Marla Neufeld

From the first conversation we had with Marla, she put us at ease and we were quite impressed with her knowledge, experience and caring personality and knew immediately then, that she would be a great partner to have in our corner. She provided great guidance through our surrogacy journey and really ...looked out for our interests talking us through all the legal language to be sure we understood everything. Marla made sure to educate us on the whole process, what she would do and when, and what we needed to do. She was always responsive to questions and calls (even during the Holidays when she wasn’t working). We highly recommend Marla.

Marla was incredibly helpful, communicative, professional, and kind. She made sure that everything was handled in a timely manner, knowing that we were on a time crunch. She was straightforward about the cost and time needed from the very beginning, so expectations were clearly set which prevented an...y stress of the unknown. She always responded within minutes (or so it seemed) and never left us in the dark. This (legal counseling) was the last step we needed to complete in order to move forward, and we're so grateful that Marla was able to execute everything so quickly and efficiently. We would recommend her services 10/10!

Marla was recommended to me from my fertility clinic Florida Institute of Reproductive Medicine. I called several attorneys and as soon as I spoke to Marla I knew she would be my lawyer for our surrogacy journey. Marla was super responsive and was by far the most affordable. It helped that Marla went... through surrogacy herself so she was able to relate to our case. I had a few questions here and there throughout the process and Marla always got back to me same day. Our surrogate was located in Maryland and my husband and I were located in Florida and she eliminated the process of us searching for a lawyer in Maryland and took care of everything for us. Thank you for making this process seamless! I heard horror stories of how awful the contract phase could be and Marla was on point!

At the end of a very long battle with infertility, my wife and I entered the legal phase of our gestational surrogacy arrangement with the same concerns as we had every step of the process to that point. We didn't know what to expect, what we should be concerned about, or how to make sure that we we...re protected. As an attorney myself, I wanted to make sure that when our child was born, we could concentrate on our family without the fear of legal concerns. Marla exceeded all of our expectations. She was knowledgable. She was compassionate. She was thorough. She was professional. And she was kind. Looking back, we were vulnerable and afraid before we met Marla. We lived in Chicago. Our gestational carrier lived in Florida. It sounds like hyperbole, but the distance didn't concern us...because we had Marla. Never once, did we feel like we weren't in the best hands possible with Marla. She tailored our agreement based on our expectations, she negotiated on our behalf and, most importantly, she was always one step ahead in securing our legal parentage. My wife and I will be forever grateful for the work of the medical professionals, surrogacy agency, and our selfless gestational carrier. But, we will never forget the calm and reassuring legal hand of Marla Neufeld. We will always remember her as a significant and irreplaceable reason why we have a family. We only wish that there was a louder way to recommend Marla. She is clearly among the very best in her field.

Marla gave me so much confidence through the process of having our twins through surrogacy. Before even retaining Marla, she spent over an hour on the phone with me answering all sorts of questions. As our attorney through the process, she was constantly responsive and helpful. She was professiona...l and kind, and we felt extremely lucky to have her help us navigate this difficult process. Thank you so much Marla!