David Baum
Los Angeles Adoption Attorney
My name is David Baum, and I am the managing attorney with the Law Offices of David H. Baum, APLC. I have managed my Law Firm for more than thirty one years. We offer the finest quality adoption legal services for birth mothers, birth fathers and adoptive parents.
Currently in the United States, adoption laws are experiencing substantial revisions. In California especially, legislature and state courts continue to change and ratify child adoption laws. Every decision made by the legislative and judicial party affects everyone involved in the adoption process, including birth parents, adoptive families, adoption agencies, and adoption law firms. Choosing the right adoption attorney is very important to ensure a successful, confidential and independent adoption.
The adoption process is not always an easy task to go through. It takes a courageous woman to form an adoption plan and place her baby up for adoption. It takes safe and caring families to adopt babies and make a legal, secure adoption plan for their family. Whether it is independent adoption, agency adoption, stepparent adoption, second parent adoption or adult adoption, it is a major legal process and you need the most qualified adoption lawyer to help guide you throughout the course. When you want to adopt a newborn or want to find a family for your baby adoption or infant adoption plan, I am here to assist you.
The Law Offices of David H. Baum, APLC specializes in the following areas:
Independent Adoptions
Agency Adoptions
Collaborative Adoptions
Adult Adoptions
Stepparent Adoptions
Assisted Reproduction Technology
Traditional Surrogacy
Gestational Surrogacy
Guardianships
Probate
I have been a fellow member of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys for 18 years. I have served 15 terms as President of the Academy of California Adoption Lawyers, and 7 terms as President of the Academy of California President Formation Lawyers. I was named an "Angel in Adoption" by the United States Congress's Coalition on Adoption Institute in 2004. I look forward to working with you in creating a successful adoption.
Offices:
16255 Ventura Boulevard
Suite 704
Encino, California 91436
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1227 S. Ridgeley Drive
Los Angeles, California 90019
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- Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
- Law Degree (1978)
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- Brandeis University
- Undergraduate Degree (1975) | English and American Literature
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- Honors: B.A. with High Honors
- Activities: President, Student Service Bureau 1973-1975 Justice of the Student Court 1974-1975
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- The Role of the Practice Administrator in Post Mortem or Post Disability Management of a Lawyer's Practice
- Academy of California Adoption Lawyers
- Whose File Is It Anyway? Storing Client Data in the Green Age
- Academy of California Family Formation Lawyers
- The Ethical Payment of Birth Mother Expenses
- COUNSEL, A Law Quarterly
- Why Birth Mothers Prefer Independent Adoption
- COUNSEL, A Law Quarterly
- Practice Administration Under the 1999 Probate Code
- Academy of California Adoption Lawyers
- Register of Preeminent Lawyers
- MARTINDALE-HUBBELL NATIONAL LAWYER RATING SERVICE
- Register of Preeminent Lawyers
- MARTINDALE-HUBBELL NATIONAL LAWYER RATING SERVICE
- Register of Preeminent Lawyers
- MARTINDALE-HUBBELL NATIONAL LAWYER RATING SERVICE
- Angel in Adoption
- UNITED STATES CONGRESSIONAL COALITION ON ADOPTION INSTITUTE
- Highest rating of A-V
- MARTINDALE-HUBBELL NATIONAL LAWYER RATING SERVICE
- WARNER CENTER ESTATE AND TAX PLANNING COUNCIL
- Fellow
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- ADOPTION ATTORNEYS OF AMERICA
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- SUPER LAWYERS OF AMERICA
- Designated Super Lawyer
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- American Academy of Adoption Attorneys
- Fellow
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- California State Bar # 81546
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- American Bar Association
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- Los Angeles County Bar Association
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- San Fernando Valley Bar Association
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- ACADEMY OF CALIFORNIA ADOPTION LAWYERS
- President
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- ACADEMY OF CALIFORNIA FAMILY FORMATION LAWYERS
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- ACADEMY OF CALIFORNIA ADOPTION LAWYERS
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- ACADEMY OF CALIFORNIA ADOPTION LAWYERS
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- ACADEMY OF CALIFORNIA FAMILY FORMATION LAWYERS
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- ACADEMY OF CALIFORNIA ADOPTION LAWYERS
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- State Bar of California
- Member, Standing Committee on Adoption (Southern California)
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- LOS ANGELES MUNICIPAL COURT
- Judge Pro Tempore
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- California
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- 9th Circuit
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- U.S. District Court (Central)
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- U.S. District Court (Northern)
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- U.S. District Court (Southern)
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- U.S. Supreme Court
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- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- FAMILY FORMATION LAW
- Website
- Website