Kirsh, Joel D Kirsh & Kirsh

We are waiting adoptive parents, and we feel so very lucky to be working with Kirsh and Kirsh. Even though we have just recently signed up with them, they have already gone above and beyond to help us get started. Having previously worked with another adoption agency, we can already say that the Kirshes are far more compassionate and professional than what we have experienced so far. They have given us our hope back, and we can't thank them enough! more

Kirsh and Kirsh has been a total blessing to us. We initially talked with Joel back in December, 2010 regarding a potential adoption. My husband and I are out of state, and contacted him about an Indiana birthmother that had found our profile online. He always got back with us quickly by email or a phone call. That adoption plans fell through when the expectant mother decided to parent the baby. We wish all the best for this amazing young girl and her family. \r We are now moving forward with another potential adoption. We came across an unusual situation with this adoption and decided to give Kirsh and Kirsh a call for advice. This time my husband spoke with Steve, and he alleviated many of our concerns. Talking with both Steve and Joel has been a great experience. Although they have not actually represented us, Steve and Joel have always willing to answer our questions. They never made us feel like we were a burden, and we are incredibly grateful for all they've done for us. We will always recommend Kirsh and Kirsh as a first stop for anyone considering adoption! \r \r Thank you and God Bless,\r Chris and Erika more

Each time we have adopted, we went through Kirsh and Kirsth. Steve, Joel and their entire staff are simply wonderful, caring people. They understand every detail along the way - both legal and emotional. We so appreciated their timely return on phone calls and emails - which believe me, were numerous from us! We have two beautiful daughters as a result of their dedication, hard word, and kindness. We would not trust anyone with handling our family matters other than Kirsh and Kirsh. Thanks so much to Steve, Joel, Jacque, Josh, & Melissa and the rest of the team at Kirsh and Kirsh in helping make our dreams a reality! more

My wife and I adopted twin girls from another state, Kirsh & Kirsh handled all of the Indiana paper work and court hearings. Steve Kirsh went ""the extra mile"" in our adoption, handling things that wasn't even his responsibility, and didn't charge extra for this help. Steve has always replied to emails very quickly, answering questions before, during, and even after our adoption. I met Joel at our final court hearing and he was great as well. Everything went exactly as he said it would. Steve and Joel have built a wonderful business and also a great staff. We now are parents to beautiful twin girls. Kirsh and Kirsh helped to complete our family! more

My husband & I began the adoption process about a year and a half ago. The process is a bit overwhelming. We had a hard time choosing an agency - we went to orientations and received many packets in the mail. Nothing felt quite right until we contacted Kirsh & Kirsh. Steve Kirsh was why we decided to work with Kirsh. Every interaction with him and the agency was kind and professional. Every person that I spoke with that had worked with Kirsh in the past or knew someone that worked with Kirsh all had positive things to say. Kirsh & Kirsh to us was not just an agency – it is a family agency. Throughout the process we dealt with many members of the team – all who we loved. The adoption process is hard and it has its ups and downs for adoptive parents – throughout the process Kirsh was very open and honest and supportive. \r \r Two weeks ago we adopted our newborn son. The process of meeting and adopting him was more amazing than we could have imagined. The staff at the hospital where he was born told us how much they loved working with Steve & Joel Kirsh and how kind and wonderful they are with birthmothers. \r \r Hope this is helpful to anyone searching for an agency. \r more

I have had the pleasure of working with Steve and Joel Kirsh for a number of years, professionally. I have observed them first hand, start to finish with an adoption. I had a niece who placed her child with Kirsh and she was treated with the most respect and kindness throughout her whole pregnancy. Never once did she feel like her decision was being made for anyone to make money. She wanted to make a couple a family and she did with the guidance and knowledge from the Kirsh office. I have also been able to witness first hand the treatment Steve directs towards the birth family and the adopting family. I have seen him stop a signing for consent because he felt the birth mother was not ready. Sure didn't look like a lack of integrity or compassion to me. Steve demonstrates a true picture of the caring person he is each time he meets with a family. I am sorry for families that feel they are not being treated fairly by Steve or Joel, or their staff because I have never seen that side of either person. Adoption decisions are very difficult, for the birth mother and the adopting family. I should know I am adopted, I have met my birth mother, and it was not a decision by either party made in haste. I applaude the wonderful work that Steve and his staff provide to families and I personally look forward to any adoption they handle because I know it will be done with compassion, understanding, and to the full extent of the law. Pros: Leaders in adoption; Compassionate Cons: They are already married! more

