Attorneys With Experience in Wrongful Adoption Cases

Attorney: Kenneth J. Cardinal
Firm: Solo Practitioner
758 N. Fifteenth St.
Sebring, OH 44672-1316
Phone: (330) 938-2161
Fax: (330) 938-1556
Case: Burr v. Stark County Board of Commissioners, 1986 (23 Ohio St. 3d)

Attorney: Sheldon S. Rosenfeld
441 Villa Blanca
Encita, CA 92024-6772
Case: Michael J. v. Los Angeles County Department of Adoptions, May 1988 [201 Cal. App. 3d. 859 Cal. Rptr. 504 [May 1988].

Attorneys: Kay Nord Hunt and Stacy De Kalb
Firm: Lommem, Nelson, Cole and Stageberg
1800 IDS Center, 80 South 8th St.
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Phone: (612) 339-8131
Case: M.H. and J.L.H. v. Caritas Family Services, 1992 (488 N.W. 2d 282)

Attorney: Samuell A. Morimino
Firm: Wiseman, Shaikewiez, McGivern, Wahl, Flavin & Hesi, and Morimino, P.C.,
3517 College Avenue
Alton, IL. 62002
Phone: (618) 465-2541
Case: Roe v. Catholic Charities, 1992 [Cite as: 588 N.E.2d 354 (Ill. App.5 Dist. 1992)]

Attorney: Samuel C. Totaro Jr.
Firm: Kellis, Totaro and Soffer
Suite 100, 3325 Street Rd.
Bensalem, PA 19020-2025
Phone (215) 244-1045
Fax (215) 244-0641
Case: Gibbs v.Ernst, 1994 (647A.2d 882 Pa.)

Attorney: Stephan P. Sheehan
Firm: Wistow and Barylick
61 Weybosset St.
Providence, RI 02903-2824
Phone: (401) 831-2700
Cases: Mohr v. Massachusetts, 1991 (Bristol County Superior Court, Case 87-0152). The Supreme Judicial Court granted an application for direct appellate review [SJC­06600, 1995]
Mallett v. Children's Friend and Service, 1995 [A.2d , (R.I. June 30,1995) (No. 94­96­M.P.)]

Attorney: Leonard R. Sperber
94 Willis Avenue
Minneola, New York 11501-2611
Phone: (516) 739-3979
Cases: Juman v. Louise Wise Services, 1994 Supreme Court, New York County [Cite as: 608 N.Y.S.2d 612 (Sup. 1994)]; Juman v.Louise Wise Services, January 10, 1995, Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, [Cite as: 620 N.Y.S.2d 371 (A.D. 1 Dept. 1995)]

Attorney: Timothy C. Ferris
Firm: Brett and Daugert
300 North Commercial, Box 5008
Bellingham, WA 98227-5008
Phone: (360) 733-0212
Fax: (360) 647-1902
E-mail: brettlaw@brettlaw.com
Case: Bott v. State of Washington, May 14, 1993 [Superior Court of the State of Washington In and For the county of Whatcom, No.91-01617-4 (Other cases pending)

Attorney: Robert Mello (John Klesh)
1795 Williston Rd.
South Burlington VT. 05403
Phone: (802) 862-3200
Case: Hogan v. The Elizabeth Lund Home, Inc. (Chittenden Superior Court, Chittendon County, VT. 1997)

Attorney: Richard Alexander
Firm: The Alexander Law Firm
152 N. Third St. # 600
San Jose, CA 95112
Phone: (408) 289-1776
Fax: 287-1776
AND
1300 Mercantile Library Building
414 Walnut Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Phone: (513) 723-1776
Fax: (513) 421-1776
E-mail: access@alexanderlaw.com
Web Site: http://www.alexanderlaw.com
Case: Forter v. San Mateo County (California); related article on Forter case

Attorney: Dennis Paul
Firm: Placek, McIlvaine, Paul and Hoffman
200 Smokerise Dr.
Wadsworth, OH 44281-9460
Phone: (330) 334-1536
Case: Sirca v. Medina County Board of Commissioners and Department of Human Services.

Attorneys who wish to be included in this list should forward pertinent information to: tohanlon@columbus.rr.com for consideration.