Background
Fries, Jay Robert was born on July 30, 1954 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of George Bruce and Myrtle (Keck) Fries.
Fries, Jay Robert was born on July 30, 1954 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of George Bruce and Myrtle (Keck) Fries.
Washington & Lee University (Bachelor of Arts, 1976). College of William & Mary (Juris Doctor, 1979). Pi Sigma Alpha; Order of the Coif.
Articles Editor, William & Mary Law Review, 1979-1980.
John Marshall Law Scholar.
Worked at Kruchko & Fries (Baltimore, Doctor of Medicine) specializing in Labor Relations, Equal Employment Opportunity Law and Employee Benefits Law (Management). Admitted to the bar, 1979, Virginia, Ohio and United States. District Court, Southern District of Ohio.
1982, Maryland, United States.
District Court, District of Maryland and United States. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia.
1990, United States. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Pi Sigma Alpha; Order of the Coif. Articles Editor, William & Mary Law Review, 1979-1980.
Author: "Corporate Reorganization in the Health Care Industry: The Labor Law Implications," Hospital and Health Services Administration, Volume 31, Number. 5, 1986; "Alcohol, Drugs and the American Dental Association," Journal of Individual Employment Rights, Volume 2, Number.
2, 1993. Chair, Employment Relations Committee, Maryland Chamber of Commerce, 1992.
Member: Baltimore County, Maryland State and American (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law. Litigation) Bar Associations. Virginia State Bar.
Kruchko and Fries" practice is limited to the representation of management in all phases of labor and employment, equal employment opportunity, wage and hour, occupational safety and health law, and related litigation, as well as all facets of employee benefits law.
The Firm represents employers throughout the Northeast, the South and the Midwest in a variety of Industries including health care, communications, construction, information systems, manufacturing, insurance, retail and transportation.
Board of directors Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Baltimore, 1986-1990, treasurer, 1987-1988. Member Governor's Drug-Free Workplace Advisory Committee, 1991-1992. Member American Bar Association (labor committee young lawyers section, executive county), Maryland.
Bar Association, Baltimore County Bar Association (executive county 1986-1987), Maryland. Chamber of Commerce (chair employment relations committee since 1992), Baltimore County Chamber of C. (board dirs.1991-1997, vice president small business 1991-1995).
Married Annette Rooney, June 4, 1983.