Denise and Rebecca Mendel presented a Continuing Legal Education Course on “The Complex Landscape of Surrogacy and Assisted Reproduction”
Denise was listed as a top adoption lawyer in the March 2026 issue of Hudson Valley Magazine.
Denise and Rebecca Mendel presented for the Mediation Council on the mediator’s role in navigating disputes arising in the context of families formed through assisted reproduction.
Denise spoke on a panel comparing family formation through surrogacy versus adoption.
Denise and Rebecca Mendel presented at the annual mediators’ conference on “Navigating the Complex Landscape of Surrogacy: What Mediators Need to Know”.
Denise and her co-authors: Lavanya R. Fischer, solicitor; Natalie Gamble, solicitor; Kirsty Horsey, professor of law; Emily Jackson, professor of law; and Richard Vaughn contributed the article: Surrogacy needs to be regulated, not prohibited | The BMJ, to this highly esteemed medical journal.
Denise was interviewed regarding the 2023 legislative amendments to the Child Parent Security Act. You can listen to that interview here.
Denise was voted Vice President of the New York Academy of Adoption and Family Formation.
Denise and Richard Vaughn presented on “Global surrogacy in a changing world – Ethical, practical and legal developments in assisted reproduction and cross-border parenthood” at this international forum.
Denise spoke with Mia Diamond Padwa, the Director of Family Services of Westchester, on “open adoptions” and on making the choice between agency and private placement adoption.
Denise in conjunction with the New York State Judicial Institute, co-produced this documentary, narrated by Daryl McDaniel of the legendary hip hop band RUN DMC, to celebrate adoption month.
Denise and her co-presenter Deborah Guston presented a Continuing Legal Education Program on Parentage After Dobbs – What Same Sex Couples need to do to protect their parental relationships to their children. Here’s a link to the program: Parentage After Dobbs CLE Program
Denise and Rebecca Mendel presented on the Child Parent Security Act – 1 year after the legislation went into effect. View the CLE course here.
Denise spoke at the New York Judicial Institute on New York parentage law.
Denise spoke at the Bar Association on reproductive law in New York.
Denise spoke to parents considering surrogacy.
Denise provided an overview on New York parentage law to the conference participants.
Denise and two of her colleagues sat down with Barb to discuss the changes brought about by passage of the Child Parent Security Act (Resolve – The National Infertility Association). You can watch their round table discussion here.
Denise was honored to receive the Founders Award for her work drafting and advocating for the Child-Parent Security Act.
Denise spoke with Ellen Trachman on her podcast Above the Law about the passage of the Child-Parent Security Act. Read the article here.
Denise and Nina were honored to receive the AAAA Mary Landrieu SAKA Award in 2019 for their advocacy to gain passage of the Child-Parent Security Act.
Denise spoke on CBS local news for National Adoption Month. Watch the segment here.
Denise had a conversation with Ellen Trachman from “Above the Law” about the New York Child-Parent Security Act. Read the articles here and here.
Denise Seidelman and Nina Rumbold testified before the New York State Senate on the reasons New York state should legalize compensated gestational surrogacy arrangements. Here’s a link to Denise’s interview on Channel 12 News after the Senate hearing here.
We are thrilled that Gestational Carrier Agreements are enforceable, allow carriers to receive reasonable living expenses throughout their pregnancy, and allow pre-birth orders which securely recognize the Intended Parents as the child’s legal parents at birth. We look forward to working with our New Jersey clients who wish to build their families through surrogacy or assist others in doing so.
Nina and Denise testified before the New York Assembly Judiciary and Health Committees in support of passage of the Child Parent Security Act.
Rumbold & Seidelman achieved an appellate victory in the landmark case of In re Maria-Irene D., 153 AD3d 1203 [1st Dept, 2017)], the first case in New York to apply the marital presumption to a same-sex male couple having a child with the assistance of a gestational carrier.
Rumbold & Seidelman submitted an amicus curie brief in Joseph O. v Danielle B., 158 AD3d 767 [2d Dept 2018], in support of the lesbian couple who had conceived their child using sperm provided by a known sperm donor.
Rumbold & Seidelman is proud to have played a role in this groundbreaking case by assisting in drafting the amicus curiae briefs submitted on behalf of the Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys and the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
Denise Seidelman was mentioned in an article on Searching for Juno. Read the article here.
Denise and Nina were honored to receive the “Resolve: Hope Award for Advocacy”.
Rumbold & Seidelman obtained the first New York Appellate decision recognizing the right of a genetic mother of a child delivered by a gestational carrier to be recognized as a legal parent without having to undergo an adoption proceeding. See, T.V. v. New York State Dept. of Health, 88 AD3d 290 [2d Dept 2011].
Denise Seidelman and Nina Rumbold, along with a small group of New York attorneys (members of the Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction) founded NYAAFF, an organization dedicated to protecting and advocating for the rights of adoptive children and children born through assisted reproduction. Here’s a link to the NYAAFF website.
Rumbold & Seidelman obtained a groundbreaking ruling from the New York County Supreme Court declaring the genetic mother of the child born through an uncompensated gestational surrogacy arrangement to be the legal mother without her having to undergo an adoption proceeding. See, Doe v. New York City Bd. Of Health, 5 Misc 3d 424 [Sup Ct, New York County 2004].
Denise Seidelman and Nina Rumbold founded Rumbold & Seidelman, a law firm dedicated exclusively to family formation.
