Barbara Thornell Ginn

In early 2021, I made one of my best decisions ever in retaining Barbara Thornell Ginn's law firm to represent me in the adoption of my stepson, whose life I entered in 2015 and whom I had raised since he was 18 months old. Barbara was assigned to my case at the time and guided my wife and I throu...gh all of our available options from day one. Mine was a very complicated case as there was pending litigation involving my wife, the child's mother, outside of Florida that had yet to be resolved. Barbara was able to confer with our out-of-state lawyer who had been retained three years prior to represent my wife in that matter. She never missed a beat. She and our out-of-state lawyer colloborated and conferred regularly, developing a very effective approach in the best interests of the child. One of the many issues in dispute involved jurisdiction over the child and the two, semi-conflicting cases. Ultimately, the two involved judges conferred and agreed with Barbara's approach. After two years of due diligence, coordination, hard work, and extraordinary legal acumen by Barbara and her firm, I was awarded the adoption of MY son (who is now nine years old) in late February. As mentioned, the hiring of Barbara was an excellent decision, and I could not be more pleased with her and her firm's representation throughout the entire process. I HIGHLY recommend her to anyone seeking an adoption here in Florida. I am forever indebted to her for her excellent service!

Barbara took care of our needs from start to finish. She was there to help us with every issue we had along the way. I still remember how, at our first meeting she spent more than an hour going over multiple possible scenarios. This included things outside what we would have expected an attorney t...o handle. We would definitely refer her to any other couples we came into contact with regarding adoption or other family legal issues.