Jack is co-chair of Ober|Kaler's Construction Practice Group, where he focuses on construction contract disputes, including representation of owners, engineers, contractors and OEMs in litigation, International Chamber of Commerce and American Arbitration Association proceedings and alternative disputes resolution, involving claims of delay, abandonment, wrongful termination, substandard workmanship, defective design and related matters. He has litigated matters in state and federal courts throughout the United States and has participated in arbitration proceedings in the United States, France, Switzerland, Egypt and Ireland, involving application of U.S., international and foreign law.

Jack also serves as a general civil litigator, representing health care providers, telecommunications companies, banks, leasing companies, manufacturers, insurers and other businesses and individuals. In commercial contract disputes, he handles matters involving claims against trustees, recovery on secured transactions, claims against insurers for wrongful failure to pay and coverage disputes. He has also litigated complex disputes concerning rights arising from complex wills and trust.

Court of Appeals of Maryland

United States Court of Appeals for the Third, Fourth and Federal Circuits

United States Court of International Trade

United States District Court for the District of Maryland

United States Supreme Court

University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., with honors, 1983

Maryland Law Review, Notes and Comments Editor

Order of the Coif

Georgetown University, B.A., 1977

American Bar Association

Forum Committee on Construction Industry

Baltimore City Bar Association

Judicial Administration Committee

Box of Rain Foundation

Director, 2005-present

Eastport Yacht Club, Ltd.

Commodore, 2004-2005

Maryland Public Justice Center

Director, 1989-1991

Maryland State Bar Association

National Sailing Hall of Fame Honorary

Advisory Board

Listed in Maryland Super Lawyers for Construction Litigation, 2007, 2008

Author, "Infrastructure Contracting in the Middle East," Construction Business Review

Author, "Impeaching One's Own Witnesses," Maryland Law Review

Staff Attorney, United States District Court for the District of Maryland

"The law is the last result of human wisdom acting upon human experience for the benefit of the public." — Samuel Johnson