Stanton is a graduate of American University and George Mason School of Law and began practicing law in 1980. Stanton is licensed in Virginia and D.C. and practices exclusively in the area of adoption law and assisted reproduction under the name of Adoption Legal Services, a division of Goldenberg & Phillips, PC. During the past 30 years, he has handled over 3,000 successful adoptions. These have included adoptions from just about every state and from more than 65 countries. Stan is rated “AV” by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating given to lawyers.
On September 20, 2006 Stanton Phillips was awarded the Congressional Angel in Adoption Award. The award is presented by Members of Congress to honor extraordinary work in enriching the lives of foster children and promoting adoption. Stan was nominated for the award by Senator John Warner and Congressman Frank Wolf in recognition to his contribution in drafting major revisions in Virginia’s adoption laws as well as recognizing his then 24 year professional career of helping children unite with their new families.
On a national level, he participated in the drafting of the Uniform Adoption Act. Stan is a founding member of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys and has served as an officer, trustee, editor of the Adoption Law Journal and is currently co-chair of their Foster Care/Special Needs Adoption Committee. He has co-authored or has been a contributing author for over a dozen books including Adoption Law and Practice, Family Law and Practice, Adoption Law in Virginia and the DC Bar’s Adoption Law and Practice Manual. Four of his clients’ children have had their Final Decrees entered in the White House before the President and First Lady.
