Family Law

• Divorce
• Child Support
  1981: Sheila K. Sachs became the Firm’s second female Member in 1981.  The Honorable Nancy Paige preceded Sheila as the first woman member at Gordon Feinblatt in 1979. Sheila pioneered the Family Law Practice at Gordon Feinblatt and was the first woman President at the Bar Association of Baltimore City in 1987.  Throughout her career,  Sheila has received many prestigious recognitions over the years, including Influential Marylanders twice, the 2015 Woman’s Bar Association of Maryland Rita C. Davidson Award, the 2012 and 2016 Best Lawyers Baltimore Family Law Mediation “Lawyer of the Year” designation, Super Lawyers’ Maryland Top 50 Women designation, the 2011 Bar Association of Baltimore City Living Legends Award, the 2009 Margaret Brent – Juanita Jackson Mitchell Award, and the 2009 Maryland State Bar Association Family Law Section Beverly Groner Award. Sheila’s practice includes litigation and negotiation of marital settlement agreements, addressing the equitable distribution of marital property, alimony, custody, child support and related proceedings, drafting and negotiating pre and post marital agreements as well as family law mediation. Today, Sheila practices with fellow Family Law team members Jerry Thrope, Kirk Kolodner and Carol Cooper.
• Guardianship
• Spousal Support

Criminal Law

• Wrongful Death
  We represent clients in numerous types of personal injury matters ranging from simple auto accidents to catastrophic injuries and wrongful death claims. Members of our Team are fluent in Korean, Spanish, Chinese and Russian.
• Fraud
  We represent financial service providers in a wide range of litigation. Members of our Team defend single and multiparty complex claims, including consumer class action suits, before federal and state courts, as well as federal and state agency proceedings and alternative dispute proceedings. These disputes range in subject matter from UCC disputes, to lender liability claims, to regulatory compliance violations (TILA, ECOA, FCRA, FDCPA, UDAAP, etc.), to Maryland credit law claims, and more. We have been asked to serve as special counsel and as expert witnesses in complex cases concerning insurance fraud and in cases where compliance is at issue. Financial services providers rely on our Financial Services Team for representation in all stages of administrative proceedings before Maryland's Commissioner of Financial Regulation and its Insurance Commissioner. We also have a long-established practice in representation of many banking institutions and corporations on bankruptcy and reorganization matters, workouts and participation arrangements.
• Murder
  On December 13, 2019, Gordon Feinblatt sponsored the students from ¡Adelante Latina! for a cookie reception before they headed to the Everyman Theatre to see the performance of Murder on the Orient Express. ¡Adelante Latina! is a free, after-school academic enrichment and college preparatory program for promising Latina girls attending Baltimore City high schools.

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
  Gordon Feinblatt has a broad and diversified Securities Practice. The Firm represents publicly traded companies, advising them on general corporate governance matters, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and stock exchange regulatory compliance, private placements, registered securities offerings and periodic reporting, proxy solicitations and other reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. We counsel public companies on financial reporting, executive compensation, corporate governance and other disclosure matters and provide advice in connection with insider transactions (including Section 16 and Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act). We also assist our clients with changes in reporting and corporate governance pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the JOBS Act; prepare no-action letter and interpretive requests; prepare confidential treatment requests and provide a variety of legal opinions under the federal and state securities laws.
• Mergers and Acquisitions
  Our lawyers have extensive experience representing both buyers and sellers in a range of Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) transactions, including both asset and stock acquisitions and sales, recapitalizations, reorganizations, spin-offs, mergers, consolidations, and more unique structures.
• Business Disputes
  Our Employment attorneys regularly call upon our Employee Benefits/ERISA Team to advise clients on the design, implementation and maintenance of employee benefit plans in compliance with ERISA and other laws. Our attorneys work closely with the Firm's Business Law and Employee Benefits practice groups to address the many complex employment, labor and employee benefit issues arising in commercial transactions.
• Business Transactions
  It is worth noting that, under current interpretations, vehicles bought and then leased to other individuals are exempt from most of the restrictions since they are considered commercial transactions. Income restrictions and the limited list of qualifying vehicles can be bypassed.
• Trade Secrets
• Intellectual Property
• Antitrust

Employment Law

• Employment Contract
  Attorneys on our Team have participated in the structuring and memorializing of thousands of physician employment agreements. We have a depth of knowledge in regard to bonuses, benefits, wRVUs, malpractice tails, equity participation, population health, shared savings, termination provisions and non-competes. We are an experienced resource for the options that are available and the best ways to implement them.
• Non-compete Agreement
  Health care professionals look to Gordon Feinblatt for advice regarding business organization and contracting, including non-compete agreements, practice management and administration, employment and employee benefit issues, real estate acquisition, changes of ownership, tax structuring, and financing strategies. Physicians look to us for individualized guidance and legal counsel regarding practice succession and trusts and estates planning.
• Severance Agreement
  The TCA requires the Secretary of Labor to set an initial contribution rate that will apply to all “wages” up to and including the Social Security wage base. A definition added by the 2023 amendments specifies that “wages” include hourly wages or salary, commissions, compensatory pay, severance pay, holiday/vacation pay, any other type of employer-paid leave, and tips or gratuities.

