Chuck is Chair of the Firm's Employment Practice and a member of the Litigation and Health Care Practices. He represents clients in a wide array of employment matters, including employment discrimination, sexual harassment, wage claims, contract disputes, wrongful discharge, false claims act, defamation and negligent misrepresentation actions. In addition, he represents clients in ERISA and other employee benefit matters. Chuck has also represented clients in a variety of general civil litigation cases, including matters relating to commercial transactions, contract disputes and trademark.
Despite successfully representing numerous employers in litigated actions, Chuck's goal is litigation avoidance. Chuck assists and counsels clients to develop and implement proactive and preventative personnel policies, employment agreements, covenants not to compete and other employment documents to maximize their effectiveness and to minimize client exposure to potential claims.
Chuck is admitted to the Maryland and District of Columbia Bars, as well as the federal trial and appellate courts of both jurisdictions. He is an active member of the American Bar Association's Committee on Employee Rights and Responsibilities and co-chair of its ethics subcommittee.
Chuck regularly speaks and counsels clients on the following topics:
AV Preeminent™ rating in Martindale-Hubbell®
Named Baltimore's "Lawyer of the Year" in Employment Law – Individuals by Best Lawyers in America®, 2021
Named to Maryland Super Lawyers® for Employment & Labor, Employment Litigation and Employee Benefits since 2019
Named to Chambers USA© Band 3 of Maryland Labor & Employment Attorneys, 2017, 2019
Named to Best Lawyers in America® for Employment Law - Individuals since 2016
Member, American Bar Association
Member, Maryland State Bar Association
Member, Board of Directors of Family and Children's Services of Central Maryland
Benefits/ERISA
EMERGE
Employment
Financial Services
Health Care
Litigation
Real Estate
Technology & Intellectual Property
J.D., with honors, George Washington University, 1988
B.A., magna cum laude, Clark University, 1984
Maryland, 1988
District of Columbia, 1996