Seth A Grob

Seth A Grob

4.9
Rating: 9.7

Licensed for 34 years

Adoption Lawyer at Lakewood, CO
Practice Areas: Adoption, Family, Child Abuse

12596 W. Bayaud Ave., Suite 390, Lakewood, CO

About Seth

Practice Areas

3

Practice Areas

Adoption 60%

35 years

60%
Family 25%

35 years

25%
Child Abuse 15%

35 years

15%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Retainer

Always


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in Colorado for 34 years

State: Colorado

Acquired: 1991

Inactive

No misconduct found

Location

Grob & Eirich, LLC

12596 W. Bayaud Ave., Suite 390, Lakewood, CO, 80228

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Seth A Grob's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

4.9 /5.0

107 Client Reviews

Showing 11 - 15 of 17 reviews | Trustworthiness

Posted by Karen | May 01, 2014 | Adoption

I highly recommend Seth Grob for infant adoption.

Seth is an incredible attorney. When I first met him I had so many questions. He walked me through all of my options as a single parent. I decided to pursue infant adoption. Seth spent time with me and explained how to write my letter to prospective birth parents. Once I wrote it, he provided feedbac...k and guided me in setting up my book. That was so helpful because it made the task of creating my book so much easier. Once the birth parent opportunities started to come to me, Seth carefully walked me through each one and answered all of my questions. He was very professional, quick to return calls, and made every effort to obtain more information about the birth parents if I needed it. I will never forget the call I received from Seth when my daughter was born. I think he was almost as excited for me and my son as we were! Seth checked in on us and handled all of the details during our waiting period after I brought my daughter home. I felt that I could focus on my family and not worry about details of the adoption because he was taking care of all of it for us. Seth Grob is a fantastic attorney. He is professional, kind, and extremely knowledgeable. I would highly recommend Seth to anyone who wants to adopt a child, or learn about all of the options possible for growing a family.

Posted by Maria | December 29, 2013 | Adoption

We can not imagine adopting without Seth Grob's assistance!!

We consider ourselves very fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with Seth Grob during our adoption process. Seth's reputation precedes him, and we saw this not only in Colorado, but also California and Georgia, as we were working with three states for our adoption. Our adoption journey prese...nted some challenges being we are a same sex couple and were working with 3 lawyers in different states. Seth did a marvelous job coordinating all aspects of our adoption. We worked with Seth for 2 years prior to being successfully "matched" and Seth told us from the beginning what to expect and how he would help us to achieve our dream of building a family through adoption. During the entire process, Seth was always available to support us along the way. He would respond immediately to any e-mails or calls. Our situation was unique in the fact that our birth mother changed her mind shortly after birth. Within days of taking our son home, she changed her mind again and decided to proceed with the adoption. Our adoption journey was a roller coaster ride in many aspects, and when we were matched, Seth made the remainder of the process go as smoothly as it could be. As a same sex couple, we found Seth to be very respectful, supportive, understanding and knowledgable about how our process would go. We had 100% confidence in his ability to complete the adoption and second parent adoption without a hitch, and that is exactly what happened. We will be forever grateful for what Seth has provided for us, and his role in building our family. We have since referred Seth to several of our friends,and if we ever found ourselves in the place again where we wanted to adopt, we know without a doubt we would be contacting Seth! If you are trying to adopt, contact Seth, you will be glad you did!

Posted by Melissa | December 04, 2013 | Adoption

Smart, professional, courteous, and responsive

Seth Grob recently assisted my partner and me with finalizing the adoption of our son, who was placed with us on the day of his birth. Our case was non-standard because we are a same-sex couple, and we needed to complete a single-parent adoption for me and a second-parent adoption for my partner. The... first attorney we consulted told us that we could only do the single-parent adoption in Colorado, but not the second-parent adoption. We were very upset, and were considering moving to another state so that we could both adopt our son. From the start, Seth was confident that performing both adoptions in Colorado would be no problem. He assured us that he had assisted other same-sex couples to adopt in this way. He was absolutely correct. The legal proceedings went off without a hitch, and we are now both the proud legal parents of our son. Seth is smart, professional, courteous, and responsive. His responsiveness was particularly impressive; he replied promptly to my emails and called me when needed to ensure that the adoption process proceeded smoothly. I would definitely recommend Seth to others who need an adoption attorney in his geographic area.

