Theodore P. Stein

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Counsel
Gordon Feinblatt

As Counsel at Gordon Feinblatt, Theodore “Ted” P. Stein brings more than 30 years of employment law and litigation experience.

He specializes in representing both private and nonprofit employers and their plans on employee benefits matters. Stein is an astute adviser on the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), both resolving and defending complaints.

In March 2020, Stein won the affirmation of summary judgment from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Richmond, Virginia for a nonprofit client that sponsored a group welfare benefit plan for its employees.

In addition to handling ERISA cases, Stein regularly advises clients on the Affordable Care Act compliance, handles litigation matters on discrimination and sexual harassment claims, defends overtime and minimum wage claims, and regularly represents employers through audits, investigations and other proceedings.

Stein has earned Martindale-Hubbell’s highest peer rating, the AV Preeminent rating for more than 25 years. He currently serves as general counsel for the Garden of Remembrance Memorial Park, Inc., a volunteer position he has held since 2010. He is also a member of the Washington Estate Planning Council, and served as chair as the Maryland State Bar Association’s Employee Benefits Study Group in 2023.

He earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan and his Juris Doctor from Catholic University. He is admitted to the Maryland, Washington, the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland and the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia bars.

He lives by this quote from Jim Collins: “Greatness is not a function of circumstance. Greatness, it turns out, is largely a matter of conscious choice.”

This profile is part of The Daily Record's Employment Law Power List for 2024. Information used in this profile was sourced from the honoree. See the full list at thedailyrecord.com.