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THE BUSINESS OF FAMILY
Back row, left to right: Sarah J. Broder, Maureen Glackin, Maria Patterson, Paul J. Reinstein and Daniel Renart. Seated: Mark A. Kohl, Randall S. Herriott, George P. Patterson and Kieran Murphy.
beginning.” At Reinstein, Glackin, Patterson & Herriott, each client’s case is given the sort of close attention that will ferry it from personal tragedy to fair and just result. The emotional issues surrounding a separation and the cause of the breakup of the marriage are often quite complex, as are the financial issues in a family, according to Daniel Renart, a senior associate at RGPH. Maureen Glackin, partner, head of the military divorce department at RGPH, and a 2016 Best Lawyer in America for family law in Washington, D.C., understands the complications that are singular to military divorce, including complex divisions of property and sensitive custody and child
From divorce and custody to wrongful death and brain injury, Reinstein, Glackin, Patterson & Herriott has your back.
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t the law firm of Reinstein, Glackin, Patterson & Herriott your family is their business. The firm, which has earned a Tier 1 ranking for family law in U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” in 2016, is steered by attorneys at the top of their class in family and personal injury law. They know every family happens on hard times, and when they do, those families need someone to depend on. “A good outcome in a case, whether it is personal injury or family law,” says partner George P. Patterson, “often comes down to getting very good advice from the
support issues. “Military divorces present a completely separate set of issues and challenges unique to the military lifestyle,” says Glackin. Similarly, Paul J. Reinstein, partner, president of the Maryland chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML), and a Best Lawyer in America for family law and family law mediation, accepts that an excellent divorce lawyer is one that has mastered more than one trade. “To be a good family lawyer you have to be an expert in many different areas—contracts, corporate work, accounting, tax matters, evidentiary issues,” says Reinstein. “A good family lawyer is someone who has developed expertise in all of these areas and can therefore handle diverse cases with unique issues.”
That same mastery is necessary in the changing terrain of personal injury law in Maryland, a reality that partner George P. Patterson gets all too well. “A decade ago, we would see accidents so severe we could only conclude they were caused by a drunk driver or a sudden medical emergency like a heart attack,” says Patterson. “Then there was a real increase in these sorts of accidents, and we began to learn and discover that these were situations where people were texting while driving.” One thing is essential to staying on top of changing legislation and complicated family law, according to RGPH partner Randall Herriott, and that’s preparation. “We take great pride in our chosen vocation, and we focus on preparation, whether it means legal research, trial strategy, managing client expectations, or interviewing and preparing witnesses,” says Herriott. “We work hard to instill a sense of confidence in our clients, who are typically experiencing A client that comes to our fear and firm will develop angst.” a pretty close A positive relationship with their result in lawyer, and we difficult, will take them multifaceted through every family step in that process. matters and -George P. Patterson sensitive personal injury cases means that at RGPH, your family might be their business, but for them, it is personal, too. “The firm itself spends a great deal of attorney time with each case,” says Patterson. “A client that comes to our firm will develop a pretty close relationship with their lawyer, and we will take them through every step in that process.” www.bestlawyers.com
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