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  1985: Neil Schechter joined the Firm as an Associate in 1985. Throughout his career, Neil joined and rejoined the Firm several times, rejoining in 1988, 2009 and 2017. Neil focuses his practice on providing counsel on all types of complex commercial and residential real estate matters, including acquisition and sale of real estate, residential community development, planned community development, development of mixed use projects, and land development. Today as a Member of the Firm, Neil also serves as General Counsel to Klein Enterprises.
• Construction Litigation
  David Gordon’s practice covered a broad spectrum of commercial, real estate and construction law matters. He served as general counsel to many of the region's leading corporations.
• Real Estate Transactions
  Virtually, every commercial real estate transaction must deal with potential environmental liabilities in the face of rapidly changing environmental standards. In fact, many transactions cannot proceed without creative solutions to seemingly intractable environmental problems. We assist clients to overcome environmental hurdles encountered during the acquisition or development of real estate, the acquisition of companies, and the financing of commercial loans. We also advise on compliance with climate change regulations for building owners.
• Land Use and Zoning
  Attorneys on the Team also represent banks, developers and governmental entities in the mid-Atlantic region in connection with real estate matters, including for retail, multi-family, land acquisition and development and construction projects. We have a depth of knowledge in zoning and land use issues as well as title insurance issues. We are an experienced resource for issues that arise when financing commercial property projects, acquisitions and loans and mortgages, including HUD financing.
• Property Damage

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Bob Katz chaired and founded the personal injury team more than 40 years ago. The Bob Katz Law Team currently has over 25 dedicated staff members, including attorneys and paralegals. Our team of attorneys and paralegals have decades of combined legal experience handling personal injury matters and we have recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for clients.
• Auto Accidents
• Dog Bites
  1981: Robert W. Katz joined the Firm as an Associate in 1981. Today, Bob leads Bob Katz Law, Gordon Feinblatt’s Personal Injury Practice. Since 1981, Bob and his team, including Tim Capurso, Justin Katz, Christine Lee, Allan Serrano and Meghan Young, have recovered more than $330 million in verdicts and settlements for our clients. We represent clients in numerous types of personal injury matters ranging from simple auto accidents, slip and fall injuries and dog bites to catastrophic injuries and wrongful death claims. Members of our Team are fluent in Korean, Spanish, Chinese and Russian.
• Slip and Fall Injury

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  Estate planning is an evolutionary process focused on client needs at various ages and stages of life. We take a long-term view and meet our clients where they are on their life journey. Our lawyers focus on building long-term relationships that enable us to partner with clients to meet their needs as their lives, families, and personal and professional situations change. Our approach is broad based and comprehensive, thinking beyond the specific task and focusing on the client’s values and overall short- and long-term goals. Where appropriate, we involve other practice areas to provide specific expertise.
• Wills
• Trusts
  On January 21, 2022, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) adopted a new rule concerning how deposit insurance would be provided to accounts maintained by trusts.  The new rule becomes effective on April 1, 2024. Under existing law, trust accounts are insured differently based on the type of trust and the number of distinct beneficiaries. Trust accounts are currently insured based on one of three trust types: informal revocable trusts (POD accounts), formal revocable trusts, or irrevocable trusts. Separate FDIC insurance coverage is provided to revocable trust accounts with distinct beneficiaries and irrevocable trust accounts with non-contingent beneficiaries. The current FDIC insurance rules for trusts are complicated and the FDIC enacted the new rule in an effort to simplify deposit insurance coverage determinations for trust accounts.
• Probate

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy
• Foreclosure
  We advise borrowers and lenders in the work-out of loans on troubled projects, ranging from residential development loans to major commercial development and construction loans. If compromise fails, we have the necessary experience in foreclosure and bankruptcy proceedings.
• Tax Law
  . Gordon Feinblatt's Tax Practice develops and implements tax planning for individuals and businesses that reflects the goals and objectives of our clients, while maximizing tax savings and minimizing tax liabilities and administrative costs.