Robin von Halle
ARR’s president
founded the firm after extensive research of the business due
to her personal situation with fertility. She has led the agency’s
success by working to expand acceptance of anonymous egg donors,
forging relationships with prospective gestational surrogates,
and upholding stringent quality standards. She works particularly
closely with intended parents to help them understand the process
and the implications of egg donation and surrogacy. She holds
a dual degree in psychology and social work from Ohio University,
and has extensive business experience in technology and technology
consultation.
Mary Ellen McLaughlin
A partner of ARR, McLaughlin began working
with the company soon after it was founded. A nurse with a BSN
from DePaul University in Chicago, McLaughlin spent the first
part of her career in intensive care, and then in obstetrics
and gynecology. She also was involved in the early era of infertility
treatments. At ARR, she interviews and guides egg donors through
the complete process, and maintains those relationships over
time. She also works closely with gestational surrogates and
intended parents.
Nidhi Desai
Desai is of-counsel to ARR as a partner with the
Chicago law firm of Ballard, Desai & Miller,
a top specialist in reproductive and adoption law. Desai is one
of Illinois’ leading experts on the legal implications of egg
donation and surrogacy. She co-authored the Illinois Gestational
Surrogacy Act of 2005 and remains a powerful voice on the legal,
public policy and ethical issues related to assisted reproductive
technologies. Desai helps ARR navigate the legal issues arising
as the field evolves and ensures that the legal needs of all
its clients are anticipated and met. Desai holds her J.D. from
Loyola University, Chicago.
Debra Chaney - Michigan
Chaney partnered with ARR of Illinois
in 2003 to start a branch of ARR in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
Debra came to the business after many years of undergoing personal
fertility treatments, lending her a wealth of knowledge associated
with third party reproduction matters. Debra’s experience makes
her a good resource for assisting intended parents with their
search for a qualified egg donor, and for screening egg donor
candidates.
