Steffas & Associates P.C.

Specialties

The Council on Accreditation has certified the Law Office of Steffas & Associates, P.C. as an Approved Entity to act as a Primary Provider for incoming and outgoing adoptions governed by the Intercountry Adoptions Act and the Hague Convention on Protection of Children & Co-​operation in Respect to Intercountry Adoption. Steffas & Associates, P.C. is an AV Rated firm that focuses on building families through adoption, surrogacy and immigration. Our attorneys are driven by what is in the Best Interest of the Child. We have decades of experience working with birth mothers, birth fathers and prospective adoptive families in Voluntary Termination of Parental Rights. We routinely work together with attorneys in other states and government offices around the world.

History

Established in 1986.

In 1986, Irene founded the Law Firm of Irene Arfaras, P.A. The Florida Supreme Court then granted Irene permission to change her name to Steffas (her husband’s surname) and so her business also changed its name. Practicing law in the Greek community of Tarpon Springs, Irene had direct contact with many immigrants and therefore decided to immerse herself in this area of the law to assist the people in her community.

By the late 1990’s Irene had distinguished herself as an expert in the area of intercountry adoptions by speaking at national conventions for the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys (AAAA), the American Immigration Lawyers Associations (AILA) and state Continued Legal Education (CLE) seminars. Irene has also committed herself to assisting children in foster care who do not have legal immigrant status in the United States. The Law Firm of Irene Steffas, P.C. now specializes in all three fields of practice: adoption, immigration and assisted reproduction technologies.

Meet the Business Owner

Irene S.

Business Owner

Irene Arfaras Steffas began her practice in 1983 in Texas with a focus on maritime law. Collisions at sea, salvage and Jones Act cases were wonderful to study, but not as interesting in real practice. Irene moved back to Florida where she worked in a small civil law firm and volunteered to help a beloved colleague with her adoption caseload. After training Irene to respect the strength of birth mothers, attorney Linda Hochberg bequeathed her adoption practice to Irene.

In 1986, Irene founded the Law Firm of Irene Arfaras, P.A. Practicing law in the Greek community of Tarpon Springs, Irene had direct contact with many immigrants and therefore decided to immerse herself in this area of the law to assist the people in her community. Irene is a member of: State Bar of Georgia, State Bar of Texas, State Bar of Florida, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), American Academy of Adoption Attorneys (AAAA), Georgia Association of Licensed Adoption Agencies (GALAA).