As Counsel, Jervis advises on business and commercial cases, trial and appeal, in product liability and general litigation in state and federal courts. His experience includes large-scale class-action defense, alleged home-owner credit fraud, insurance coverage issues, business defamation and professional malpractice.

Jervis handles the evaluation and defense of high-profile public interest disputes including corporate, personal, public and professional misconduct charges, civil and white-collar criminal investigations by grand juries, witness protection and public prosecution and ethics issues analysis.

Jervis has been involved in numerous major product liability (mass tort) consolidations, class actions and individual suits including multi-party litigation, together with the defense of thousands of individual asbestos exposure claims for conspiracy, misrepresentation, punitive, and compensatory damages.

He provides institutional advice to major corporations on litigation management, insurance coverage, litigation avoidance and cost control, and organizing the activities of local counsel in the respective jurisdictions with legal audit functions.

Formerly Chief Counsel, Criminal Justice Advisory, and a Senior Policy Advisor on the staff of Governor Robert L. Ehrlich, Jervis plays an integral role in the firm's Government Relations practice.

United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

United States District Court for the District of Maryland

Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1958

Princeton University, A.B., cum laude, 1953

American Bar Association

American College of Trial Lawyers

Fellow, 1982

Chair, State Judiciary Committee, 1995-1997

Maryland State Chair, 1993-1994

Committee on Legal Ethics, 1987-1992

Baltimore County Administrator, Keep Maryland Beautiful, 1960

Baltimore Crusade, American Cancer Society, Chair, 1966

Maryland State Bar Association

Maryland Bar Foundation Award for Legal Excellence for Advancement of Public Service Responsibility, 2003

The Daily Record's Maryland Leadership in Law Award, 2003

Fellow, American Bar Foundation, 1989

Counsel, Criminal Justice Advisor, and a Senior Policy Advisor to Governor Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr., 2003-2007

Homeland Security Senior Policy Group, 2004-2007

Drug Court Commission, 2003-2007

Executive Counsel and Chair, Public Safety Committee, of Governor Ehrlich's Transition Council, 2002-2003

Maryland Criminal Justice Administration Institute

President and Chairman, 1999-2003

Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver

Senior Counsel, 1999-2003

Partner, 1978-1999

Associate/Partner, 1958-1975

District of Columbia Bar, 1980-2003

New York State Bar, 1983-2003

State Prosecutor Selection and Disabilities Committee, 1997-2003

Counsel to the Maryland General Assembly's Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics, 1997-1998

Special Study Commission on Maryland Public Ethics Law, 1983

Maryland State Ethics Commission, 1980-1983

United States Attorney for the District of Maryland, 1975-1978, specializing in basic federal criminal law enforcement, white collar crime, public corruption and computer fraud

Senate of Maryland, Member, 1967-1974

Finance Committee (Harry R. Hughes, Chair, 1967-1970) 1967-1974

Co-Minority Leader, 1971-1974

Legislative Council, 1971-1974

Joint Committee on Budget and Audit, 1971-1974

Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics, 1971-1974

Taxation and Fiscal Reform Study Commission, 1967-1968

Baltimore County Council, Lone Republican, Member, 1962-1966

Regional Planning Council, 1963-1966

U.S. Army Paratroops

Paratrooper and Jumpmaster, 11th Airborne Division, 1953-1955