Legal Services & Lawyers

Paul J. Reinstein is a partner at the firm of Sasscer, Clagett & Bucher. Mr. Reinstein is widely recognized by his clients and peers as one of the premier domestic law attorneys in the Washington Metropolitan area.

Mr. Reinstein has been named by publications including Washingtonian Magazine, Washington D.C. Super Lawyers, and the Washington Post, as one of the top family law practitioners in the Washington Metropolitan Area. In February, 2009, Mr. Reinstein was named one of the 88 top divorce lawyers in the entire Washington Metropolitan area.

Mr. Reinstein is one of only 29 fellows in the Maryland chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) www.aaml.org and the only one in the Southern Maryland Area. An AV rated attorney, Mr. Reinstein is an annual presenter at the AAML's Institute For Family Law Associates course each year in Chicago.

Mr. Reinstein lectures frequently throughout the state 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. He teaches continuing legal education courses to attorneys for the Maryland State Bar Association and the Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers.

Mr. Reinstein also serves as an arbitrator and mediator for the courts in multiple jurisdictions.

Prior to joining Sasscer, Clagett & Bucher, he was a founding partner in the law firm of Keiffer, Johnston & Reinstein.

He is a graduate cum laude of Villanova University and the Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America.

Randall S. Herriott is a partner at the firm of Sasscer, Clagett and Bucher. Mr. Herriott concentrates his practice in the area of Family Law.

Mr. Herriott is well known for successfully representing clients in matters involving the issues of divorce, custody and visitation, child support, alimony, property distribution and domestic
violence.

In 2008, Mr. Herriott successfully litigated numerous cases involving parties who were seeking the legal and physical custody of their children. In his practice, Mr. Herriott has also successfully
litigated several third-party custody actions, where non-parent relatives were granted custody of their minor child relatives.

Mr. Herriott is also trained in the area of Collaborative Law, an innovative approach to resolving family law issues that fosters and promotes communication and cooperation between the parties and counsel. The Collaborative Law approach seeks a more constructive and respectful path to resolution in a manner that is private, focused on the needs of the clients and/or their children, and puts control of the outcome in the hands of the clients, rather than the courts. Additional information regarding the collaborative approach to resolving family law cases may be viewed at www.fairdivorcemaryland.com, www.marylandcollaborativepractice.com, and www.collaborativepractice.com.

Mr. Herriott is a graduate of St. Mary’s College of Maryland and the University of Baltimore School of Law, where he graduated with honors.