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Theresa M. Erickson, Esq.

www.EricksonLaw.net

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Surrogacy Lawyer, Theresa M. Erickson, Esq. is the founder and CEO of our Surrogacy & Egg Donation Center. Ms. Erickson's professional accomplishments and continuing education in the field of assisted reproduction are an integral part in making our Surrogacy & Egg Donation Center one of the most professional centers of its kind throughout the world. Her commitment to knowledge and education as a Surrogacy Lawyer is evident in the following career highlights:.

Surrogacy LawyerBar Admissions:
State Bar of Iowa, 1996
State Bar of California, 1998
United States Supreme Court, 2006
U.S. District Court Central District of California
U.S. District Court Southern District of California

Education:
Ms. Erickson attended Indiana State University; University of Hawaii at Manoa (B.A., Summa Cum Laude): and University of San Diego School of Law (J.D.). While at the University of Hawaii, Ms. Erickson was granted membership in Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, and the Golden Key National Honor Society. She also served as a Graduate Research Assistant and a Political Science 110 Instructor. While at the University of San Diego School of Law, Ms. Erickson was awarded the Advanced Trial Advocacy Award of Distinction. She also served as the Director of Finance for Women’s Law Caucus and
served on the board of the Pro Bono Legal Aide Society.

Notable Information on Ms. Erickson:
Ms. Erickson is one of the few attorneys in the United States who specializes exclusively in the area of Family Formation Law, and she has been doing so now for over a decade. During law school she gained a passion for this field. She initially discovered this area of family planning by choosing to become an egg donor for several couples who desperately
wanted a child. In doing so, she helped create numerous children for these families. This very personal experience that Ms. Erickson's passion developed to become a Reproductive Lawyer. Her legal practice is dedicated to exclusively provide legal
services in the area of creating families. Ms. Erickson’s passion has not gone unnoticed; she is a nationally recognized expert in this specialized and unique area of law.

Publications – Articles, Notable Cases and Books:
• Assisted Reproduction: The Complete Guide to Having a Baby with the Help of a Third Party, ISBN-10: 0595343198
• United States Supreme Court – Roman v. Roman, 2008 Associate Counsel for Respondent – Outcome: Writ Denied for Petitioner by the Court
• William Mitchell Law Review Article – “What Happens to Embryos When a Marriage Dissolves? Embryos and Divorce
• Fertility Today – Ask the Expert Column/Contributing Author
• INCIID – Ask the Lawyer
• Facing Fertility as a Team – Article
• Beginning the Process – a Beginner’s Guide to Surrogacy
• ABA Model Code Governing Assisted Reproduction – Involved in Revising
• Case Digest Editor, CDAA, People v. Fond, 1999
• Case Digest Editor, CDAA, People v. Tindall, 1999
• Case Digest Editor, CDAA, Orlina v. Superior Court, 1999

Guest Lectures:
American Bar Association – Faculty Member on ART CLE April of 2009
Guest Lecturer – University of San Diego School of Law – “The Octomom and the New World of IVF” 04/09
Guest Lecturer – 3rd Annual Fertility Expo – “Do the Right Thing When Hiring a Surrogacy or Egg Donation Agency”
Faculty Member & Speaker on Parents Rights versus Child Rights in Reproduction – National Perinatal Association Conference 11/08
Family Matters – The National Fertility and Adoption Conference of the American Fertility Association. 10/08
Faculty Panel Expert & Roundtable Discussion Host– “Whose Story is it Anyway? Disclosure Issues and Sibling Registries”
Dr. Radio – Interview on Surrogacy 09/08
Family Matters – The National Fertility and Adoption Conference of the American Fertility Association. 02/08
Faculty Expert – “Infertility Treatments and the Law – Where Do They Collide?”
Family Matters – The National Fertility and Adoption Conference of the American Fertility Association.
Faculty Panel Expert - “I Can’t Get Accepted into an IVF Clinic because of My Age – What are my Options for Creating Parenthood when I’m Over 40? – Medical and Adoption Options” - Co- speakers for this workshop were Jane Miller, M.D., CSW, Susan Frank, CSW, and Robin Fleischner, Esq.
Guest Lecturer Resolve – The National Fertility Association 02/07, 02/08, 02/09 – “Third Party Options for Having a Baby”
University of San Diego School of Law October of 2006 - USD Jessup Moot Court Tournament Judge
Guest Lecturer Resolve – The National Fertility Association 02/06 “Egg Donation and Surrogacy”
Guest Lecturer Resolve – The National Fertility Association 02/04 “Egg Donation and Surrogacy”
Pepperdine University School of Law Guest Lecturer 03/03 - "The Ethical and Moral Issues Surrounding Surrogacy"

Conferences Attended:
ASRM Annual Meetings – 2002 to 2008
ABA, Fall CLE Family Law October 2008 – Session Producer
Donor Egg Meeting, Charleston, South Carolina – 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Smart Art X – From Physiology to Clinical Success – 2008
American Academy of Adoption Attorneys Conference – Chicago 2008
ABA: Reconceptualizing Child Custody: Lawyers and Psychologists Working Together –
ART Law Track – Chicago 2008
Tracking Change: A Donor Registry – Chicago 2008
Hope Uncorked: Fertile Hope Los Angeles – 2008
Forum on ART Law – ACFFL, California 2008
American Association of Law Schools (AALS) – Joint Conference with the Medical
Professionals in Art, Canada 2007
Forum on ART Law – ACFFL, California 2006

Professional Associations, Positions, and Memberships:
Faculty Member/Professor – Solo Practice University – Reproductive Law
Board Member – American Fertility Association
Legal Advisory Council – American Fertility Association
Member, Pacific Coast Reproductive Society
Founding Member, American College of Assisted Reproduction & Adoption Lawyers
(ACARAL) – Media Liaison
Professional Member & Legal Liaison – Parents via Egg Donation (PVED)
Chair Member at Large - EDSPA
Professional Member, American Association of Blood Banks (AABB)
Professional Member, European Society of Human Reproduction & Embryology (eshre)
Professional Member, American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB)
Member, National Center for Lesbian Rights
Member, Society of Assisted Reproductive Professionals
San Diego Bar Association, Family Law Section
Member – San Diego County Bar Association Legislation Committee/State Bar Delegate
Delegate – San Diego Regional Standing Committee for Family Law
State Bar of California, Family Law Section
Professional Member of Resolve
Professional Member of INCIID
INCIID Heart Scholarship Committee Member
Professional Member of American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) & Legal
Section of the ASRM
Professional Member of American Fertility Association (AFA)
American Bar Association, Appointed Executive Committee Member – Reproductive &
Genetic Technologies Committee
American Bar Association, Family Law Sections Committee Member

Past Employment Positions:
San Diego, Deputy City Attorney
Civil Litigator

 

 


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