The Opportunist: From Gun Board Failure to Family Court Predator
In politics, reputations are hard to shake. In family court, reputations are too easily ignored. Maryland attorney John H....
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Chris Van Hollen: More Passion for Politics Than His Constituents
Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen has no shortage of opinions on national and international issues. Scroll through his...
Double Dipping Isn’t Just Maryland’s Problem – The National Pattern of Replacing Parents While Still Charging Support
By Michael Phillips When Maryland’s Anne Arundel County Family Court allowed John Michel to step into the role of “de...
Child Support & “Double Dipping” – The Absurd Economics of Erasing a Parent
By Michael Phillips In the warped theater of Anne Arundel County Family Court, the Reichert v. Hornbeck saga has reached a...
The Blueprint of Family Court Abuse: Lessons from Reichert v. Hornbeck
By Michael Phillips In a just society, courts are meant to be the safeguard against tyranny—where facts outweigh...
Where Is the Actual Abuse?
The Myth of Harm and the Reality of Legal Trafficking By Michael Phillips That’s the question no judge, no attorney, and...
The Brennan Files: Maryland’s Most Dangerous Lawyer?
By Michael Phillips | The Thunder Report If you're unfamiliar with Brennan McCarthy, that’s about to change. Brennan...
Judicial Injustice in Suburbia: How Judge Bibi Berry and Montgomery County Family Court Became Every Father’s Worst Nightmare
Montgomery County, Maryland—the affluent, progressive suburb of Washington, D.C.—likes to boast about its high-ranking...
The Courtroom That Erased Fatherhood: Four Father’s Days Without a Word
By Michael Phillips This past Sunday marked the fourth Father’s Day that Jeff Reichert spent without hearing from his...
Democrats Outraged Over One Arrest — But Where Was Their Outrage for the Rest of Us?
Democrats across the country erupted in outrage this week following the arrest of Senator Alex Padilla during a protest...
Where Is Grant Reichert? A Father’s Plea, A System’s Silence
By Michael Phillips "Where is my son?" That question—raw, desperate, unrelenting—haunts Jeff Reichert every day. As...
Buried by Design: What Is Maryland Family Court Hiding in the Reichert Case?
I didn’t expect to be here. When I wrote my first piece on the Reichert v. Hornbeck custody case, I was just trying to...
The Case Maryland Wants to Bury: Inside Reichert v. Hornbeck
Now that the initial shock has worn off, it’s time to roll the sleeves up and start taking a deeper dive into the...
Holy Hell, Maryland: What the Heck Is Going on in Reichert v. Hornbeck?
I wasn’t planning to write this article. In fact, I was working on something else entirely when I stumbled upon the court...
When the System Rewards Destruction
There are some people in family law who don't just represent their clients — they feed off the destruction.Alisa G....
Feeding From the System: Judge Harry Storm’s Retirement Gig Exposes the Real Engine Behind Family Court Corruption
When Judge Harry Storm retired from the Montgomery County Circuit Court, some might have hoped that it would mark the end...