Paul Reinstein - Annapolis, MD
Attorney at Reinstein, Glackin, Herriott & Renart, LLC
Family Law Lawyers in Annapolis, MD
185 Admiral Cochrane Drive Suite 115 Annapolis, MD 21401
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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46
Years
Experience
Annapolis Family Law Lawyer
Updated: 07/15/2026
Areas of Practice
- Family Law
Attorney Information
Overview
Paul J. Reinstein heads the family law group at Reinstein, Glackin, Herriott & Renart, LLC. He has been selected as a Top Ten Super Lawyer for the State of Maryland for multiple years, and has been named a Top 100 Super Lawyer in every year since 2008. This list of the best of the best lawyers covers all practice areas. Prior to the founding of RG&H, Paul Reinstein was a partner at Sasscer, Clagett & Bucher, where he built a family law department of highly rated domestic relations lawyers that have held state-wide family law positions and have been selected as top lawyers in Maryland. Mr. Reinstein is widely recognized by his clients and peers as one of the premier family law attorneys in the Washington metropolitan area. In 2025, Mr. Reinstein was voted as the recipient of The Beverly A. Groner Family Law Award. This award recognizes an attorney or judge who has served the Maryland legal community through their dedication to the practice of family law and has exemplified the highest professional standards during a distinguished legal career.
Mr. Reinstein has been named by publications including Washingtonian Magazine, Washington D.C. Super Lawyers, Maryland Super Lawyers, the Washington Post, and Best Lawyers as one of the top family law practitioners in the MD/DC/VA area. Mr. Reinstein was named Lawyer of the Year for Family Law in Annapolis by Best Lawyers in 2023, and was also named Lawyer of the Year for Family Law Mediation in Annapolis in 2023 and 2025. The Daily Record, Maryland's leading law publication, also recently named Mr. Reinstein to its Family Law Power List as one of Maryland's "power players." In 2022, Mr. Reinstein was placed on the Honor Roll for Lifetime Achievement as a Top Lawyer by Washingtonian Magazine.
Paul Reinstein is one of only 39 Fellows in the Maryland Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML- www.aaml.org) and he and his partners, Maureen Glackin and Daniel Renart are the only Fellows in the Southern Maryland Area. An "AV"-rated attorney, Mr. Reinstein is a Past-President of the Maryland Chapter of AAML.
Mr. Reinstein lectures frequently throughout the state to judges, magistrates and lawyers on current issues in family law, as well as before the Administrative Office of the Court's Judicial Institute. He is a past Chair of the Maryland State Bar Association Family and Juvenile Law Section. Mr. Reinstein teaches continuing legal education courses to attorneys for the Maryland State Bar Association and local bar associations throughout Maryland.
Paul Reinstein also serves as an arbitrator and mediator for the courts in multiple jurisdictions for family law, child custody, and divorce cases. He was recently selected by his peers and named by Best Lawyers Magazine as "Lawyer of the Year" in both 2019 and 2020 for his work in Family Law Mediation in the Washington, D.C. metro area. Only a single lawyer in a specific area and location is honored with this designation.
Paul Reinstein, nationally recognized divorce lawyer, was a founding partner in the law firm of Keiffer, Johnston & Reinstein.
Mr. Reinstein is a graduate cum laude of Villanova University and the Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America.
Awards and Honors
Awards
Honors
- Top 100 Maryland Super Lawyers, 2009 - Present
- Super Lawyers Selectee, 2008 - Present
- The Best Lawyers in America; 2010 - Present
- Beverly A. Groner Family Law Award, 2025
- Best Lawyers, Family Law Mediation, Lawyer of the Year, Annapolis, 2023 & 2025
- Best Lawyers, Family Law, Lawyer of the Year, Annapolis, 2023
- Washingtonian Magazine Top Domestic Lawyers, 2009 to 2020. Top Lawyer Lifetime Achievement List, 2022
- Top 100 Washington Metropolitan Area Super Lawyers; 2008, 2010 - 2021
- Top 10 Maryland Super Lawyers; 2011 - 2017
- Top 10 Washington Metropolitan Area Super Lawyers; 2010 - 2011, 2013 - 2017
- Best Lawyers, Mediation, Lawyer of the Year, Washington D.C., 2021
- Best Lawyers, Family Law Mediation, Lawyer of the Year, Washington D.C., 2017 & 2019
- Maryland Daily Record Leadership in the Law Award, 2003
- "AV" Rated Attorney
- Washington Post Top Family Law Practitioners
- Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Other Sources of Feedback About Paul Reinstein
Included on the 2027 Maryland Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2026 Maryland Super Lawyers list
- 2025 Maryland Super Lawyers list
- 2024 Maryland Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Maryland Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Maryland Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Maryland Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Washington DC Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Maryland Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Washington DC Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Maryland Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Washington DC Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Maryland Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Washington DC Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Maryland Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Washington DC Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Maryland Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Washington DC Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Maryland Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Washington DC Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Maryland Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Washington DC Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Maryland Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Washington DC Super Lawyers list
- 2012 Maryland Super Lawyers list
- 2012 Washington DC Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Maryland Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Washington DC Super Lawyers list
- 2010 Maryland Super Lawyers list
- 2010 Washington DC Super Lawyers list
- 2009 Maryland Super Lawyers list
- 2009 Washington DC Super Lawyers list
- 2008 Maryland Super Lawyers list
- 2008 Washington DC Super Lawyers list
Education
Legal Education
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Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, Washington, District of Columbia, May, 1980
J.D.
Non Legal Education
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Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, May, 1977
B.A.
Honors: cum laude
Published Works
Articles
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Family Law Update, MICPEL, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
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Domestic Violence Training Manual, MICPEL, 2001
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Family Law Update, MSBA, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Bar Admissions
- Maryland, 1980
- U.S. District Court District of Maryland, 1982
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Maryland, 1982
Other Affiliations
- Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Past President, Maryland Chapter
- Maryland State Bar Association/Family and Juvenile Law Section (Member)
- Montgomery County Bar Association (Member)
- Maryland State Bar Association (Former Chair, Family and Juvenile Law Section)
- Montgomery County Circuit Court (Arbitrator & Mediator)
- Anne Arundel County Bar Association, Member
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Contact
185 Admiral Cochrane Drive
Suite 115
Annapolis, MD 21401
Phone Number: 301-850-7349 (Local)
Fax Number: 301-830-6108
Email: Send a message
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