Adoption Lawyers Serving New Yorkers

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About Building NY Families

Every family deserves compassionate, non-judgmental, experienced legal representation throughout their adoption journey.

At Building NY Families, we dedicate our practice to serving New Yorkers exclusively in family formation. We come to the work with an understanding of the emotional complexities of making life-changing choices and a deep expertise in the law.

Filled with hope, anticipation, uncertainty, or joy-- we embrace each client where they are and walk with them side by side through family building.

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Principal Attorney

Leslie Silver Hoffman, M.S.W., Esq.

As both a social worker and experienced attorney, Leslie offers compassionate, informed representation to adoptive and birth parents. She began her career as a social worker counseling HIV+ children and their families and then as a lawyer at the Urban Justice Center representing LGBTQ+ youth in housing, family, and public benefit law matters as well as class actions to reform foster care and juvenile justice systems for LGBTQ+ youth.

She went on to serve at the HIV Law Project, representing individuals living with HIV, and later supported foster youth as an advocate with Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA). Leslie is honored to walk alongside clients as they build their families.

Brooklyn Law School, New York University School of Social Work, Union College.

Founder and Of Counsel

Lisa Peck Goldberg, Esq.

Lisa has dedicated more than two decades to serving families in New York through the adoption process. She has represented foster parents advocating for children in long-term foster care and has guided hundreds of families to adoption finalization. Her earlier career included roles as an Assistant District Attorney, a federal law clerk, and Senior Special Trial Counsel for the New York Stock Exchange, giving her diverse legal expertise.

Recognized nationwide as a champion for foster parent rights, Lisa is celebrated for her dedication, compassion, and tireless advocacy on behalf of families.

Emory University Law School, George Washington University.

Associate Attorney

Vivian Sklar, Esq.

Vivian is a bilingual attorney offering representation in English and Spanish in adoption and parentage matters across New York. She began her legal career at the Administration for Children’s Services, representing the Welfare Department in paternity and child support cases, before working at the PACE Women’s Justice Center, where she counseled survivors of domestic violence.

Her approach to law is client-centered, empathetic, and deeply supportive of families seeking to adopt or birth parents exploring adoption as a loving choice.

Stetson University College of Law, University of Florida.

Professional photo of Vivian Sklar, bilingual associate attorney at Building NY Families

Our Approach

Law Office Built on Excellence and Integrity

Compassionate Guidance

Every client is met with dignity, patience, and respect, ensuring families feel supported throughout the adoption journey.
Legal Expertise

With roots grounded in client self-determination and decades of experience working with families in adoption and parentage, the team at Building NY Families brings clarity and confidence to the complexities of adoption law.
Unwaivering Committment

For adoptive parents, birth parents, foster parents-- the Law Office of Leslie Silver Hoffman, L.L.C. every matter is approached with unconditional support and care from the initial consultation through the end of clients' family building journeys.