Marla Neufeld is a partner in Greenspoon Marder’s Surrogacy and Assisted Reproductive Technology practice group, which she founded, and represents parties working with a surrogate, egg, sperm or embryo donor. Ms. Neufeld experienced her own infertility journey for many years and ultimately worked with a gestational surrogate to build her own family. She co-authored a book published by the American Bar Association titled, The ABA Guide to Assisted Reproduction: Techniques, Legal Issues and Pathways to Success and was the winner of the Law360, Distinguished Legal Writing Awards, Burton Awards- for her article she co-authored titled, The A, B, Cs (along with CDCs and FDAs) of Regulatory Implications over Assisted Reproductive Technology” published in the ABA Health Law Journal, December 2019.

Drawing from her own personal journey with infertility and the use of a gestational surrogate, Ms. Neufeld utilizes her transactional law background and combines it with her compassion and understanding of the surrogacy and adoption process. She focuses on helping others start a family using the available third-party reproductive technologies and adoption laws. Legal services offered include representation on behalf of intended parents, surrogates, egg, sperm, and embryo donation agreements, finalization of parental right proceedings and adoption proceedings in Florida (same-sex adoptions, step-parent adoptions and second-parent adoptions).

Ms. Neufeld is honored to represent married couples, both heterosexual and same-sex couples and individuals seeking to utilize various reproductive technologies. She treats each client with her own experience in mind and is sensitive to the fact that reproductive technology and the adoption process can be intimidating and overwhelming which she can help guide clients through.

Ms. Neufeld, a dedicated member of the Nova Southeastern University College of Law Board of Governors, has played a pivotal role in fostering communication and connectivity within the board by initiating and managing their newsletter, "Board Brief." Her contributions extend beyond the newsletter, as she consistently authors insightful articles and engaging interview discussions featuring current board members and NSU law students.

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Bar Admissions

• Florida

Education

• J.D., University of Miami School of Law, cum laude, 2007 Inter-American Law Review, Staff Editor Author, “Official Language A,B,C’s”
• Inter-American Law Review, Staff Editor
• Author, “Official Language A,B,C’s”
• B.A., American University, 2003

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