Glenn Cooper
Principal, Paley Rothman
Glenn Cooper is the Chair of the firm’s Litigation practice and senior partner in our Family Law practice. He frequently appears before federal and state courts at both the trial and appellate levels, and before arbitration panels and professional disciplinary boards. No matter whether he is litigating a matter of a business or domestic nature, Glenn aggressively defends his clients’ positions and pursues their desired outcomes. The majority of Glenn Cooper's practice is devoted to complex business, financial, commercial and domestic litigation involving significant business issues.
A number of Glenn's cases have helped shape the current state of the law in a number of areas. He is among a select group of active lawyers who have briefed and argued multiple civil cases in Maryland’s Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court. Glenn has earned the respect of his colleagues, having represented a number of lawyers and law firms in Montgomery County. He frequently lectures before various legal and professional associations, and has authored many articles on business issues.
Glenn Cooper is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, a national organization whose members are recognized for maintaining the highest degree of professionalism, integrity and excellence in the practice of family law. He is one of about 30 attorneys in the state of Maryland to be named to this prestigious group. Glenn is admitted to practice before a variety of federal and state courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court.
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business - Arbitration/Mediation, Consumer - Arbitration/Mediation, Family - Arbitration/Mediation
- Professional Ethics & Discipline
- Litigation: Individual
- Litigation: Business
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- District of Columbia
- District of Columbia Bar
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- Maryland
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- U.S. Supreme Court
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Principal
- Palry Rothman
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- University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
- J.D. (1973)
- Honors: - Law Review - Order of the Coif - Simon E. Sobeloff Prize for distinction in Constitutional Law
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- University of Maryland - College Park
- B.A. (1970)
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- Best Lawyers in America (2006-2018)
- Best Lawyers (2006-2018)
- Washington’s Best Lawyers,” Divorce and Family Law
- Washingtonian Magazine
- Top Divorce Attorneys" - (2010, 2013, 2017)
- Bethesda Magazine
- “DC Family Law Lawyer of the Year,”
- Best Lawyers in America
- - “Maryland Top 10,” Maryland Super Lawyers (2012-2018) - “Maryland Top 100,” Maryland Super Lawyers (2012-2018) - “Maryland Top 50,” Maryland Super Lawyers (2009-2011)
- Maryland Super Lawyers (2007-2018)
- Maryland State Bar
- Member, -Fellow, -Past Chair, Committee on Ethics
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- Bar Association of Montgomery County
- - Past President - Member, Executive Committee - Past Treasurer - Bar Leader
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- Montgomery County Bar Foundation
- - Past President - Member, Executive Committee - Past Treasurer
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- American Bar Association
- Member - Fellow - Past Delegate from Montgomery County
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- American College of Trial Lawyers
- Fellow
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- American College of Matrimonial Lawyers
- Fellow
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- Pro Bono Committee for Montgomery County
- Past Chair
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- District of Columbia Bar
- Member
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- Paley Rothman