I have worked closely with Steven Kirsh professionally for 3 years and have not gathered that he is the person that is described in some of the negative reviews. Steve is a family man, an ethical and compassionate attorney, and a friend. He truly respects the individuals he works with. If he ever declined to work with a potential client there was most definately a good reason. Also, this is his prerogative as an attorney! Steve often inquires his colleages about how he can be even more compassionate with his clients and birthparents. He is humble and recognizes he is not perfect. Arrogance does not come to mind when I think of Steven Kirsh. He's a hard-working attorney who strives always to do his best. Pros: Best and Most Professional in Indiana! more

I have known Steve & Joel for several years. During that time, I have had the pleasure of getting to know countless families that Steve & Joel has helped bring together. Parents from all over the world have trusted Kirsh & Kirsh with their adoption needs. Each person that I have spoken to that has worked with Steve or Joel has told me that they could not ask for a better person to assist them in this process. In fact, many families that they have worked with still keep in touch with them many years after the adoption process has been completed. I have never come across anyone with more interegrity, compassion and selflessness than Steve and Joel Kirsh. I encourage anyone who is considering to adopt to schedule an appointment with Kirsh & Kirsh. Although there are never any guarantees, your adoption needs will never be in any better hands than with Kirsh & Kirsh. Pros: Professional and compassionate more

I met Joel and Steve in the summer of 2002, I was 18 and pregnant. I was seaking a adoptive family for my child. I had alot of questions and conserns like any parent would. I agreed to find my sons adoptive parents and found the people that were ment to be his parents! I had him and signed the next day! Any questions I had Joel and Steve answered for me on the spot and said I could call any time! My biological son is now almost 7!! He is doing wonderfully, I could not be any happier with his life! Now to the present.... I am 25 now and can not become pregnant. Wanting nothing more in this world to becoome a mother. My husband and I went and met with Joel and signed to become adoptive parents! A while latter I have my little girl! If it wasnt not for Kirsh and Kirsh I would not know where my life would of lead me! They are compashionate and vary educated and helpful in the Adoption prosses! We think of all the Kirsh and Kirsh company as part of our lif and family forever! Thank you Joel Steve and everyone at Kirsh and Kirsh ! more

In my very brief dealings with Mr. Kirsh it has become apparent to me that this gentelman treats people very poorly as long as he doesn't need them for something. If he so chooses to help you out he has a very wonderful personality. However if he so chooses not to accept you as a client he is rude, arrogent, and and unprofessional. A simple timely response to an inquery regarding the possibility of securing his professional services would be professional. Obviously Mr. Kirsh has no concept of time. I can only assume that because he owns his own buisness and can set his own hours he is under the impression that the hours he chooses are the only ones that exist. However I would never recomend Mr. Kirsh to anyone. He is very knowelegable but I would no sooner go to him then I would buy a car from a dealer who would only give a ""deal"" on a car if another dealer offered you the ""deal"" price first. There are plenty of professional attorneys out there who are good with being compassionate people. Mr. Kirsh is like fast food, it does the job but there are, and should be better options out there. Pros: Arrogance comes off as being knowlegeable. Cons: Compleat lack of compassion and customer service is obvious. more

You might have noticed that some of these reviews are referring to people (ex. Dee Dee) and reviews that do not exist. This is because someone has deleted at least seven reviews from this site. Two of these deleted reviews were mine. I am reposting my two reviews below. \r \r I'm reading these glowing recommendations about Steven Kirsh from some people on this site and I would have to disagree even though I've never met the man. Here is my family's experience with Steven Kirsh. I was diagnosed with endometriosis and lost both ovaries three months before my wedding. We did an internet search looking for adoption attorneys and like some people say Kirsh & Kirsh appeared to be considered the best so that's why we contacted Kirsh & Kirsh. We read the website in the adoptive parent section and it said at the time to contact Kirsh & Kirsh for a CD and then adoptive parents could schedule a free consultation. We received the CD and my husband called to schedule the free consultation. We never heard from the office after that so my husband kept calling and leaving messages and finally only then did the great Steven Kirsh himself call to tell my husband that he did not want us as clients. Then Mr. Kirsh and my husband exchanged several e-mails and nowhere in Mr. Kirsh's e-mails were the kindness, caring and compassion that I am reading on these reviews.One remark that really irritated me was he asked my husband if he would prefer that we take time off from work for the NORMAL initial meeting only then to be told that he did not want us as clients? Well, Mr. Kirsh yes I would have preferred that. That is our choice if we want to take time off from work to meet with an adoption attorney. Mr. Kirsh had NO INTEREST WHATSOEVER in talking with us and learning anything about our life. Our life is an open book and he could have access to anyone or any information about our life. So like I said in my subject line people can recommend Steven Kirsh all they want but how will these recommendations do my family any good? Steven Kirsh REFUSED to talk with or see my family even for an intial consultation. So my question is where was the kindness, caring and compassion for my family?\r \r This was my second review in response to the review by livingproof:\r \r Livingproof, I don't understand why you would be confused about my review but I'm very confused about yours. You seem to be saying that you will continue to recommend Steven Kirsh to people because of your wonderful experiences but let's just say we follow your advice. How will that help us when he REFUSES to give us a consultation appointment without even meeting us or knowing anything about us?????? You can't get all that wonderful compassion from someone whe doesn't even think you are worth talking to even for an initial consultation. Didn't you read this in my review? You say we shouldn't judge Steven Kirsh. We didn't. We would like to adopt and he's an adoption attorney and we tried to make an appointment to see him like he claims can be done on his website. He would not let us make an appointment.You don't seem to mind for your ""superman"" Steven Kirsh to judge people.Why???????? Cons: Judgmental more

