Adoption & ART Attorney
Harold (Hal) Atencio
Nationally recognized in Adoption and Assisted Reproductive Technology law — AV Martindale-Hubbell Rated.
Background
About Hal Atencio
Harold (Hal) Atencio has been in practice for over 35 years and focuses his practice on Adoptions, Foster Parent Interventions, Family Formation in Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART), and Estate Planning.
Hal is a Fellow and past member of the Board of Trustees for the Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, and has earned the distinguished AV Martindale-Hubbell rating.
He guides intended parents, surrogates, and adoptive families through every stage of family formation — from independent and step-parent adoptions to gestational carrier contracts and birth orders.
Practice Focus
- Independent & Step-Parent Adoption
- Foster Parent Intervention
- Surrogacy & Gestational Carrier Contracts
- Egg & Sperm Donation Contracts
- Birth Orders & Estate Planning
Education & Bar
- J.D., Licensed in the State of New Mexico
- Fellow, American Academy of Adoption Attorneys
Recognitions & Service
- AVMartindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rated
- FellowAcademy of Adoption & ART Attorneys
- PastBoard of Trustees, AAAA
- 35+ yrsIn private practice
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