Posted by anonymous | August 27, 2013

Condescending and Unwilling to Take the Time to Explain Things

I did not care for Seth's manner and feel he was bilittling and condescending. He professed to be an expert but would not take the time to explain or answer questions for us. In the end, we found out that the advice he'd given us was not correct and we hired another lawyer. He charged us over $400... for a few emails and condescention. When asked to refund the money his response was no, and he referred to the amount we paid as "very little". Regardless of whether we disagreed with him or not, he did not give us a feeling that he was well informed about our situation or that he cared much more about anything than getting the check. Luckily for us, we moved on to someone we feel was better suited to meet our needs.

Posted by June and Beth | August 21, 2013 | Adoption

Helped us build our forever family!

Seth has been highly instrumental in helping us build our family with 2 separate domestic adoptions in the last 3+ years. He is extremely knowledgeable about adoption laws (multiple states), same sex adoptions, second parent laws, etc. He is trustworthy and has a great knowledge of the details and ...intricacies of adopting. He was very patient and thorough as he presented us all the information to make the best decisions for our family. He has been on every step with us through these adoption journeys till completion (and was ahead of us on all papers/phone calls/etc) . We would recommend Seth Grob to anyone adopting or who is just starting the process. And we have recommended him!

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Seth A Grob's Lawyer Endorsements

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Virginia Frank

Adoption lawyer | May 06

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Seth is a true professional in all matters. He is an expert in adoption litigation, public adoption law/subsidy matters as well as infertility/surrogacy matters in Colorado. He does both agency and private work. I highly recommend Seth for all your family law needs."

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Emily McArthur

Family lawyer | Oct 06

Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

"Seth is an excellent advocate for his clients. He is passionate about family-building and great to work with."

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Michael Waddington

Family lawyer | Jun 07

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse Seth. He is a highly skilled attorney that is well respected in the legal community."

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Richard Harris

Adoption lawyer | Feb 18

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Seth is a tremendous and passionate advocate for his clients. I frequently refer him adoption matters, and he always takes great care of everyone I send his way. I consider Seth an expert in his field, and I am absolutely comfortable with sending him the most complex adoption cases - be they interstate, involving international issues, or cutting edge issues involving surrogacy. Moreover, I have absolute confidence in Seth's ethics, and know that I can trust him with any matter I send his way. I would offer Seth my highest endorsement in the field of adoption law."

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Alison Davis

Adoption lawyer | Jan 18

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"Seth is a very intelligent, professional, and yet warm attorney whose expertise in adoptions is recognized by all of his peers. He has my highest recommendation, without reservation."

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Experience

Rating:  9.7 (Superb)

Honors

2008

Amy Silberberg Award, American Academy of Adoption Attorneys

2006

Annual Award for Outstanding Service to Children, 1st Judicial Bar Association

2006

Angels in Adoption Ward, Congressional Coalition on Adoption

1997

Children's Champion Award, Colorado Association of the Education of Young Children

1996

Outstanding Legal Advocacy Award, National Association of Counsel for Children

Associations

American Academy of Adoption Attorneys

Member

Colorado Bar Association

Member

Colorado Bar Association, Juvenile Law Forum

Member

Colorado Bar Association, Family Law Section

Member

Education

1991

University of California at Los Angeles School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1987

Duke University

Publications

2012

Adoption Today Magazine Adoption Dissolution

2003

Adoptive Families Special Needs Adoption Subsidies

2003

University of California at Davis Journal of Juvenile Law and Policy Adoption Subsidies . . . Advocating for Children with Special Needs

1999

Colorado Lawyer Colorado's Implementation of the Federal Adoption and Safe Families Act

1998

National Association of Counsel for Children Out of the Shadows and Into the Courtroom: An Analysis of Foster Parents' Legal Rights

1997

Advocating Excellence, A Guardian Ad Litem Handbook Colorado Adoption Practice: Procedures and Difficult Issues

1995

American Bar Association Representing Children in Custody Cases: An Overview of Statutes and Caselaw

1995

The Colorado Pediatrician Bright Beginnings Helps New Parents and Their Newborns

1995

National Association of Counsel for Children Advocating Excellence for Children: A Call to Action (Co-author)

Languages

English

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