Matt was named to Best Lawyers 2020 for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law.
My goal is to provide efficient and sound advice with a personal touch.
Matt has concentrated on employee benefit law throughout his career. Matt's experience covers the full range of employee benefit plans, including:
- Pension and profit-sharing plans,
- Multiemployer benefit plans (Taft-Hartley),
- Employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs),
- 401(k) and tax-sheltered annuity arrangements,
- Health insurance and cafeteria plans,
- Dependent care,
- Medical reimbursement plans, and
- Deferred compensation programs, including 409A issues.
Matt also specializes in helping employers comply with the Affordable Care Act.
Honors
AV Preeminent™ rating in Martindale-Hubbell®
Named Baltimore's "Lawyer of the Year" in Employee Benefits/ERISA Law by Best Lawyers in America®, 2021
Named to The Best Lawyers in America® for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law since 2008
Selected to Maryland Super Lawyers® list for Employee Benefits/ERISA, 2009-2020
Named to Chambers USA© since 2011
Professional and Civic Involvement
Member, American Bar Association, Taxation Section, 1983-present
Maryland State Bar Association, Taxation Section, Chairman, Employee Benefits Subcommittee, 1991-1992
State Personnel Article Review Committee, 1990-1992
Publications and Lectures
- Gordon Feinblatt Awarded Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2022, June 27, 2022
- Gordon Feinblatt’s COVID-19 Information Hub, March 24, 2022
- 25 Gordon Feinblatt Lawyers Named Best Lawyers in America® 2022, August 19, 2021
- Gordon Feinblatt Awarded Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2021, May 20, 2021
- 24 Gordon Feinblatt Lawyers Named Best Lawyers in America® 2021, August 20, 2020
- Five Gordon Feinblatt Attorneys Named 2021 Baltimore 'Lawyer of the Year' by Best Lawyers in America®, August 20, 2020
- Gordon Feinblatt Awarded Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2020, June 30, 2020
- Employee Benefits Highlights of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, March 31, 2020
- 24 Gordon Feinblatt Lawyers Named Best Lawyers in America® 2020, August 15, 2019
- Gordon Feinblatt Awarded Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2019, June 7, 2019
- 22 Gordon Feinblatt Attorneys Named to 2019 Super Lawyers®, January 3, 2019
- 24 Gordon Feinblatt Lawyers Named Best Lawyers in America® 2019, August 15, 2018
- Gordon Feinblatt Awarded Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2018, May 3, 2018
- 24 Gordon Feinblatt Attorneys Named to 2018 Super Lawyers, January 26, 2018
- 25 Gordon Feinblatt Lawyers Named to Best Lawyers in America 2018, September 25, 2017
- Gordon Feinblatt Awarded Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2017, May 9, 2017
- 23 Gordon Feinblatt Attorneys Named to 2017 Super Lawyers, January 17, 2017
- 25 Gordon Feinblatt Lawyers Named Best Lawyers in America 2017, September 14, 2016
- 28 Gordon Feinblatt Lawyers Named Best Lawyers in America 2016, August 25, 2015
- Gordon Feinblatt Awarded Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2015, May 31, 2015
- 26 Gordon Feinblatt Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America 2014, January 29, 2014
- 22 Gordon Feinblatt Attorneys Named 2014 Maryland Super Lawyers, January 13, 2014
- Model Notices under ObamaCare, September 25, 2013
- Gordon Feinblatt Awarded Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2013, June 2, 2013
- DOL Issues Guidance and Model Notices under Affordable Care Act and COBRA, May 13, 2013
- 27 Gordon Feinblatt Lawyers Named As Best Lawyers in America 2013, October 4, 2012
- 24 Gordon Feinblatt Lawyers Named as Best Lawyers in America 2012, September 14, 2011
- Gordon Feinblatt Awarded Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2011, June 15, 2011
- 14 Gordon Feinblatt Lawyers Selected To Maryland Super Lawyers for 2011, January 10, 2011
- 20 Gordon Feinblatt Lawyers Named as Best Lawyers in America 2011, November 15, 2010
- COBRA Subsidy Extended Through May 31, 2010, April 19, 2010
- Employer Notice Obligation Under Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), March 15, 2010
- COBRA SUBSIDY EXTENDED -- AGAIN, March 15, 2010
- 14 Gordon Feinblatt Lawyers Selected to Maryland Super Lawyers for 2010 and 6 Selected to Maryland's Rising Stars, January 24, 2010
- Model Notices for COBRA Subsidy Extension, January 24, 2010
- COBRA Subsidy Extension, December 29, 2009
- 19 Gordon Feinblatt Lawyers Named to Maryland's 2009 Super Lawyers and 3 Named to Maryland's "Rising Stars", March 5, 2009
- Seventeen Gordon Feinblatt Lawyers Named to Best Lawyers in America 2009, December 30, 2008
- Maryland Legal Alert - August 2008, July 31, 2008
- Fifteen Gordon Feinblatt Lawyers Named to 2008 Best Lawyers in America, January 1, 2008
- Changes to Maryland's Health Insurance Laws Effective January 1, 2008 - Coverage Until a Dependent Turns Age 25, October 31, 2007
- December 31, 2007 Deadline Still Looms for Section 409A Compliance, August 31, 2007
- Section 409A Regulations Are Finalized, May 31, 2007
- IRS Issues Guidance On New Retirement Plan Rules, February 28, 2007
- Congress Passes Pension Reform, July 31, 2006
- New Laws And Regulations Affecting Employee Benefit Plans, June 30, 2006
- U.S. Supreme Court OK's Reimbursement Rights for ERISA Medical Plans, May 31, 2006
- Deferred Compensation Arrangements: What To Do Before 12/31/06, January 31, 2006
- New Laws And Regulations Affecting Employee Benefit Plans November 2004, October 31, 2004
- Supreme Court Limits Lawsuits Against HMO's, May 31, 2004
- Final COBRA Regulations Issued by DOL, April 30, 2004
- PBGC Proposes New Penalties, April 30, 2004
- Health Care Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Reimbursement Arrangements May Reimburse For Nonprescription Drugs, August 31, 2003
- Electronic Disclosure of ERISA Documents, March 31, 2003
- HIPAA Highlights Spring 2003, March 21, 2003
- HIPAA Highlights Winter 2002, December 22, 2002
- New IRS Guidance on Health Reimbursement Accounts, September 30, 2002
- Health Benefits for Domestic Partners, September 30, 2002
- HIPAA Highlights Fall 2002, September 21, 2002
- ERISA Plan Claims and Appeals:, June 30, 2002
- HIPAA Highlights Summer 2002, June 22, 2002
- Employer Obligations for Privacy of Employee Health Information:, May 31, 2002
- HIPAA Highlights Spring 2002, March 22, 2002
- Entities that Submit Compliance Plan by October 1, 2002 Granted One-Year Extension of Deadline for Transaction Standards, December 31, 2001
- New DOL Claims and Appeals, April 30, 2001
- New Health Plan Claims and Appeals Regulations: Common Plan Provisions That Will Have To Be Changed, April 30, 2001
- HIPAA Privacy Regulations Take Effect: Compliance Required by April 14, 2003, March 31, 2001
- Did You Fail to File a Form 5500?, June 30, 2000
Education
J.D., with honors, University of Maryland School of Law, 1982
B.S., Boston College, 1978
Bar Admissions
Maryland, 1982
