November 20th, 2025 by WCBC Radio

Two giants of the local bar association have retired. Bob Paye and Jack McMullen, longtime partners in the Geppert, McMullen, Paye, and Getty law firm, have retired after decades of practicing law in Allegany County. Their colleague, attorney Matt Gilmore, praised Bob Paye as one of the top attorneys in the state…

  

“Bob Paye is a giant in our legal community. He’s been a very big wheel in the Maryland law community for a very long time. You know, if we were going to build a Mount Rushmore of legal greats in Western Maryland, Bob Paye is certainly on it.”