Stephanie Michelle Brinkley

Stephanie Michelle Brinkley

5.0
Rating: 9.7

Licensed for 15 years

Family Lawyer at Charleston, SC
Practice Areas: Family, Divorce & Separation, Adoption

1 Carriage Ln Ste F, Charleston, SC

About Stephanie

Practice Areas

3

Practice Areas

Family 50%

I represent parties engaged in third party reproduction such as surrogacy, egg donation, sperm donation, and embryo donation. I assist in the initial contract drafting complete through parentage proceedings.

50%
Adoption 25%

I assist my clients in completing their family through agency adoption, private adoption, step parent adoption and grandparent adoption.

25%
Divorce and Separation 25%

I represent clients in actions for separate maintenance and support, divorce, child custody, child support and alimony claims.

25%

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Licenses

Licensed in South Carolina for 15 years

State: South Carolina

Acquired: 2010

Good Standing

No misconduct found

Licensed in Georgia for 5 years

State: Georgia

Acquired: 2020

Membership Expired

No misconduct found

Location

Brinkley Law Firm, LLC

1 Carriage Ln Ste F, Charleston, SC, 29407-6322

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Stephanie Michelle Brinkley's Reviews

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Posted by Tamara | August 09, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Adoption

One of the best in the Carolinas

During my adoption, was one of the most stressful times in my life. I had minimal knowledge of the laws and information needed for a successful adoption. Calling the Brinkley Law Firm was one of the smartest things I could have done. The knowledge of the laws, and the open communication (days, nig...hts, weekends) during this stressful time really help us. Anxiety and fears of the unknown didn't help, but Mrs. Brinkley and her staff made the process for my family and I pleasurable at times. Going into court we felt prepared. She built a repor with the entire family. From start to finish, she and her staff were more than professional. What a complete blessing it was to work with Stephanie Brinkley. I pray, I will never need her services again, but would recommend her services to everyone.

Stephanie Brinkley

Replied last August 09, 2017

Thanks Tamara! We were so proud to help you expand your family. We look forward to future Christmas cards!

Posted by Kendall | August 09, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Family

Highly Recommend Stephanie Brinkley

I highly recommend the Law Offices of Stephanie M. Brinkley. Stephanie is a consumate professional who genuinely cares about the well-being of her clients. Stephanie's law firm represented my wife and I in the out-of-state surrogacy birth of our first child. My wife and I live in Illinois, whil...e our surrogate lived in South Carolina. My wife and I needed a South Carolina attorney to draft the surrogacy agreement, pre-birth order, and final birth order documents. Stephanie Brinkley's law firm represented quite admirably. From the very first conference call we had with Stephanie, we were very impressed with her knowledge of the subject. My wife and I learned a great deal about surrogacy and the laws impacting surrogacy births in South Carolina. We were also impressed with Stephanie's patience. Stephanie took the time to walk us through the surrogacy agreement, the pre-birth order, and the final birth order documents in painstaking detail, paragraph by paragraph. I was thrilled to have someone who was as detail-oriented as Stephanie. Stephanie was also receptive to feedback. While we were stepping through the surrogacy agreement, Stephanie incorporated some of our suggestions for minor tweaks to the language. While most lawyers would simply tell their clients "this has to be worded like this for legal purposes", Stephanie didn't take that approach. Instead, she carefully considered our point of view and in many cases agreed with our suggestions. Lastly, my wife and I appreciated the personal investment that Stephanie made in us as people. We felt like we had more than a transactional attorney/client relationship with Stephanie; Stephanie made us feel like she cared about our well-being and about us achieving our ultimate goal: the birth of a healthy baby. This was evidenced by Stephanie's willingness to accept our phone call from the hospital when we ran into a bit of a snag with obtaining discharge papers, or when my wife was experiencing challenges with providing proper documentation for her health care insurance provider. Overall, we were very impressed with the professionalism, level of caring, and attention to detail that Stephanie devoted to our case. We would recommend Stephanie to any prospective client seeking a competent, personable, and professional attorney!

Stephanie Brinkley

Replied last August 09, 2017

Thank you for the kind words. It was an honor and a pleasure to assist you!

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Stephanie Michelle Brinkley's Lawyer Endorsements

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Natalie Bluestein

Family lawyer | Aug 11

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. I have known Stephanie for several years and have found her to be hard-working and highly competent. Her knowledge of artificial reproduction issues is extraordinary, and I call her whenever anything involving the issues arise in my practice. She has always provided the information I and my clients have needed. I would highly recommend her in any Family Court case."

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Experience

Rating:  9.7 (Superb)

Honors

2017

AV Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell

2016

Leadership in Law, South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

2016

2016 Leadership in Law Award, South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Associations

2017 - Present

American Bar Association, Family Law, Assisted Reproduction Technology Committee

2nd Vice Chair

2017 - Present

American Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys

Fellow

2016 - Present

Society for Ethics in Egg Donation and Surrogacy (SEEDS)

Professional Member

2013 - Present

American Bar Association, Family Law, Assisted Reproduction Technology Law

Executive Committee Member

2013 - Present

American Society for Reproductive Medicine

Professional Member

2012 - Present

RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association

Professional Member

2011 - Present

South Carolina Women Lawyers Association

Member

2010 - Present

Charleston County Bar Association

Member

Education

2010

Charleston School of Law

Doctor of Law (J.D.)

2000

Christopher Newport University

Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

Speaking Engagements

2018

Georgia State Bar Association

The Crossover Between ART and Family Law

2017

SC Bar Association

Advising the Modern Family

2017

SC Annual Bar Conference

Yours, Mine, and Ours - Are your sure about that?

2017

2017 Spring ABA Conference

ART in South Carolina

2016

SC Bar

Parenting in the 21st Century - A Review of Legal Rights to Same Sex Couples Using ART

2016

2016 Donor Egg Conference

What You Don't Know Can Hurt You - Legal and Ethical Dilemmas

2015

SC Bar Association

Family Building Blocks: The Science, the Law and the Future

Publications

Languages

English

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