Joel David Kirsh

Joel and his awesome assistant Crystal helped our family with something we didn’t think was possible!! Not only did they help us with making my wife as much as a legal parent as I am to our two beautiful daughters(7 months old and 9 years old), but also helped with something we thought was impossible.... They answered thousands of emails regardless of how annoying (they never said we were but we reached out ALOT) We would hands down recommend Joel and Crystal for ANY of your adoption needs. Also a plus of course they’re LGBT friendly!!

Our experience adopting through Kirsh & Kirsh was fantastic. We were matched quickly after becoming active and every single person at the office was so quick to respond to any questions or concerns we had. They have a well designed process that makes things as easy as possible on everyone involved.... We really can't thank them all enough. They were such an instrumental part in making our dream of having a family come true!

I reached out to Kirsh & Kirsh to ask some questions about adopting my adult stepson. Joel Kirsh responded very quickly via email and provided all the information I needed. I hired Joel and his amazing paralegal, Crystal, had all of the paperwork to me within a day. After all of the documents were in... order, Crystal filed with the court and even took the initiative to set the court date on National Adoption Day. How incredible is that?! Adopting a child can seem pretty daunting but Joel Kirsh and Crystal made it a very easy and extremely rewarding process.

We contacted Kirsh & Kirsh for a consult regarding stepparent adoption. We were connected with Joel and his paralegal Crystal. We had many questions and concerns along with being nervous and scared going into the process. Joel never one time pressured us to make a decision on moving forward and made ...us feel very comfortable. He was easily accessible for communicating with us, and was beyond patient and kind with us during the entire process. After speaking with Joel a few times we felt we trusted putting our family into his hands and we decided to hire and move forward with the adoption process. He made us feel confident in our decisions given his expertise and expereince with adoption law. Joel is so honest and straight forward with his thoughts and opinions on the case, which we really appreciated. He never made us feel like he was just trying to just "get our business”. Joel does not make you feel like you are just a client, he is truly concerned and invested in the best interest of your family. His paralegal Crystal is great also. She is very knowledgable about the process and wonderful to talk to. She is so sweet, and she was always quick to reply and helpful with any questions and/or concerns we had. She is a true asset to Joel and the Kirsh & Kirsh family. The whole process was made as easy as possible for us by Joel and Crystal. They are truly amazing at the work they do, and they are forever hero’s to our family! We have ZERO complaints in our expereince with Joel, Crystal, and Kirsh & Kirsh. We are so thankful that we reached out to Kirsh & Kirsh!

Joel, I want to thank you for your assistance with my recent adult adoption. Deanna (Dee) and I both received numerous types of legal advice from other agencies and attorneys, both here in Indiana and in New York. Nobody’s advice was consistent, almost as if they weren’t qualified to offer guidanc...e or didn’t take time to perform research regarding our desired situation. Everything seemed so complicated, confusing, and inconvenient for both of us until our first discussion with you. Starting with that moment you made everything so easy. The process actually turned out to be very simple and relatively quick. I also want to recognize Crystal Palmer for being very prompt and reliable in our communications leading up to the adoption day. Dee and I express our highest gratitude to both of you in helping make for a tremendous and extremely memorable "Gotcha Day." Thanks again to Crystal and you! Regards. Brian C.