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Susan Garner Eisenman
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Biography
I have practiced adoption law for 41 years with a concentration in adoption and child welfare law for the last 35 years. I have represented birthparents and prospective adoptive parents in over 2,500 adoptions, including adoptions from 40 states and 17 foreign countries.
I am an adoptive parent. I also gave birth to a child after utilizing assisted reproduction technology. My extended family includes children who have joined our family through stepparent adoption, foreign adoption, transracial adoption, embryo adoption and assisted reproduction technology.
I enjoy speaking on adoption related topics to professional, community and triad groups.
I look forward to meeting with you, learning your adoption story and working with you in your family building endeavors. Hope to speak to you soon.
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Practice Areas
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Cost
Hourly Rates
$ 280-320 per hour
Payment Methods
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Licensed in Ohio for 51 years
State: Ohio
Acquired: 1974
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Susan Garner Eisenman
4900 Reed Rd, Suite 204, Columbus, OH, 43220
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Showing 1 - 1 of 1 review | Child Custody
Posted by Melissa | September 23, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody
Hands down the best attoney!!
I worked with Susan for 3 years or so. We hired her for a very complex stepparent adoption. She also represented me in a shared parenting which was a complete mess. Susan was always available. She even answered me while on vacation/ personal time. Their wasn't one time Susan did not go over and beyon...
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Experience
Honors
2024
Fifty Year Service Recognition, Ohio State Bar Association
2024
Fifty Year Service Recognition, Columbus Bar Association
2019
Chair/Founder, Ohio Adoption Law Roundtable
2016
Mentor Who Made a Difference, American Academy of Adoption Attorneys
2015
Ten Year Service Recognition- Mentoring and Moore Program, The Moritz College of Law
2013
Fellow, Ohio State Bar College
2012
Adopion Activist, North American Council for Adoptable Children
2007
Public Service and Excellence Award, American Academy of Adoption Attorneys
2007
Angel in Adopion, US Congressional Coalition on Adoption
Work Experience
1977 - Present
Court Appt GAL & Counsel, Franklin County Juvenile Court
1976 - Present
Sole Practitioner, Susan Garner Eisenman Attorney at Law
1976 - 1977
Chief Hearing Examiner, State3 Personnel Board of review
1974 - 1974
Counsel, Constitutional Revision Commission
1974 - 1976
Asst. Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
Associations
2004 - Present
Columbus Bar FoundationFellow
2004 - Present
Ohio State Bar FoundationFellow
1998 - Present
Ohio Adoption Law RoundtableChairman
1990 - Present
American Academy of Adoption AttorneysFellow
1976 - Present
Women Lawyers of Franklin CountyChair
1974 - Present
Ohio State Bar AssociationFellow
1974 - Present
Women Lawyers of Franklin CountyPast President / Member
2014 - 2014
Central Ohio Juvenile Law AssociationMember
2004 - 2004
Community Mediation ServiceCertified Family Law Meditator
2003 - 2010
National Association for Open AdoptionCertified Practitioner
2000 - 2006
American Academy of Adoption AttorneysFormer National Board Member
1999 - 2003
American Academy of Adoption AttorneysChair, Special Needs Committee
1991 - 1994
American Academy of Adoption AttorneysCertified Adoption Mediator
1974 - 2019
Columbus Bar AssociationMember
Sample of Legal Cases
In re adoption of MASA
Granted
In re Asente, 90OS3d91
Clients prevail and adopted
In re TS
Client prevailed- decision overturned
In re TLS
Client prevailed- Adopted child.
In re Gravelle
Child replaced into new home.
In re Bria S.
Client prevailed subsidy awarded
In re Jimenez
Settlement after judgment
In re GV
Birthfather prevailed
Mercer County Probate Court v. Allex County Juvenile Court
Adoption Granted for Foster Parents
Education
2019
Ohio State Bar College
Fellow
1974
Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1971
Ohio State University, Columbus
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2017
Ohio Adoption Law Roundtable
Ethics – Three Rules and a Caution
2017
Ohio Adoption Law Roundtable
Surrogacy and Single Dads
2017
Ohio Adoption Law Roundtable
Families With More Than Two Parents
2017
COAJL
Adoption Placement From Foster Care
2016
Ohio Adoption Law Roundtable
Rapp v. Derryberry
2015
Ohio Adoption Law Roundtable
Agency Adoptions Without Agency Consent
2015
Ohio Adoption Law Roundtable
Adoption Case Update
2015
Ohio Adoption Law Roundtable
Ethics in Surrogacy
2015
Ohio Adoption Law Roundtable
Incompetent Birth Parents
2014
Ohio House of Representives
Adoption Legislation Reform
2014
Fall Retreat
Rehoming
2014
Adoption for the General Practitioner
Representing Foster Parents
2014
Adoption Academy
Adoption Subsidies
2013
WLFC- Monthly Meeting
Assisted Reproduction Technology
2013
Annual Conference
Ask a Lawyer Panel
2013
Adoption Law Seminar
Federal Laws Impacting Adoption
2012
COJLA -Monthly Meeting
Adopting from Legal Custody
2010
Probate Law Institute
Probate Implications of ARTS
2009
Adoption Law Class
Contested Adoption
2005
Seminar
Grandparent Rights
2005
Continuing Education Seminar
Current Issues in Adoption
2005
Continuing Education Seminar
Adoption Records
2005
Adoption Academy
Finding a Child to Adopt
2003
Community Education
Tax Benefits in Adoption
2003
CLE Conference
Children's Record's Law
2002
Ohio Adoption Law Roundtable
Ethics-Special Needs Adoption
2002
Continuing Education Seminar
Alphabet Soup-INS, ICWA, IRS, ERISA, FMLA
2001
Family Law Class
Interstate Adoption
2001
Continuing Education Seminar
The UCCJA andInterstate Adoptionactice
2000
Symposium
Adoption Law in Ohio
2000
Ophra Winfrey Show-Television Interview
Contested Adoption
2000
Juvenile Law Committee
Adoption Subsidies
2000
Family Law Class
Representing Adopting Parents
1995
Legislative Hearings-
H.B. 419
1988
Continuing Legal Education Seminar
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Issues in Adoption
Publications
2017
Who Has Jurisdiction? An Alternative Path to Permanency
Ohio Lawyer Magazine
2014
OSBA Law You Can Use
"Rehoming" and Adoption Disruption
2013
Ohio State Bar Association publication
Assisted Reproduction Technology
2010
In re GV
Amicus Brief - In GV
2007
What's New in Adoption Law
Grandparent and Foster Parent adoptions
2006
Columbus Bar Lawyers Quarterly
Broken Dreams and Nightmares
2004
Ohio State Bar Association
Stepparent Adoption
2004
New York Bar Association
Sibling Rights and Adoption
2004
Columbus Bar briefs
Questions and Answers in Assisted Reproduction Technology
2002
Ohio State Bar Association publication
Adoption Law-Desk Manual
2001
///A Academic Journal
Sibling Rights in Adoption
1984
Ohio State Law Journal
Fathers-Biological and Anonymous
1983
Bar Briefs
Surrogate Mothering: An Option for Infertile Couples
1976
Ohio State Law Journal
Toward Equality for Ohio Men and Women: The ERA
Languages
English