrogacy Legal Group, APC - San Diego, CA
2851 Camino Del Rio SouthSuite 200 San Diego, CA 92108
San Diego Fertility and Surrogacy Law Firm
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Attorneys
- William Ferguson (Senior Associate Attorney)
- Rich Geisler (Principal & Founder)
- David Hinton (Associate Attorney)
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2851 Camino Del Rio SouthSuite 200 San Diego, CA 92108
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Every interaction with every single person at this firm was positive. They are extremely responsive, friendly and professional. Attorney Megan was a pleasure to work with. Shockingly fast turn around times. Received excellent service. Highly recommend!
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We partnered with Attorney Rich for our egg donor IVF contract drafting. Their team is professional, experienced, and provided invaluable support. From our first call to the completion of the contract, the process was efficient and straightforward. Highly recommend for anyone needing fertility-related legal assistance in California!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Rich and the Fertility & Surrogacy Legal Group team made my dream of becoming a mom a reality. Their expertise and guidance throughout the legal process were exceptional. The quality of service provided was top-notch, and the value of their support is immeasurable. Thank you, Rich and the entire FSLG team!
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Rich was recommended by our agency, and his guidance was invaluable, especially for international couples like us. Working with his firm exceeded our expectations, and his expertise and legal contacts in our home country made us comfortable working abroad. Once our son was born, they also helped us obtain the birth certificate and passport very quickly and let us focus on being new parents. For those outside the US seeking surrogacy, selecting the right agency, surrogate and legal representation were three essential decisions that made our surrogacy successful and equally important, the process of coming home after delivery was simple.
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Rich was an invaluable resource for our surrogacy journey. His expertise in surrogacy law, precision and endless support, made the process seamless. The quality of support provided by the whole FSLG team exceeded our expectations, and the value of his guidance was immeasurable. Highly recommend!
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William, our lawyer, did an outstanding job drafting our contract. He worked quickly and explained everything clearly, taking the time to answer all our questions. He was confident and reassuring, which made us feel comfortable during the process. We highly recommend him to anyone needing legal help with fertility matters.
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I switched to Fertility & Surrogacy after a not so great experience with another lawyer, and I'm glad I did! Rich was reliable, knowledgeable, took the time to answer questions and give beneficial recommendations, and we were able to sign our contract in a timely manner. It's apparent that he values his clients and has a genuine interest in his work.
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Great experience working with this team on our first surrogacy journey back when they were Indie Law. They are proactive and were always timely with their updates and responses. For a law firm, their rates are affordable and their fees included everything except for the filing costs. Now that we're on our second journey, we're loving how much they've grown but we still have the same personalized experience.
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For anyone considering surrogacy with a friend or family, you definitely need to have a legal team that knows this area of law to work with. William and his team were great and took care of everything, including the escrow account. We were lucky to have a cousin who helped as our surrogate but having all of the legal elements in place made everyone more comfortable. This was by far the least stressful and most rewarding legal process we've ever been involved in. Thank you for everything.
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They were incredibly helpful throughout our surrogacy and made the legal aspects seamless and almost stress-free, allowing us to focus on our growing family. Highly recommended!
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Rich provided excellent legal support throughout my surrogacy journey. His team was knowledgeable, responsive and professional. I highly recommend this firm to people looking into surrogacy..
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FSLG was a godsend for us. They guided us through the legal complexities with empathy and patience. When a complication arose, they handled it quickly and efficiently, allowing us to bring our baby girl home. We are forever grateful!!!
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FSLG helped us achieve our dream of becoming parents. Their legal support and assistance made our surrogacy and egg donor process stressless. We cannot thank you guys enough!
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Great team of people and fantastic support on our journey! Would recommend 100%!
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Working with FSLG was a seamless experience. Their team is highly knowledgeable and professional, and they made our surrogacy journey as low stress as it could have been.
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Fertility & Surrogacy Legal was instrumental in helping me navigate the complexities of surrogacy law for single parents with an egg donor. Highly recommended for anyone in my situation!
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I highly recommend FSLG for anyone seeking legal guidance and support throughout their surrogacy journey. Their team is professional, knowledgeable, and genuinely cares about their clients' success.
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Fertility and Surrogacy Legal made my dream of becoming a mom a reality. They made the legal process stress-free and provided exceptional guidance every step of the way. I cannot thank them enough for all the support and compassion they showed along the way. Highly recommend to anyone in need of legal teams for surrogacy.
