Jerrold A. Thrope, Member
Jerry is a senior Member in the firm's Litigation practice group and has 35 years of experience practicing law. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. His practice focuses on complex commercial, intellectual property, family law and appellate litigation. Jerry has been listed in Best Lawyers in America®since 2006, Benchmark Litigation (Appellate, Commercial and Intellectual Property), Chambers® and Super Lawyers®(Business Litigation). Jerry's undergraduate degree is in computer science. Prior to joining Gordon Feinblatt LLC, Jerry clerked for a federal appellate judge.
Jerry handles a broad range of trial and appellate matters in federal and state courts as well as alternative dispute resolution. He has litigated commercial matters involving contract disputes, statutory and common law business torts, antitrust, trademarks, trade secrets, patent disputes, securities law issues, partnership and corporate disputes and derivative actions, first-party insurance coverage, trust and estates, qui tam (false claims act), ERISA, employment, review of administrative proceedings, tax refund, construction, and UCC issues.
Jerry has represented property owners and developers in numerous real estate disputes, and represented taking authorities and property owners in eminent domain cases. Jerry appears in matters involving requests for temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctive relief, the imposition of resulting or constructive trusts and other equitable remedies, the appointment of trustees or special masters, class actions, derivative actions, arbitration, and mediation. Jerry has handled more than 35 appeals. Jerry has represented employers in defending a broad range of employment related claims in federal and state courts, including ERISA-based claims, violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act, wage claims, and cases alleging improper termination, employment discrimination and retaliation.
Jerry's family law cases have involved complex economic issues including the valuation of full and partial interests in a wide range of businesses and real estate ventures; the valuation of deferred compensation, stock rights and qualified and nonqualified retirement vehicles; the valuation of institutional and professional goodwill; isolating the marital and nonmarital components of assets; tracing and proof of assets; proof of cash flow; indefinite alimony; the validity of prenuptial agreements; and piercing the corporate veil. Jerry drafts and negotiates prenuptial agreements.
Honors
AV Preeminent™ rating in Martindale-Hubbell®
Recipient, Benchmark Litigation Star, Benchmark Litigation, 2017
Named to Best Lawyers in America®for Commercial Litigation and Family Law since 2006 and for Litigation-Real Estate and Litigation-Intellectual Property since 2012
Named Baltimore's "Lawyer of the Year" in Litigation-Intellectual Property by Best Lawyers in America®, 2019
Named Baltimore's "Lawyer of the Year" in Litigation-Real Estate by Best Lawyers in America®, 2018
Named Baltimore's "Lawyer of the Year" in Family Law by Best Lawyers in America®, 2017
Selected to Maryland Super Lawyers® list for Business Litigation since 2009
Recipient, Local Litigation Star, Benchmark Litigation, 2013-2015
News
- 28 Gordon Feinblatt Lawyers Named Best Lawyers in America® 2025
- 21 Gordon Feinblatt Attorneys Named to 2024 Super Lawyers® List and 14 as Rising Stars
- 28 Gordon Feinblatt Lawyers Named Best Lawyers in America® 2024
- Gordon Feinblatt Awarded Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2023
- 26 Gordon Feinblatt Lawyers Named Best Lawyers in America® 2023
- Gordon Feinblatt Awarded Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2022
- 17 Gordon Feinblatt Attorneys Named to 2022 Super Lawyers® List and 9 as Rising Stars
- 25 Gordon Feinblatt Lawyers Named Best Lawyers in America® 2022
- Gordon Feinblatt Awarded Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2021
- 17 Gordon Feinblatt Attorneys Named to 2021 Super Lawyers® List and 7 as Rising Stars
- 24 Gordon Feinblatt Lawyers Named Best Lawyers in America® 2021
- Gordon Feinblatt Awarded Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2020
- 24 Gordon Feinblatt Lawyers Named Best Lawyers in America® 2020
- Gordon Feinblatt Awarded Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2019
- 22 Gordon Feinblatt Attorneys Named to 2019 Super Lawyers®
- Four Gordon Feinblatt Attorneys Named 2019 Baltimore "Lawyers of the Year" by Best Lawyers in America®
- 24 Gordon Feinblatt Lawyers Named Best Lawyers in America® 2019
- Gordon Feinblatt Awarded Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2018
- 24 Gordon Feinblatt Attorneys Named to 2018 Super Lawyers
- Jerrold A. Thrope Named 2018 Baltimore Real Estate Ligitation "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers
- 25 Gordon Feinblatt Lawyers Named to Best Lawyers in America 2018
- Gordon Feinblatt Awarded Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2017
- 23 Gordon Feinblatt Attorneys Named to 2017 Super Lawyers
- Jerrold Thrope Named 2017 Baltimore Family Law "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers In America
- 25 Gordon Feinblatt Lawyers Named Best Lawyers in America 2017
- 28 Gordon Feinblatt Lawyers Named Best Lawyers in America 2016
- 26 Gordon Feinblatt Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America 2014
- 22 Gordon Feinblatt Attorneys Named 2014 Maryland Super Lawyers
- 27 Gordon Feinblatt Lawyers Named As Best Lawyers in America 2013
- 24 Gordon Feinblatt Lawyers Named as Best Lawyers in America 2012
- 14 Gordon Feinblatt Lawyers Selected To Maryland Super Lawyers for 2011
- 20 Gordon Feinblatt Lawyers Named as Best Lawyers in America 2011
- Jerrold A. Thrope Admitted To American College Of Trial Lawyers
- 14 Gordon Feinblatt Lawyers Selected to Maryland Super Lawyers for 2010 and 6 Selected to Maryland's Rising Stars
- 19 Gordon Feinblatt Lawyers Named to Maryland's 2009 Super Lawyers and 3 Named to Maryland's "Rising Stars"
- Seventeen Gordon Feinblatt Lawyers Named to Best Lawyers in America 2009
- Fifteen Gordon Feinblatt Lawyers Named to 2008 Best Lawyers in America
- Thirteen Gordon Feinblatt Lawyers Named Best Lawyers in America
Professional and Civic Involvement
Member, American Bar Association, Section of Litigation (including the Business Torts and Condemnation subcommittees)
Member, Maryland State Bar Association, Section of Litigation
Member, Bar Association of Baltimore City
Publications and Lectures
Teams
Benefits/ERISA
Employment
Family
Health Care
Litigation
Real Estate
Technology & Intellectual Property
Education
J.D.,
cum laude,
Harvard Law School,
1980
B.S., Computer and Communications Science,
with high distinction, Honors College,
University of Michigan,
1977
Bar Admissions
Maryland,
1981
District of Columbia,
1986