Episode 31: Changing the Law — Kim Surratt’s Story

Kim Surratt is a force of nature. She sits on the Executive Council as the Vice-Chair for the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Nevada, is a member of the National Family Law Advisory Council for the National Center of Lesbian Rights, a member of the National LGBT Bar Association and Vice President of the Nevada Justice Association. Kim is the chair of the domestic lobbying committee for the Nevada Justice Association and was a leader in the successful movement to have Nevada pass a comprehensive, family-supportive surrogacy law. She has spoken on assisted reproductive technology issues around the world.

Listen as Kim discusses:

• Her journey to ART Law, starting with getting involved with the LGBTQ community and Aids Prevention
• Her adventures from Nevada to Costa Rica to California
• Why she decided to go to law school and her first job after law school.
• The amazing story of her first surrogacy case - and how it launched many surrogacy cases after it.
• How she drafted and lobbied for the passage of the current reproductive family law statutes in Nevada.

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