Jack A. Gold—Partner
Email address: | Phone: 301-948-3800 | Rockville, Maryland
Jack Gold heads the firm's appellate division, handles complex dispositive motions in lower courts and recently expanded his practice to include estate planning. Jack has accumulated an impressive record of appellate victories in the state courts of Maryland and the District of Columbia, and also has won federal court appeals in the Fourth and Fifth Circuits (summaries of representative cases in which Jack and other members of the Firm have been involved can be viewed by clicking the Appellate Victories button). Jack has served on the Amicus Committee for the D.C. Trial Lawyers Association for more than 10 years, and he was Chairman of the committee from 2001-2003. Jack has an "AV Preeminent" peer review rating from Martindale-Hubbell -- the highest possible rating for ethics and legal ability. Jack received his law degree from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1992 and his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan in 1983.
Areas of practice
- Appellate practice—state and federal
- Professional malpractice—plaintiffs
- Wills and trusts
Admitted to practice
- Maryland, 1992
- District of Columbia, 1994
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1996
- U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, 1994
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit, 1994
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit, 2005
- U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, 1994
- U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, 1994
Awards
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1992
- University of Michigan, B.A., 1982
Representative cases
- Anthony v. Okie Dokie, Inc., 976 A.2d 901 (D.C. 2009)
- WMATA v. Barksdale-Showell, 965 A.2d 16 (D.C. 2009)
- Marcantonio v. Moen, 959 A.2d 764 (Md. 2008)
- Unity Communications v. Cingular Wireless, 256 Fed.Appx. 679 (5th Cir. 2007)
- Unity Communications v. BellSouth Cellular, 243 Fed.Appx. 792 (5th Cir. 2006)
- Smith v. WMATA, 184 Fed.Appx. 311 (4th Circuit 2006)
- Goldston v. Kebe (Md. App. 2006)
- Warrick v. Walker, 814 A.2d 932 (D.C. 2003)
- Propper v. Adelberg, et al., (Md. App. 2002)
- Moldover v. GEICO, Case No. 1316 (Md. App. 2001)
- Lawson v. GWU Medical Center, 745 A.2d 323 (D.C. 2000)
- Foster v. GWU Medical Center, 738 A.2d 791 (D.C. 1999)
- Brown v. Consolidated Rail Corp., 717 A.2d 309 (D.C. 1998)
- Moura v. Randall, 705 A.2d 334 (Md. App. 1998)
- Artis v. Corona Corp. of Japan, 703 A.2d 1214 (D.C. 1997)
- Durphy v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, 698 A.2d 459 (D.C. App. 1997)
- Houston v. Safeway Stores, Inc., 697 A.2d 851 (Md. 1997)
Professional memberships
- Maryland State Bar Association
- Maryland Trial Lawyers Association
- D.C. Trial Lawyers Association
- American Constitution Society
Making justice a reality for our clients
Karp Frosh is committed to undertaking challenging cases, changing lives, and making justice a reality for our clients. To speak with Mr. Gold, call 301-948-3800 or email him.
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