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1 Best Lawyers award

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Awarded Practice Areas

Collaborative Law: Family Law

Biography

Donna Rismiller has been recognized for her high achievement and legal aptitude by several publications including the Maryland Daily Record, Maryland Super Lawyers Magazine, Baltimore Magazine and The Washington Post Magazine. She has been recognized as a Top 100 Trial Lawyer by the National Trial Lawyers Association and a Top 10 Family Lawyer by the National Academy of Family Law Attorneys. She was also honored among the top 1% of attorneys by The National Association of Distinguished Counsel. In 2016, Ms. Rismiller was selected to receive the Forerunner Award by the Montgomery County Family Justice Center Foundation. In 2014, she was honored by the Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence and was chosen to receive their Community Award. In 2011 Ms. Rismiller was the recipient of the Maryland Daily Record’s VIP (Very Important Professional) Award. Ms. Rismiller was awarded a Bachelor of Sciences Degree (cum laude) from the University of Maryland. Her undergraduate education and training in the fields of economics and business management have equipped her to uniquely assess the opportunity costs for her clients when making critical decisions that impact their and their family’s long-term welfare. Ms. Rismiller is admitted to practice in Maryland and in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. She is a member of the American Trial Lawyers Association, the Maryland State Bar Association, the Bar Association of Montgomery County, the Women’s Law Center of Maryland, and the Maryland Collaborative Practice Council.

https://www.rlg-lawyers.com/attorneys/donna-k-rismiller-principal/

RLG Law

1 Best Lawyers award

RLG Law logo

Overview

  • English

  • Pronouns: She/Her

  • Georgetown University, graduated 2000

  • Maryland, Maryland
  • English
  • Maryland, Maryland
  • Georgetown University, graduated 2000
  • Pronouns: She/Her

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Collaborative Law: Family Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Family Law
  • Family Law Mediation
Awards:
  • Maryland Daily Record, VIP (Very Important Professional) List, 2011 MNADV, Community Award, 2014 Super Lawyers, Maryland, 2011 – present

    Super Lawyers, Washington D.C., 2011- present

    Rising Stars, Baltimore Magazine, 2010

    Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2014- present

    10 Best Attorneys for Exceptional and Outstanding Client Service, American Institute of Family Law Attorneys, 2018

    Lifetime Achievement – America’s Top 100 Attorneys

    Best Lawyers, 2019

    American Institute of Family Law Attorneys, 2019

    Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America and The Trial Lawyers Honorary Society

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