Shorstein & Kelly, P.A.

What Shorstein & Kelly, P.A. does

Shorstein & Kelly, P.A. is a Florida-based private adoption law firm co-founded in 1992 by Michael A. Shorstein and Brian T. Kelly. Headquartered in Jacksonville with a regional office in Daytona Beach, the firm operates exclusively in adoption law, serving pregnant women considering adoption, prospective adoptive families, stepparents, grandparents, relatives, and adults seeking adoption. The firm reports having placed children with more than 3,000 adoptive families and assisted over 3,000 birth mothers since founding, positioning itself as a long-tenured specialist in a narrow legal niche.

The firm's practice centers on private infant adoption, with parallel service lines for stepparent, grandparent, relative, adult, and identified adoptions, plus interstate adoption work requiring Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) compliance. Both co-founders are board-certified in adoption law through The Florida Bar — among the first attorneys in Florida to achieve that credential — and are fellows of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys, with combined experience exceeding 70 years. Operationally, the firm functions as a one-stop adoption platform for adoptive parents: it coordinates birth parent matching, manages legal expenses and birth mother living costs, handles finalization and new birth certificates, and provides ongoing counseling coordination. Birth mothers are supported by a dedicated team of female advisors providing free, confidential counseling, hospital planning, financial support, and post-placement contact coordination for 18+ years.

Revenue is generated through professional services fees paid by adoptive parents for legal work, court costs, and ancillary filings; birth mother services are provided at no charge, with their expenses (medical care, counseling, rent, utilities, food, transportation, cell phone) covered by the adoptive parents. Pricing varies by service type: non-contested stepparent and grandparent adoptions are available under a $4,500 retainer, while full private infant adoptions involve multi-year engagements at substantially higher total cost. The firm runs a sales-led go-to-market with free 24/7 phone and text consultations, supported by an SEO-driven website (adoption-usa.com), organic social media presence across Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram, and a referral pipeline built through 30+ years of relationships with Northeast Florida hospitals, social workers, and medical professionals.

Name

Shorstein & Kelly, P.A.

Legal name

Shorstein & Kelly, P.A.

Website

https://adoption-usa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Shorstein & Kelly, P.A. is a Florida-based private adoption law firm practicing since 1992 in private infant, stepparent, grandparent, relative, and adult adoptions. The firm serves birth mothers and adoptive families from offices in Jacksonville and Daytona Beach.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Adoption Legal Services

NAICS

Title Abstract and Settlement Offices (541191)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Welfare, Foster Care & Adoption Services (BPAGAEAE)

Keywords

• Private adoption law
• Birth mother services
• Stepparent adoption
• Family adoption services
• Interstate adoption law

Headquarters

HQ city

Jacksonville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Adoption legal services for adoptive parents: Adoptive parents pay all adoption expenses including attorney fees, court costs, birth mother living expenses, medical care, counseling, and other adoption costs. The firm provides comprehensive services including birth parent coordination, expense management, finalization, and counseling. Revenue is derived from legal fees charged to adoptive parents for handling the full adoption process.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Shorstein & Kelly, P.A. is a Florida-based private adoption law firm providing legal representation and counseling for birth mothers and adoptive families. The firm handles the full adoption process — from birth mother matching and expense management to finalization, court pleadings, ICPC interstate compliance, and post-placement coordination. Additional services include stepparent, grandparent, relative, adult, and identified adoptions.

Product overview

Shorstein & Kelly, P.A. is a private adoption law firm offering a unified suite of legal services centered on Florida private baby adoptions. The firm's core practice consists of Birth Mother Services and Adoptive Parent Services, supported by specialized family adoption offerings including Stepparent Adoption, Grandparent Adoption, Relative Adoption, Adult Adoption, and Identified Adoptions. The firm also provides Interstate Adoptions with full ICPC compliance and maintains an educational Adoption Blog. All services are delivered through Florida-licensed board certified adoption attorneys with over 30 years of experience, with offices in Jacksonville and Daytona Beach.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Birth Mother Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 3,000 adoptive families and birth mothers helped since 1992
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Nightlight Christian Adoptions: National adoption agency with a 60+ year history, offering domestic infant adoption, embryo adoption, and foster care services. Comparable because it serves the same birth mother and adoptive parent segments with a similar full-service model, though with a faith-based mission.

Broad incumbents

• Gladney Center for Adoption: Texas-based national adoption agency with a 135+ year history facilitating domestic and international adoptions. Comparable as a large-scale adoption services provider serving the same birth mother and adoptive parent markets with comprehensive support.
• American Adoptions: One of the largest licensed adoption agencies in the United States, facilitating domestic infant adoptions across many states. Comparable because it serves the same birth mother and adoptive parent segments with end-to-end placement services, though as a larger national agency rather than a law firm.
• Bethany Christian Services: National nonprofit offering pregnancy counseling, domestic and international adoption, and foster care services. Comparable as a long-established, full-service adoption services organization addressing the same core need — matching birth mothers with adoptive families.

Direct peers

• Kirsh & Kirsh, P.C. Indiana-based private adoption law firm founded in 1985, also exclusively focused on private infant adoption and family adoptions. Operates a similar one-stop-shop model with birth mother and adoptive parent services, making it the closest comparable private adoption law practice.
• Adoption Attorneys of Kirsh & Kirsh (parent): The legal arm of the Kirsh & Kirsh private adoption practice, offering the same comprehensive legal services model (birth mother coordination, ICPC compliance, finalization) that Shorstein & Kelly provides. This is the most directly comparable peer in business model and service mix.
• Lifelong Adoptions: California-headquartered licensed adoption agency facilitating domestic infant adoptions nationwide. Comparable because it operates a similar full-service private adoption model serving both birth mothers (free services) and adoptive parents across multiple states.

Regional players

• Children's Home Society of California: California-licensed adoption agency facilitating domestic and international adoptions. Comparable as a regional adoption services provider, though operating in a different geography than Shorstein & Kelly's Florida base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/ShorsteinKelly
• Facebookfacebook.com/shorstein.kelly
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/shorstein-&-kelly-attorneys-at-law-p-a-/about
• Instagraminstagram.com/shorsteinkelly

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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