Role: Father, former general counsel to two of Maryland’s richest men, Army veteran, and lead figure in the case.

Why He Matters:

• Has been arrested multiple times, without legal justification, and subjected to surveillance, harassment, and social sabotage.
• He is the plaintiff in a federal civil rights suit involving custody, ADA violations, and judicial misconduct.
• His background includes high-level legal work, including as general counsel to Steve Bisciotti and Jim Davis’ company, Allegis Group.
• He has become a symbol for exposing systemic corruption in Maryland’s family law system.
• He is being studied in Maryland law schools as the subject of a “seminal case” regarding family law and has four additional unpublished appeals against him.

Locked Out

A father who once had primary custody now finds himself locked out—not just of his child’s life, but of the courtroom itself. As proceedings move forward without his participation, filings raise urgent questions about jurisdiction, due process, and whether access to justice in Maryland depends on who the system allows through the door.

The Wrong County

The custody case of Jeffrey Reichert and Sarah Hornbeck highlights potential jurisdiction issues stemming from a disputed address filing in Anne Arundel County. Initially awarded primary custody, Reichert faced rulings stripping him of parental rights, influenced by Hornbeck’s misleading residency claims. The court’s authority to decide the case may have been improperly established.

The 90-Day Order: How an Unprecedented Custody Decision Became Invisible Law

The article analyzes the unreported appellate opinions in the case of Reichert v. Hornbeck, focusing on a 2022 ruling by Judge Alison L. Asti that stripped Jeffrey Reichert of all contact with his son for 90 days. It critiques the lack of precedent and transparency in family law, particularly regarding parental alienation disputes, which complicates…