I have known Steven and his Team for Years.....And on more than one occasion he has helped me place my child in the arms of wonderful parents... I cant stand to read such negative things about him and his team...I can see where people could mistake his knowledge for coldness..But he is not !! Steven is my superman and I call Him That everytime I talk to him..LOL wich is often He is always there for everyone he HELPS threw the diffucult decision of adoption.. He can be annoying at times with the way he drums the laws into your brain LOL,LOL I will give you that .... But never NOT ONCE has he nor his team not been there for me,my kids,the adoptive parents or the new born children....He represents.... I will always recommend Kirsh&Kirsh to anyone facing the tough decision of adoption...I have witnessed first hand .steven putting his OWN family and their plans on hold..To come and help me and my Family I have laughed and cried with the man I call Superman and i do call him that everytime I talk to him..LOL,LOL And he still calls to this day to check on me and mine... so before you judge him just remember this Without Kirsh&Kirsh the adoption Laws and world would not be what they are today without them....Had I only Dealt with them once in my life I might beable to agree with some of you..But I have dealt with steven and his team on more than one occasion over the last several years.. And all my experiences have been nothing Less than Wonderfull .... Pros: Compassion more

Mr. Steven Kirsh:You helped me over 21 years ago when it came to giving up a\r child for adoption. I went 9 months and never told anyone until the day I\r had the baby, even my folks didn't know. You never judged me poorly and\r your care was for the child. I never felt as though you thought I was ""bad""\r because I just turned 17 and had a baby. If you ever would like anyone to\r tell their story about how you helped and how, even though it was a hard\r decision, it was the right decsion, please let me know. I would like to be\r able to use my past to help someone who may have been scared like I was.\r Mr. Kirsh's caring made the difficult decision a little bit easier knowing\r that he cared about the baby and the baby's best interest. I can tell my\r story from both sides because I was also adopted.Thanks - Jennifer\r \r more

Last year we adopted our amazing beautiful son through Kirsh & Kirsh. We have nothing but great respect and gratefulness for Steve Kirsh and the team. Adoption is a very emotional and intricate process for all persons involved. Steve and his team were honest, clear and very caring every step of the way. Despite the time-zone difference we felt we could call on Kirsh any time for advice or guidance and to date they remain genuinely interested in how things are going. \r One doesn?t receive such widespread respect for the work one does if it?s not done with integrity and excellence as Steve Kirsh has over the past 25 years. We hope he continues to do so.\r I would recommend K&K to anyone in a heartbeat.\r Pros: professional and sincere more

I have had the privilege of knowing Mr. Kirsh and his staff for several years, and I cannot imagine anything less than caring compassion and professionalism from this office. I understand that adoption is an emotional trying time, communication can be difficult and hearing all the possibilities hard, but Kirsh and Kirsh have shown nothing in their history but a strong desire to do right by all. For anyone in need of their services in this trying time in your life, please please take the time to meet all of them and decide based on their personalitlies and their professionalism. I believe in this offic whole heartedly. Pros: A family heart in a professional atmosphere Cons: Haven't seen one yet in almost 5 years more

We're sorry for DeeDee but we don't recognize her story at all. Without any doubt we would recommend Kirsh & Kirsh to our friends and family.\r \r We adopted a beautiful boy J. with the help from Kirsh & Kirsh. Steven Kirsh and everyone at the office are friendly, honest and are doing there utmost to help all parties involved. We still have a good relationship with J.?s birthmother. We share our thoughts and lifes with regular updates and pictures and we?re planning to meet each other soon. We are now in the process to adopt again. And off course again with Kirsh & Kirsh. It is an emotional rollercoaster but we are happy that everyone at Kirsh & Kirsh are our safety belt in this. Pros: Honest, friendly more

