The Fertility Law Center has spent the last 26 years helping our clients fulfill their dreams of becoming parents (previously known as Nichols, DeLisle & Lightholder). Not only are we experts in Reproductive Law, but we've gone through the process as intended parents ourselves.
Our Mission
The Fertility Law Center, P.C. is a boutique law firm, specializing in all aspects of assisted third-party reproductive law. We are a group of dedicated attorneys who believe nothing is more important than family. It is our goal to make the legal part of your assisted third-party reproductive journey as straight-forward and stress-free as possible. Our vast experience, both personally and professionally, allows us to understand not only the process, but also to empathize with our clients and the roads they’ve traveled before reaching us. Our goal is to treat each client like our only client.
We are proud to work with all types of families without regard to gender, sexual orientation, nationality, marital status, race, etc. We are happy to provide a free consultation to discuss your reproductive legal needs.
“The Fertility Law Center could not have been more capable or compassionate while helping us start our family. We felt like we were their only client, and they were able to take the stress out of what can be a very trying time. Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!”
What We've Achieved
Attorneys licensed to practice law in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, New York & New Jersey
Instrumental in getting the Massachusetts Parentage Act passed unanimously in the Massachusetts Legislature in 2024
Contributors to the drafting of the Connecticut Parentage Act legislation which passed in 2022
Filed amicus brief on behalf of the Boston Fertility Society and GLAD in Culliton v. Beth Israel that established pre-birth order process in Massachusetts
Obtained first pre-birth order in Massachusetts for same-sex male couple resulting in first child born in Massachusetts with 2 fathers on the original birth certificate
Member of American Bar Association, Adoption and Assisted Reproductive Technology Section
Fellow of Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys
Former member of the Legislative Committee - Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys
Former member of the Continuing Legal Education Committee - American Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys
Contributing authors to 2018 Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education book “Adoption and Reproductive Technology Law in Massachusetts”
Member of the Legal Professional Group of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine
Regular presenters at conferences by many different organizations including, but not limited to, All Paths Family Building (formerly Resolve of New England), Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, American Bar Association, Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, and testified before the Massachusetts Judiciary Committee in support of the Massachusetts Parentage Act
Regularly asked to speak at law schools and universities about not only parentage laws, but also the impact those laws have on society in general
