Episode 70: Will Halm, Esq.

Will Halm has a few credentials besides being a father (but none more important). He is the Managing Partner of International Reproductive Law Group. He has specialized in the field of assisted reproductive law for over 20 years. Will is a magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles, and received his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. He is the father of three children through surrogacy and egg donation. He has devoted his legal career to surrogacy and egg donation law. Will’s legal work in the field of assisted reproduction has been featured in numerous documentaries, television programs, publications, and books, including 20/20, NBC News, The New York Times, UK Guardian, the Advocate, and others. Will has set a number of legal precedents in the field of assisted reproduction law, including being granted, in 1998, the first parentage judgment to a same-sex couple in a gestational surrogacy case. Will is a member of the American Bar Association, Assisted Reproductive Technology Section and Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys.Listen to Will as he discusses with Ellen and Jenn:• How he met his now husband. • The discriminations they faced when looking into having children of their own. • Their first attempts at surrogacy and their experience with the early starts of the surrogacy industry.• Their first successful, miracle surrogacy journey. • How they handled the legal issues of their first child being born through surrogacy.• Moving from Los Angeles to New Mexico. • His experience with being one of the only same sex couples in their children’s school.• How they talked to their children about their conception. • His relationships with the donors and surrogates.• How he talked with his children about which parent is the biological parent. • How he transitioned from corporate law to ART law.• His advice to intended parents.• What he sees for the future of ART law.Want to share your story or ask a question? Call and leave us a message on our hotline: 303-997-1903.Learn more about our podcast: https://iwanttoputababyinyou.com/ Learn more about our surrogacy agencies: https://www.brightfuturesfamilies.com/ Learn more about Ellen’s law firm: http://trachmanlawcenter.com/ Learn more about Will’s law firm: http://irlawgroup.com/ Learn more about Growing Generations: https://www.growinggenerations.com/