We're adoptive parents of a beautiful baby boy. When we wanted to adopt a child, we looked for a well known agency we could to work with. After a few months of talking to people and making lots of phone calls and sending emails, we heard about Kirsh & Kirsh. All the adoptive parents we spoke to were happy about the way the people at K&K work. They don't only look out for our best interest, but also care about the birth mothers as well. That was a major difference compared to the offices we contacted before (where we sometimes got the awful feeling it was kind of a 'hunt for babies'). If a birthmom decided, before or after giving birth, to keep the baby, they didn't pressure her and told us it just wasn't ment to be. And for us that's the way it should be. That is the right of every birthmother.\r Our adoption went really well. Both we as our birthmom were treated with respect and kindness. We all felt that adoption isn't just work for the people at Kirsh and Kirsh. They really care. And they still do even if it is a year later. We still are in contact with our birthmom, we all care for this babyboy and we all feel good about his adoption handled by Kirsh & Kirsh. \r Deedee, I'm really sorry about the way you feel and we hope that the future will bring you all the best. But we wanted to respond to your email because we don't recognise the people of Kirsh & Kirsh you describe at all. Pros: friendly caring people more

As an adoptive parent I have know Steven Kirsh as an well organised and honest person. We flew in to the USA and the birthmother did not wanted to sign. She made this decision after asking us to come. We respected her choice and flew back, as Steven Kirsh advised us to do. \r Steven respected the birthmothers wish, despite all the energy he took in her through talking, visiting etc. On Stevens advise we did not keep contact with the birthmother, besides telling her good luck with her beautiful baby. Two months later we adopted a beautiful girl, the birthmother was rejected by an other couple and Kirsh & Kirsh gave her lots op opportunities to make a new decision about keeping the baby or going to find an other couple. We are glad she choose us. We are still in contact with her. And after flying in from the Netherlands 2 years ago we met Steven Kirsh again and he helped aranging a meeting with the birthmother. \r We are very greatful for the way we have been treated and the way he treated the birthmothers we were in contact with.\r I wish DeeDee peace with the decision she made and a good contact with the adoptive parents. DeeDee, you made a desicion, but not a forced desicion by Steven or Joel Kirsh. By law there is not a way to redicide your decision. What the ethics on this issue may be, be sure you make good contact with the adoptive parents and wish them happiness and peace. It is all for the wellbeing of your and their child. more

We have a adopted twice using Kirsh and Kirsh both times. Steve and Joel both have answered our questions and were always forthright in their conversations and/or e-mails. I know that giving up your child must be one of the most difficult decisions a mother could ever make. We would not hesitate to recommend Kirsh and Kirsh to anyone that was looking to adopt or someone who needed to make adoption plans for their baby. . Pros: Very informative more

I PLACED MY SON FOR ADOPTION ALMOST 3 YEARS AGO. KIRSCH AND KIRSCH WERE VERY HELPFUL, UNDERSTANDING AND CARING ALONG THE ENTIRE PROCESS. THIS DECISION WAS A VERY DIFFFICULT FOR ME. I HAD MANY QUESIONS, AND ANY TIME I NEEDED TO TALK DAY OR NIGHT THERE WAS ALWAYS SOMEONE TO ASK. I WAS TREATED WITH RESPECT AND CARE. THEY MADE SURE THE ADOPTION WAS RIGHT FOR ME AND WENT THE WAY THAT I WANTED IT TO GO. THEY ASSURED ME THAT IT WOULD ALWAYS BE MY DECISION AND AT ANY TIME I WANTED TO BACK OUT I COULD. THEY HELPED ME FIND THE PERFECT A-PARENTS FOR ME. I WAS VERY PICKY AND WENT THROUGH MANY PROFILES. BUT THEY KEPT SENDING THEM TO ME WITHOUT HESITATION. MY EXPERIENCE WITH THEM WAS A VERY POSITIVE ONE. FROM THE TIME I MET THEM I FELT AT EASE AND THAT I COULD TRUST THAT THINGS WOULD BE HANDLED WITH CARE. I THANK THEM FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART. BECAUSE I KNOW MY SON IS IN GOOD HANDS. AND TO THIS DAY I CAN CALL THEM TO GET INFORMATION OR HELP. I HAVE WILL RECOMMEND THEM TO ANYONE IN NEED. THANK YOU GUYS. more