Episode 169: Surrogacy Liens – Ralph Tsong

Ralph Tsong has primarily practiced assisted reproductive technology law since 2016 when he started Tsong Law Group. Ralph is licensed in California, Illinois, Washington and Arizona. Prior to practicing ART law, Ralph was a labor and employment lawyer with the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (now the California Civil Rights Department) and California Department of Industrial Relations. Ralph also was an attorney at Legal Aid Society of Los Angeles, the Asian Law Alliance, Wilson Sonsini and Littler. Liens are popping up in many insurance plans that cover surrogacy. What are liens? Do intended parents have to pay them? Could liens spread to other states? Listen as Ralph discuss with Ellen and Jenn: • His path to becoming a lawyer with a multi-state practice. • Going through fertility treatment and adoption and seeing the difficulties firsthand. • Shifted his practice to ART law and adoption. • What liens are and why they are an increasing problem in surrogacy arrangements. • Why these liens should be found discriminatory and illegal. Want to share your story or ask a question? Call and leave us a message on our hotline: 303-997-1903. Learn more about Ralph’s legal practice: https://www.tsonglaw.com/ Learn more about our podcast: https://iwanttoputababyinyou.com/ Learn more about our surrogacy agencies: https://www.brightfuturesfamilies.com/ Get your IWTPABIY merch here! https://iwanttoputababyinyou.com/merch Learn more about Ellen’s law firm: http://trachmanlawcenter.com/