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Rich guided us through our unique and complex surrogacy process. I admire his compassion and empathy. His invaluable support made our dream a reality, and we highly recommend him for anyone about to embark on surrogacy.
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William was an invaluable resource for our surrogacy journey. He was knowledgeable, precise, and supportive, helping us navigate through the difficulties of an unfamiliar process with ease. Highly recommend!
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Fertility and Surrogacy Legal made my surrogacy journey a lot easier with their attentive and efficient service. I had a lot of "what if's" but thankfully, had all of my questions answered in our first meeting. The contract phase only took 3 weeks, which I attribute to it being clear and comprehensive - plus great communication between the attorneys.
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I recently worked with Rich to help me prepare my surrogacy agreement. I couldn't be happier with the level of service I received from him and his team. They took the time to listen to my concerns and answered all of my questions. I highly recommend working with them, especially if you live in a state where laws are changing.
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Fertility and Surrogacy Legal handled my surrogacy contract in 2020. They were always available to answer my questions (and a ton of emails along the way) and were great about making sure I was comfortable and clear on everything. They also worked closely with the parents attorney to make sure that the court filings were taken care of in advance and the hospital knew that the IP's were the parents which made things really easy for me. I am super thankful to everyone who helped me complete this life-changing journey. Highly recommended for anyone doing surrogacy in California and needing help with the agreements.
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We hired Fertility and Surrogacy Legal team back in 2020 for third party reproduction. We are a same-sex couple and required legal support for both the egg donation and the surrogacy portion of starting our family. We were initially introduced to them by our donor agency and after our experience of having to replace the egg donor three times, we knew we were definitely sticking with them when we got to surrogacy. Not only were they efficient in communication and every step of that leg on our journey, I also want to specially thank William for being so supportive throughout those ups and downs. Their guidance helped us navigate this process easily and helped us become a complete family.
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We found Fertility and Surrogacy Group at a seminar in Arizona. We learned a lot about the surrogacy process and the legal procedures involved in contract drafting and establishing legal guardianship of children. We had already partnered with a clinic and had a family friend who agreed to be our surrogate so we wasted no time since they were truly experienced in handling surrogacy cases. This was our first journey and we were nervous, not wanting to leave any loose ends. From the beginning, they were super helpful and answered every question me and my husband asked- no matter how simple. The entire team, especially David, made our journeymade the process a lot smoother and even joined us for the baby shower. Our little angel was born in May and made all the pregnancy ups and downs, all the paperwork we had to deal with felt like it was totally worth it. We are currently planning for a sibling journey with the same surrogate and of course Fertility and Surrogacy Legal. Highly recommend them to every to-be parent out there!
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We are Australian and undertook our Egg donor and surrogacy journey in the US. We engaged Fertility & Surrogacy legal as our attorneys and advisors. They looked after our Egg Donor agreement, Surrogacy Agreement, and legal representation on our behalf through obtaining parentage orders in California as we were in Lockdown in Melbourne, Australia throughout the pandemic. The team was excellent, responsive and absolutely in our corner every step of the way. Attorney Rich Geisler was thorough, very professional and a wealth of knowledge. His experience and expert handling of our case was amazing. When we were stuck, this team went out of their way, above the call of their scope and guided us though our US Citizenship process, US Passport process and worked with our Australian team to obtain our baby's Australian Citizenship by descent. The attention to detail, care, thoughtfulness and making sure we were looked after was heartfelt and we are simply so grateful for having this team in our corner. Special mention of young Ms. Gabby Lipco. She was simply amazing. She coordinated with the Obstetrician, pediatrician, nurses and working through the compliance paperwork for Australia and the United States. This team were our rock stars. We are very grateful. Lots of Hugs Parmar Family
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I highly recommend Fertility and Surrogacy. The attorney Rich Geisler is an excellent professional and a sensitive human person. He makes all the paper work with professionalism and easy for the client. I really felt confident and whenever I had a doubt he replied immediately. You will never feel with a doubt or alone. Also his staff as Miss Martha Bolanos and Miss Gabrielle Lipco are very competitive and always there to help whatever I needed. The best stuff I could have selected. Always there to help even in personal emergencies situations and have the papers done in timely manner. Excellent in all sense.
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