As chair of Ober|Kaler's Employment & Labor Group, Jerry defends corporate and nonprofit employers against claims and suits brought by employees, unions, and federal, state, and local government agencies related to unfair labor practices, employment discrimination, wrongful discharge, breach of employment contracts, defamation, invasion of privacy, covenants against competition and business-related torts.

He practices before federal and state courts, the National Labor Relations Board, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, United States Department of Labor, and the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration and their state and local counterparts.

A court approved mediator, Jerry's practice includes alternative dispute resolution and civil litigation. He represents a variety of for-profit and nonprofit entities, including manufacturers, contractors, private schools, hospitals, nursing homes, ship owners and operators, and various businesses in connection with commercial disputes as well as the defense and prosecution of tort actions, involving, for example, defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, invasion of privacy, misappropriation of trade secrets, and negligent supervision.

To employers developing personnel manuals, employee handbooks and grievance mechanisms, Jerry offers advice that has frequently prevented or minimized litigation. He guides employers through drug and alcohol testing programs, non-competition and trade secret agreements, employment contracts, issues involving termination-at-will, and personnel outsourcing, and represents employers in labor contract negotiations. He also counsels clients with regard to union avoidance and decertification.

Jerry is a frequent writer and lecturer on labor, employment and business litigation matters and conducts seminars for management on a variety of employment and business issues such as litigation avoidance.

Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Supreme Court of New York

United States Claims Court

United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

United States Supreme Court

University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., 1970

George Washington University School of Government and Business, A.M., 1965

McDaniel College, A.B., 1963

American Bar Association

Section on Litigation; Committee on Labor/Employment; Torts and Insurance Protection Section; Business Torts Committee

Baltimore City Bar Association

Judicial Selection Committee

Changing Directions, Inc.

Past Chair

Past Director

Court Appointed Mediator, Circuit Courts for Baltimore City and County

Defense Research Institute

Employment, Business, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Committees

Governor's Drug Free Workplace Taskforce

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation of Maryland

Director, 2006-present

President, 2003-2004

Maryland Attorney Grievance Commission Peer Review Panel

Maryland Chamber of Commerce

Past Director, Employment Law Committee

Maryland State Bar Association

Section on Labor and Employment Law

Section on Litigation

Society for Human Resource Management

Fellow, Maryland Bar Foundation

Interviewed on MPT's "State Circle" to discuss the impact of the 2008 election results on the National Labor Relations Act, November 2008 [Watch video]

Captain, United States Army

"The beginning of definiteness is the end of confusion."