We are incredibly grateful to have had Melissa Brisman by our side throughout our surrogacy journeys. From the very beginning, she has been more than just our lawyer - she has been our advocate, advisor, and friend. Melissa went above and beyond to support us, guiding us with both legal expertise and genuine compassion, especially during challenging moments. Her dedication, kindness, and understanding made all the difference, and we couldn't imagine going through these processes without her. If you're looking for a lawyer who truly cares, look no further than Melissa Brisman. Pavel Gonzalez read more

My husband and I are a same-sex couple that went through two surrogacy journeys. Melissa was our lawyer to ensure that both of our children's' birth certificates showed the legal parents as my husband and myself and no one else. She was professional and caring and made what could have been a very complicated process, very simple for us, including securing all of the required court orders to following up with the delivery hospital to make sure they understood and were on board with the situation when they were filling out the required paperwork. Melissa had such a great reputation in this space that when agencies would find out that Melissa was representing us, they knew we were in good hands. Bringing babes into this world is so stressful and emotional that it was comforting to have Melissa and her team on our side (we used her twice for that very reason)! read more

Melissa Brisman is hands down worth every penny as a Reproductive Lawyer. She is extremely responsive, detail oriented, passionate about helping her clients, and also charges A LOT LESS compared to other lawyers in New York! She literally responds within 10-15 minutes of me emailing her, and is not focused on making money only. She is focused on the client and meeting all of their needs. I give her top ratings, and would give her 10 stars out of 5 if I could!!! read more

Ms. Brisman was a pleasure to work with. She was able to be reached easily and handled our contract with alacrity. I cannot recommend her enough. read more

We have been working with Melissa Brisman and her team since 2018 and we have entrusted her to be our Reproductive attorney for five different embryo donations. Melissa has advocated for our rights to ensure that each contract was executed successfully and in a timely manner. Melissa is extremely knowledgeable, easy to work with, highly responsive and very efficient with contract revisions. If you are embryo donors (or recipients) we would highly recommend Melissa Brisman as your legal representative. read more

Melissa and her team were AMAZING! They walked me through the entire process with our adoption, were compassionate and understanding, communicated every step of the way what was happening, flexible with days and times to meet, and extremely professional and responsive the entire time. I highly recommend working with Melissa and her wonderful team! They were not only knowledgeable, but truly so friendly and warm during each interaction. read more

Melissa and her team were a pleasure to work with during a stressful and emotional time for my husband and I. She was an absolute pleasure to work with and very knowledgeable on all aspects of surrogacy law. She was kind, considerate and very dedicated to her work. Melissa was always quick to respond to anything including answering questions and completing any documentation. Highly recommend her! read more

If you are considering Surrogacy as either Intended Parents or a Surrogate, you will NEED Melissa Brisman on your side. She's a powerhouse in her field, and knows what she's doing. In my state, the Intended Parents couldn't go on the birth certificate - they would have to adopt their 100% biological child. Melissa petitioned the courts and set precedence! I was the first surrogate in my state who didn't have to go through an expensive adoption process post-birth - all because of Melissa. Her determination and attention to detail are incredible! I've since met other surrogates in my state, and it's pretty cool to share this story and how it directly is going to affect them in such a positive way. If you are embarking on this journey, wouldn't YOU want the best player on the team? :) read more

As soon as I knew surrogacy was going to be the path for me, I started hearing recommendations for Melissa Brisman to be my lawyer, from various sources. I can completely understand why her name came up so often as the best choice for a lawyer in this field. As a first time intended parent, I have considered myself extremely fortunate to have Melissa Brisman as my attorney. From the very beginning I knew that she would be the best fit for me. I am so grateful to her for all she has done to develop the contract between me and my gestational carrier, reach out to various people involved to ensure everything is completed properly, file for the birth order, ensure the hospital plan is in place, etc. She is extremely efficient and everything was done with great care. She is also very responsive to emails and has been so willing to answer every question I had along the way. I always felt that I was in good hands with her throughout the entire process. She is so on top of each step of the process and would reach out to me often, not only to describe each task that needed to be completed, but also to check how things were going with my gestational carrier's pregnancy. I was never left wondering what needed to be done next, which really put my mind at ease. I felt very much cared about, which meant so much to me. Surrogacy can be extremely complicated and stressful, but Melissa Brisman made each step manageable for me. She is truly the most thorough, knowledgeable and understanding lawyer. I highly recommend her to anyone who will be entering a surrogacy journey. You will be happy and lucky to have her on your team! read more

Melissa Brisman and her excellent team took care of us from the day we met. Even before we signed any documents, we felt that her energy and amazing capabilities were leveraged toward our goal of having our own baby through a gestational carrier! A process that can be tough, both emotionally as well as process-wise, was simplified and clarified each step of the way. We can not recommend Melissa to other clients any higher! read more