Frederick W. Gerriets Jr.

A versatile attorney with a strong understanding of client issues, Frederick “Rick” supports Gallagher’s Affordable Housing, Private Equity, Real Estate and Business Transactions, and Renewable Energy Practice Groups. He collaborates with clients such as a transportation-focused global investment manager, entities focused on affordable housing, lenders financing solar projects, and CRE organizations to perform contract review and closing work, assist in the negotiation of purchase and sale agreements, conduct title and survey research, and assist with general corporate compliance.

Rick earned his JD from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law in 2024, where he attended evening classes while working full-time as a paralegal in Gallagher’s Real Estate Practice Group. This dual experience as a nontraditional student equipped him with unique insights that inform his client relationships and approach to legal challenges.

At Gallagher, Rick is a member of the Immigration Committee, a subcommittee of our Pro Bono & Community Service Committee that is committed to providing pro bono service to individuals seeking asylum.

Prior to joining Gallagher, Rick garnered experience in idea generation, problem solving and follow-through in his role building and developing a range of arts spaces. Rick graduated from James Madison University in 2006 with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a minor in Political Science.

Representative Experience

• Advising Realterm on the acquisition of a nationwide portfolio of 22 industrial properties from Axis Partners. This transaction, the largest in company history, involved facilities in Texas, Georgia, Alabama, California, Florida, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, and Virginia.
• Advising Somerset Development on the construction of a mixed-use development incorporating affordable housing and an extension of the Enoch Pratt Free Library system in Baltimore’s Johnston Square neighborhood.
• Advising True Ground Housing Partners on the multiphase Crystal House development in Northern Virginia.
• Advising Homes for America on the conversion of a former religious convent and school into the 83-unit Clare Court II apartments.
• Advising Realterm on a trio of acquisitions in the Pacific Northwest. These transactions added 62,000 square feet of logistics infrastructure across the region.

Civic and Charitable Service

• St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center Real Estate Development Advisory Committee (2025)

Beyond Gallagher

Rick enjoys returning to his hometown of Virginia Beach with his wife, Susan, and their two sons to bask in the surf and sun. He relishes any opportunity to garden at the family’s home in Timonium or work on their vehicles.