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Contact
Email
loni@centerforchildren.com
Phone
(866) 312-3285
Address
1111 W Chapman Ave, Orange, CA, 92868, US
Professional
About
Loni Poyner-Klein is a licensed attorney in California. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Riverside before receiving her Juris Doctorate Degree from Pepperdine University School of Law. Loni works in all areas of family law including custody, dissolutions, guardianships, paternity, step-parent adoptions, surrogacy and ovum donation, children’s counsel, and grandparent / step-parent visitation. Loni is also court appointed to represent minor children in Orange County. Loni has extensive experience assisting children and families through the legal process. Loni worked for Orange County law firms as a family law clerk, a legal assistant and an investigator in children’s cases before starting her career as an Attorney with A Center for Children and Family Law in 2003. Loni is a member of the Orange County Bar Association, the Los Angeles County Bar Association, National Association of Counsel for Children and Academy of California Adoption Attorneys/ Academy of California Family Formation Lawyers (ACAL/ACFFL). Loni resides with her husband Rob and their two sons near in South Orange County. In her free time Loni enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, golfing, snow boarding and being outdoors.
About Adoption Law
Adoption attorneys guide families through the legal process of adopting a child. They handle all legal requirements to create new family bonds. Common matters include domestic adoption, international adoption, stepparent adoption, foster care adoption.
Credentials
Education
2001 Pepperdine Univ SOL JD - Juris Doctor 1997 Univ of California Riverside BA - Bachelor of Arts
Languages
English
Recognition & Involvement
Awards
2017 Awarded 9 Superb, AVVO 2017 Clients Choice Award, AVVO 2017 Top Rated Lawyer, AVVO 2017 Top-Rated Lawyer 2017, AVVO 2014 Awarded 8 Excellent, AVVO
Publications
2015 Court of Appeal K.K. et. al v. D.N.
Associations
2010 - Present Academy of California Adoption Lawyers Membership Chair 2010 - Present Academy of California Family Formation Lawyers Member 2010 - Present National Association of Counsel for Children Member 2010 - Present Orange County Bar Association Member 2010 - Present Los Angeles County Bar Association Member
Speaking
2018 Let's Talk about Step Parent Adoptions Step Parent Adoptions 2017 Orange County Superior Court Training Step Parent Adoptions 2017 ACAL Seminar Challenges with California Probate Code Section 1516.5 Terminations 2016 Legal and Ethical Issues for Adoption and ART Professionals Ethical Quandries in Adoption and ART Law 2015 Academy of California Adoption Lawyers Ethics in Adoption and ART
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Updated: Sep 06, 2026