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FAMILY ADVOCATES

Fertility Law 

Family Formation & Legal Protection

Estate and Legacy Planning

JAIME GHER, ESQ.

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Jaime is a lifelong reproductive justice activist and human rights lawyer. She started her career practicing labor and employment law at Hanson Bridgett LLP in San Francisco. She then transitioned into human rights litigation and advocacy to advance reproductive, gender, racial and disability justice worldwide. Over the past two decades, Jaime has worked with the Center for Reproductive Rights, GIRE, Amnesty International, and the United Nations to uplift the lives and advance the rights of multiply marginalized, stigmatized and criminalized populations across the USA and internationally.

 

In recent years, Jaime refocused her energies and legal practice closer to home. She now advocates for individuals and couples seeking to create their families through assisted reproduction, including with the assistance of donor gametes and embryos, IVF and surrogacy. She also works to protect the rights of individuals and families created through third party reproduction, including through parentage orders, adoptions, and estate and legacy planning. Finally, Jaime represents LGBTIQ+ individuals to ensure their rights, identities, and legal protection.   

 

Dedicated to supporting all individuals and couples to create and protect their families, Jaime always puts her clients first and provides compassionate and thoughtful representation. 

 

Jaime is licensed to practice law in California. She has a Bachelor of Arts (BA) from the University of California Santa Barbara (highest honors), a Juris Doctorate (JD) from the University of San Francisco (cum laude), and a Master of Laws (LL.M) from American University, Washington College of Law. 

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SERVICES AT FAMILY ADVOCATES

FAMILY FORMATION

Couple and Surrogate Mother
  • Donor and Surrogacy Contracts

  • Third-Party Family Formation

  • Counseling and Representation

  • Legal Clearance

LEGAL SUPPORT FOR LGBTIQ+ INDIVIDUALS AND DIVERSE FAMILIES

Standing Against Pink Wall
  • Name & Gender Change

  • Education Advocacy

  • Guardianships

  • Mutual Support Contracts

RELATIONSHIP & FAMILY RECOGNITION

Reviewing Documents
  • Pre- and Post-Birth Orders

  • Adoption

  • Second Parent Adoption

  • Counselling and Representation

ESTATE PLANNING

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  • Wills and Trusts

  • Powers of Attorney

  • Advanced Healthcare Directives

"Jaime was so great to work with. She really understood our needs and was patient with us through the whole process of adopting our 3 kids, each with different requirements."
 
~ Anna V.

YOU ARE NOT ALONE
We are here
for you

and your family.

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