Bouneff, Chally & Koh, Attorneys At Law

I was a birth mom in my dealings with B&C.
It was an open adoption, I actually just left my daughter and her family an hour ago from our yearly visit.
I couldn’t have had a better lawyer. John Chally was very attentive and understanding with my requests in choosing the adoptive family. He was extremely patient with me looking through pamphlets of adoptive family stories. He connected me through phone calls and meetings. I met a family that I liked, after he further researched the family we found that they lied about some things in their portfolio, which crossed their names off my potential list. He had my back and my daughters best interest in mind. Which you need in such a vulnerable situation like this. If it wasn’t for him I would have never found the family that I love so much. He went out of his way to find adoptive parents that fit my kind of personality, lifestyle and open views. I couldn’t imagine not having used him and this firm, the adoption went as perfect as it could. Every day I am so grateful for the introduction to this adoptive family and their diligence in making sure everything checked out with them. I’ve seen my daughter once a year, for the last 7 years. Every year I realize more and more, how lucky we all were to have used B&C.
I know in regard to the adoptive family, they loved John so much they used him and this firm again, for their second adoption.
When it comes to finding a new family for your child, or when it comes time to finding a new child — it’s not about the money. It is about pairing the two together and doing so with sincere care and knowledge. I’ll always be in debt to John for opening my eyes and showing me the most perfect family for my daughter that I was not stable enough to raise on my own. He went above and beyond, he was there for anything I needed and for every question that I had.

Way too expensive for the high level of attitude and low level of customer service and help. We have adopted twice, both times with essentially no extra legal issues and the first time using a different firm the cost was $ 1,300, done quickly with great customer service, but with B&C it was $ 2,200, and it was not nearly as smooth an experience. I would not suggest this firm to anyone.