Seeing friends and family struggle with heartbreaking obstacles on the way to becoming parents inspired Ellen Trachman to found Trachman Law Center, LLC, a legal service provider specializing in family formation law. Beginning her career in the investment management division of an international law firm, Ellen acquired years of expertise structuring effective partnerships. It quickly became clear how invaluable this experience was when working with intended parents and surrogates in the creation of the most personal type of partnership – building a family.
At Trachman Law Center, we proudly serve individuals and families of all backgrounds and sexual orientations. We have guided hundreds of clients from around the world through every step of egg, sperm, and embryo donations and surrogacy arrangements with thorough, compassionate advocacy. In addition to helping families grow, we prioritize the long-term financial health of our clients by providing tailored estate planning services. We understand that the family-building journey can be stressful and overwhelming. As experienced fertility law practitioners, we know how to safeguard your rights in the face of the risks and challenges that arise.
Assisted Reproductive Technology
As experts in this emerging and ever-changing area of law, Trachman Law Center walks clients through the negotiation and contractual process of egg/sperm/embryo and gestational surrogacy arrangements. Our approach is collaborative. We partner with opposing attorneys to create comprehensive agreements informed by the specific needs of parties and our deep understanding of the law. Additionally, we arm our clients with every possible method of mitigating potential risks, including filing necessary affidavits and parentage petitions with the court to establish parental rights.
Adoption
For our LGBTQ+ clients, the adoption process can be used to establish the parental rights of non-biological parents and shield the parent-child connection from legal complications. Through our many years practicing family formation law, we have handled hundreds of parentage orders, second-parent adoptions, step-parent adoptions, kinship adoptions, and parent contingency plans.
Estate Planning
As our clients’ families grow, we make it easy to plan for their financial futures. We talk to clients about their families’ needs and recommend customized solutions from our complete suite of estate planning services, including wills, trusts, advance directives and powers of attorney.
