Gerald “Jerry” Maatman, Jr. is a Chambers-recognized “absolutely phenomenal” workplace class action defense litigator, a six-time Law360 Employment Law MVP, nine-time recipient of BTI Consulting Group’s distinguished Client Service All-Star, and a 2021 Legal 500 Hall of Fame inductee. Among his various cases, Mr. Maatman successfully defended the largest EEOC pattern or practice lawsuit ever prosecuted in the history of the Commission, the largest age discrimination collective action ever brought in Illinois, and the first sexual harassment class action brought by a State Attorney General in the United States, and the largest wage & hour class actions ever litigated in Florida, Illinois, and New York.
A graduate of Washington & Lee University and the Northwestern University School of Law, where he has served as an adjunct professor for 35 years, Jerry is based out of Duane Morris’ Chicago and New York offices. The author of eight books on the law, Jerry is often consulted by major news organizations for his views on significant court rulings and legal issues. He has served as a legal commentator on the Public Broadcasting System (PBS), National Public Radio (NPR), MSNBC, CNBC, and USA Talk Radio, and his comments have appeared in such publications as the Wall Street Journal, The Economist, Business Insurance, USA Today, Fortune, and Forbes. In 2023, Business Today included Jerry in its rankings of the Top 8 Most Influential Labor & Employment Lawyers in the United States. Further, Chambers selected him as one of the leading class action defense lawyers in its 2006 to 2024 rankings of U.S. lawyers. In its Global rankings, Chambers stated that “Maatman is absolutely phenomenal,” and is “one of the top class action minds in the country.”
Jerry has authored the annual Workplace Class Action Report, a one-of-a-kind “go to” research and resource guide for businesses and their corporate counsel facing complex litigation, for nearly two decades, and is the lead author of the annual EEOC-Initiated Litigation Report. Jerry is a graduate of Washington & Lee University and the Northwestern University School of Law, where he is an adjunct professor. Jerry is based out of Duane Morris’ Chicago and New York offices and chairs the firm’s class action defense group.
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