Denise J. Patton

We met Denise at an adoption conference about a year before we came home with our son and immediately felt we could trust her, so we hung onto her contact information. When we came with our son via international adoption, Denise patiently walked us through all the legal processes for his birth certificate, passport, and re-adoption. We always felt we were in excellent hands and Denise made sure everything ran smoothly. When we brought home our daughter 2 1/2 years later, we went straight to Denise to complete all of the same processes again. Besides having total command of adoption law and how to navigate the system, Denise is kind, efficient and committed. She answered all of our (hundreds!) of questions with patience and knowledge. Whenever we were with her, she always made us feel we were her priority. We have since recommended her to other families in need of an adoption attorney, and will continue to recommend her to anyone in need.

We found Mrs. Patton on Yahoo, I sent an email, with the specifics of our adoption, she responded promptly and advise the steps we needed, sent her a deposit all documents, within weeks we had court. The process was so much easier and less stressful than what we thought. Mrs. Patton has excellent knowledge on the adoption process. We highly recommend her and greatly thank her for making our adoption stress free.

I was looking for an attorney to help with an Adult Adoption and I happened across Ms. Patton’s website. I contacted Ms.Patton who in turn walked me through all the steps regarding the adoption process. I knew right then and there she was perfect attorney to get my daughter’s adoption done! It took approximately one month from the beginning to end. We can’t thank you enough Ms.Patton! Our family is now complete and we couldn’t have done it without you!

Denise Patton was excellent, profession, compassionate, understanding, and straight to the point with our adoption case. Always was available either by phone or email night or day (due to our schedules). She is one of the most hard working honest attorneys that we have ever done business with. Denise knew every detail of our case and was always prompt, organized, and ready for court and/or trial. She was very dedicated to our family during the 10 months that she was working with us. We could not ask for someone more special and dedicated to our family.

My wife and I first contacted Denise a couple years ago as we got on track and into the process of a domestic adoption. Denise was very prompt in her responses to our questions, encouraged us, and was very friendly with each contact. We decided at that time that Denise was definitely our go-to adoption lawyer. Fast forward a couple years, and my wife and I were anxiously waiting for the birth of our adopted son via an ideal open adoption situation. We had befriended both birthmom and birthdad, and our agency, social workers, and Denise were all wonderful. As we got into the tangle of legal documents and procedures, Denise helped us at every step and was extremely detail-oriented. For example, her instructions and guidance for our court appearance left no stone unturned. It was a welcome piece of communication from her and included dress, family attendance, camera and phone policy in court, waiting area, where to park, how to get there, the importance and sensitivity of being on time... the list goes on. For an adoptive family, for whom the process is likely to be the first time (like us), this was most appreciated. Our adoption was finalized without a hiccup. A month later we received new birth certificates, but the state made several errors on them. Though we had paid Denise a long time before and were well "off-the-clock", Denise promptly told us what we needed to do. We followed her directions, and a week later we had newly issued and correct birth certificates. Now, several months later, as difficult and as much work, time, and effort as it all was, we look back and think, "Ah, that wasn't so bad." Our experience, in total, took a long time, probably much longer than the average adoption, but our experience and outcome were next to ideal. My wife and I both have no doubt that our selection of Denise was the right choice. We highly recommend her to any adoptive family for legal counsel and assistance. Thanks again, Denise!

Denise was thorough, efficient, and professional. She answered my questions in a timely manner and was instrumental in finalizing my son's adoption. I would highly recommend her.

So glad I hired Denise for our adoption case. She was the most informative, knowledgeable and diligent attorney I have ever encountered. She made the entire process smooth and explained everything in detail answering all questions promptly. She truly cared about my family and getting the job done quickly. Unlike most attorneys who just want to take all your money her interest was in our family. I believe Her background as a dcfs worker Made her knowledge on child laws much more extensive. Hands down best adoption attorney around !!

Denise did an excellent job with our contested step parent adoption case! She was extremely knowledgable and thorough catching every little detail possible. She has great relationships and is highly respected with judges and other attorneys and helped us get our adoption finalized really fast! I would highly recommend Denise as the best adoption attorney in the area she will give you her full on attention and work diligently until the job is complete and you complete your family :)

Denise helped us re-adopt our children from China in 2013 and 2015. She was very communicative, knowledgeable, helpful and kind throughout the process. She did a great job letting us know what steps needed to be taken and what the expected time to completion would be. She also helped us in the process of our second adoption clarifying with our social worker what the requirements are regarding visas, citizenship and re-adoption when only one parent travels. We highly recommend Denise.

Denise is a very experienced lawyer and she has explained clearly the steps in the re-adoption process. Helped us along the way to fill out forms and communicated through email and over the phone promptly. We have to go to the court only one time and she took care of the rest of the paper work . We will definitely use Denise in future and we will strongly recommend her to our friends and family.