Biography

Rick Berndt joined Gallagher after assisting the firm's founder, Francis X. Gallagher, at the Maryland Constitutional Convention in 1968. He became the firm's Managing Partner in 1976. Rick counsels corporate, health care, religious, and educational clients. He is an active member of Maryland's business community and serves on the boards of PNC Financial Services Group, Enterprise Community Investment Inc., the Baltimore Equitable Society Insurance Company, Mercy Health Services Inc., and Johns Hopkins Medicine.

Education

Villanova University, BS, 1964

University of Maryland School of Law, JD, 1967

Johns Hopkins University, MA, 1970

Court Admissions

Maryland State Courts

Bar Admissions

Maryland

Bar and Professional Memberships

American Bar Association
American Bar Foundation, Life Fellow
Bar Association of Baltimore City
Maryland State Bar Association
National Association of College and University Attorneys
National Diocesan Attorneys Association

Civic and Charitable Service

Rick has served on the boards of Associated Catholic Charities Inc., Baltimore Community Foundation, Baltimore Development Corporation, Board of Regents of the University of Maryland Higher Education System, Center Stage Inc., Maryland Academy of Sciences (Maryland Science Center), Legal Aid Bureau, and Cristo Rey Jesuit High School.

Rick is the recipient of public service awards including the Cardin Pro Bono Service Award from the University of Maryland School of Law Alumni Association, two Papal Medals from Pope John Paul II, and the Frances Morton Froelicher Civic Statesmanship Award from the Citizens Planning and Housing Association.