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Jennifer A. McGill, Esq.

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Jennifer McGill is a Partner at the Reproductive Law Center, one of the leading law firms in the United States dedicated exclusively to Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) law. With over 15 years of dedicated experience, she provides comprehensive legal support to individuals and families navigating collaborative reproduction.

Her practice includes drafting and negotiating surrogacy and donor agreements, establishing parentage, handling stepparent and second-parent adoptions, and offering legal assistance in name and gender marker changes. Jen brings a distinctive and empathetic perspective to her work, having previously served as an egg donor and sharing in her own personal losses in her family building journey—experiences that give her deep insight into the intimate and emotional complexities of collaborative reproduction.

Michelle is an active member of the American Bar Association’s Family Law Section Committee on Assisted Reproductive Technologies where she has worked with fellow attorneys to draft model legislation and the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) and its Legal Professionals Group where she was elected Secretary/Treasurer of the Board of Directors and appointed as the Chair of the Professional Development Committee. She is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Assisted Reproductive Technology Attorneys, a credentialed professional organization dedicated to the advancement of best legal practices in the area of assisted reproduction. Michelle is a frequent speaker on reproductive legal issues, both locally and nationally, addressing medical and legal professionals including the American Bar Associations Section of Family Law, Assisted Reproductive Technologies committee.

Jen is a Fellow of the Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys (AAAA). Fellowship in AAAA is by invitation only and based on criteria for excellence in the practices of adoption and assisted reproduction law, respectively. She is a member of and has also served as Co-Chair of the Standards Committee for the Society for Ethics in Egg Donation and Surrogacy (SEEDS), is a member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) and remains actively involved in the American Bar Association’s Family Law Committee on Assisted Reproductive Technologies.

Jen is a guest lecturer at American University, where she speaks on topics related to reproduction and the law. She has co-authored articles for leading industry publications and has contributed significant editorial and research support to pieces published in legal and bar journals.

Outside of her legal work, Jen enjoys spending time with her husband and staying on her toes chasing after their three young sons, a spirited dachshund, and an occasional foster pup.

Professional Credentials

Law License

  • Active Member, State Bar of Maryland
  • Active Member, State Bar of Virginia
  • Active Member, Washington, DC Bar
  • Active Member, State Bar of New York
  • Active Member, State Bar of Michigan

Professional Affiliations

  • The Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys (AAAA)
  • American Bar Association, Family Law Section Committee on Assisted Reproductive Technologies
  • American Society for Reproductive Medicine

Degrees

  • Juris Doctor, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law

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