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Gerald W. Heller is a Partner in the Litigation Section of the firm and a former Assistant United States Attorney. His principal areas of practice focus on commercial and business litigation and arbitration. He has represented clients in a wide variety of matters, including corporate and partnership disputes, and in litigation involving banking, real estate, insurance, employment, environmental, and construction issues. Mr. Heller is the former President of the Federal Bar Association (Maryland Chapter), and previously served as a Member and Chairman of that Association’s Board of Governors. He also is active in various state bar associations, and has been elected to and served on the Board of Governors of the Maryland State Bar Association and as a Fellow of the Maryland Bar Foundation. Mr. Heller received his law degree from the University of Virginia and his undergraduate degree from Princeton University. He has lectured and written extensively in his areas of practice, and is a frequent instructor for trial and appellate advocacy and other topics for organizations such as the Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers. Educational Background Juris Doctor, University of Virginia School of Law, 1980 Bachelor of Arts, Princeton University, 1977 Bar Memberships District of Columbia Maryland Court Admissions Court of Appeals of Maryland District of Columbia Court of Appeals Sixth Judicial Circuit of Maryland U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland United States Court of Federal Claims United States Supreme Court Professional Background Linowes and Blocher LLP, Partner, 1991 - Present United States Department of Justice, Assistant United States Attorney Significant Projects Mr. Heller has practiced in state and federal courts at both the trial and appellate levels. Among his significant reported cases include, for example, Redland Genstar, Inc. v. Mahage, 841 A. 2d 413, 2004 Md. App. LEXIS 10 (2004); Rowe v. Rowe, 124 Md. App. 89, 720 A.2d 1225 (1998); Finard & Co. v. Capitol 801 Corp., 749 F. Supp. 15 (D.C. 1990); Luchie v. United States, 610 A.2d 248 (D.C. 1992) (trial counsel); Joseph v. United States, 597 A.2d 14 (D.C. 1991) (trial counsel); Hairston v. United States, 500 A.2d 994 (D.C. 1985); and Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission v. Frankel, 57 Md. App. 419, 470 A.2d 813 (1984). Business and Professional Affiliations Federal Bar Association, Maryland Chapter, President (2001-2002) Maryland Bar Foundation, Fellow Maryland State Bar Association, Member, Board of Governors (1999-2001) Assistant U.S. Attorney's Association Montgomery County Bar Association, Treasurer; Past-Chair, Federal Practice Section (Section Chair of the Year, 1996, 1998); Past Co-Chair, Fee Dispute Resolution Committee (Committee Chair of the Year, 2000, 2001) Montgomery Inn of Court, Bencher and Member of Executive Committee Alan Goldstein Inn of Court, Master Member Maryland State Bar Association, Co-Chair, Federal District Court Subcommittee United States District Court, Southern Division of Maryland, Past Chair of the Joint Bar Association Advisory Committee Federal Bar Association, Vice President, Maryland Chapter, Past Chair, Board of Governors Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland, Panel Member American Judicature Society, Member Awards and Distinctions Greater Washington Legal Elite, Washington SmartCEO, August 2005 Committee Chair of the Year, Bar Association of Montgomery County, Maryland (2000, 2001) Section Chair of the Year, Bar Association of Montgomery County, (Federal Practice Section-1996, 1998) Bencher and Former Member of Executive Committee, Montgomery County Inn of Court Master Member, Alan J. Goldstein Inn of Court Professional Lectures and Publications Instructor, National Institute for Trial and Appellate Advocacy Instructor, U. S. Attorney's Office Trial Training Program Lecturer, Georgetown University Law Center/National Institute for Trial Advocacy, The Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers (MICPEL) Lecturer, Lorman Education Services ‘Inadvertent’ Disclosure Waives Privilege: Lessons From Elkton Care, The Daily Record, December 14, 2002 The Important But Murky Law of the Self-Critical Analysis Privilege,The Federal Lawyer, May 1998 Ethics and Professionalism, Sanctioning Attorney Misconduct: Playing by the Rules, The Federal Lawyer, January 1998 Co-Author, Practice in the Federal Courts, The Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers, Inc. (1998) Self-Evaluation Privilege: Your Own Worst Critic, Legal Times, November 24, 1997 Rule 11 Penalties May Now Apply to Oral Arguments, The National Law Journal, September 22, 1997Raising the Joint Defense Privilege, The Federal Lawyer, January 1997 The Joint Defense Rule, Legal Times, October 14, 1996 How the Insurer’s Duty to Defend has Evolved Over the Past 20 Years, The Daily Record, January 20, 1996 Is ‘Pleading the Fifth’ a Civil Matter?, The Federal Lawyer, September 1995 Co-Author, Federal Practice Update, The Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers, Inc. (1996) Business Litigation: Invoking the Fifth in Civil Cases, TRIAL, June 1995 Invoking the 5th in Civil Cases, The National Law Journal, Feb. 6, 1995 Co-Author, "Enforcement of Maryland Statutory Liens," The Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers, Inc. (1991, 1993, 1996, 2000) Recent Security-Liability Suits Raise Stakes on Landlord Responsibility, The Corridor Real Estate Journal, December 3, 1993 Environmental Insurance Disputes: Determining When To Pull the Trigger, The Daily Record, November 21, 1992 Environmental Contamination: Buyers and Sellers Beware of Complex Laws, Corridor Real Estate Journal, October 23, 1992 White Collar Crime: Justices Block an Opening for Defendants, The National Law Journal, June 22, 1992 Leaky Shelter? ‘R&D’ Law Yields Few Advantages, The National Law Journal, November 25, 1991 The District of Columbia's Architects' and Builders' Statute of Repose: Its Application and Need for Amendment, 34 Catholic University Law Review 919-977 (1985).
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