Jennifer Fairfax Bio

An experienced adoption and ART practitioner, Jennifer Fairfax advocates for clients in independent and in agency adoptions whether domestic or international as well as clients building or growing their familes with assisted reproduction technology.

Her adoption practice includes private/direct placements, relative, step-parent, domestic agency and second parent adoptions. She also advises clients regarding foreign adoptions and the re-adoption or finalization process in the United States.

In addition to her adoption services, Jennifer works with clients who are interested in growing their families through the use of assisted reproduction technology (ART), whether using a surrogate or a donor. Jennifer has experience representing donors, surrogates (gestational carrieros) and intended parents.


She asissts clients in creating parenting, surrogacy and donor agreements whether they are heterosexual couples, gays, lesbians (LGBT), stepparents or single parents.

Jennifer serves as an appointee to the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland, representing children in adoption cases and represents adoptive and/or birth parents in contested adoptions.

She teaches courses on adoption and assisted reproduction technology for other legal professionals for the Montgomery County Bar Foundation; state-wide MICPEL legal education program and the National Business Institute.

Jennifer has presented seminars for George Washington University Lesbian Services Program (working with the Whiteman-Walker clinic), RESOLVE, local parenting groups and organizations on the issues of adoption, surrogacy, family planning, LGBT legal issues and children’s issues. Jennifer has been a guest lecturer at the University of Baltimore School of Law on contemporary family issues including adoption and ART.

Jennifer practices in all Maryland and District of Columbia courts, as well as the Maryland Federal courts. She was admitted to the United States Supreme Court in January 2006.


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