Paul Riekhof - Greenbelt, MD
Attorney at Joseph, Greenwald & Laake, PA
Appellate Lawyers in Greenbelt, MD
6404 Ivy Lane Suite 400 Greenbelt, MD 20770
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Greenbelt Appellate Lawyer
Updated: 10/05/2026
Areas of Practice
- Appellate
- Estates & Trusts
- Contested Estate Litigation
- Estate Planning
- Fiduciary Litigation
- Probate
- Trust Administration
Attorney Information
Overview
Paul Riekhof is the firm’s managing director and a principal in Joseph, Greenwald & Laake, PA's Estates and Trusts Group. He has more than 25 years of experience in representing individuals, families, and businesses in matters including estate planning, probate, trust administration, estate tax planning, business planning, guardianships, and estate litigation matters.
Paul’s clients count on him for multi-faceted legal counsel that takes into account complex structures, tax liabilities, asset protection, and potential litigation issues. Paul has assisted many clients with strategic wealth preservation planning and trust administration matters, and takes pride in going the extra mile to identify all of the issues and making the process easier for his clients and their loved ones.
Experience
His experience includes representing and advising clients concerning all aspects of estate tax planning, wealth preservation, family business preservation, gift and charitable gift planning, buy-sell agreements, establishing special needs trusts and discretionary trusts to conserve assets for the benefit of disabled individuals, establishing irrevocable trusts to remove insurance and other assets from estates, establishing revocable trusts for probate avoidance, disability planning, trust reformation and estate and trust litigation.
Outside the Office
Outside of the office, Paul enjoys spending time on the water, on a mountain or on a beach with his wife and two children.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- “Top Estate and Probate Lawyers in the D.C. area,” Washingtonian, 2004 and 2007
- “Legal Elite,” SmartCEO magazine, 2009 and 2011
- “Top 22 Estate Lawyers,” Bethesda magazine, 2011 - Present
- Managing Partner Award, The Daily Record, 2026
- Maryland’s Estate & Trusts Law Power List, The Daily Record, 2025
- The Best Lawyers in America®, 2025–present
- Maryland Bar Foundation, Fellow
Education
Legal Education
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University of Colorado School of Law, Boulder, Colorado, 1995
J.D.
Non Legal Education
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University of Chicago, 1989
B.A., with Honors
Current Employment Position(s)
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Managing Director and Principal
Classes and Seminars
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Speaker, Estate and Business Planning Matters
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CLE presenter, Orphans Court, Probate Court in Maryland, 2012 - Present
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All About Trusts For Estate Planning, Presenter, Halfmoon Education, 2022
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Overview of the Maryland Probate Process, The Probate Nation, Presenter, 2022
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Maryland Ancillary Probate, Presenter, The Probate Nation, 2022
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Overview of the Maryland Probate Process, Complete Trust Course, Presenter, Halfmoon Education, 2017
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The Probate Nation, Presenter, 2017
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Federal Fiduciary Income Tax Workshop, Presenter, Halfmoon Education, 2016
- Complete Trust Course, Presenter, Halfmoon Education, 2014
Pro Bono Activities
- St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Finance Council Member and Liaison/Chair
Published Works
Articles
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A Potential Major Change to Maryland’s Estate Tax Laws is on the Horizon
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Author of numerous estate, trust and related tax articles and many CLE courses for legal publications, including Thompson Reuters Practical Law, Estate Planning and Law360
Bar Admissions
- Maryland, 1995
- District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court District of Maryland
- U.S. Supreme Court
Other Affiliations
- American Bar Association (Member)
- Maryland State Bar Association (Member)
- Montgomery County Bar Association (Member)
- District of Columbia Bar Association (Member)
- Montgomery-Prince George's Continuing Legal Education Institute, Inc. (Former Executive Director)
- Family Services Agency, Inc. (Former Member of Board of Directors and Past President)
- Appellate Courts Judicial Nominating Commission (Member)
- Managing Partners Group of the Maryland State Bar Association (Former Co-Chair)
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Contact
6404 Ivy Lane
Suite 400
Greenbelt, MD 20770
Phone Number: 240-297-1782
Fax Number: 301-220-1214
Email: Send a message
Hours: Monday-Friday: 8:30am - 5:30pm, Saturday-Sunday: Closed
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