Alumni Spotlight: Marla Somerstein Neufeld, J.D.

Marla Somerstein Neufeld, J.D. (’99), is an attorney and partner at Greenspoon Marder LLP, where she founded the firm’s surrogacy and reproductive technology practice group. As the mother of twin boys who were born with the assistance of a gestational surrogate, she brings personal experience to her practice.

Neufeld assists clients with all legal aspects of third-party reproduction and represents parties using a surrogate or an egg, sperm, or embryo donor. With a focus on helping others start a family using these technologies, or Florida adoption laws, Neufeld has authored numerous publications about the subject, including co-authoring a book, The American Bar Association Guide to Assisted Reproduction: Techniques, Legal Issues and Pathways to Success.

Neufeld is a board member or volunteer at several organizations, including ARC Broward, Broward Partnership for the Homeless, and the March of Dimes. She is the recipient of honors that include NSU University School’s 2018 Alumni Hall of Fame, Super Lawyers magazine 2018 Rising Stars in Florida, Daily Business Review 2014 Rising Stars (40 Under 40), South Florida Business & Wealth 2014 Rising Star, Leaders in Law, and Florida Trend magazine Up & Comer 2010.

A 1999 graduate of NSU’s University School, Neufeld earned a B.A. at American University in 2003. She earned her J.D. degree at the University of Miami School of Law, graduating Cumlaude in 2007.