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RIA / WealthAdvisorChartered Financial Analyst38 years in industry

JAMES PETER GAUTHIER

Advisor at CERITY PARTNERS LLC

NEW YORK, NY | TOWSON, MD

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 4:45 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Oct 4, 2000 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: CERITY PARTNERS LLC
Current firm class: independent wealth managerderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Dec 29, 1987earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 38derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 3derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Chartered Financial Analyst
Exams: S66|S63
First exam: Dec 29, 1987
First registration: Oct 4, 2000
Dual registered: no
Other names: JIM GAUTHIER|JAMES P GAUTHIER
IAPD individual key: 1754852

Registration history

registration spans on IAPD; the basis says whether the span is a current registration or a prior employment record

Firm	Class	Began	Ended	Current	Branch	Basis
CERITY PARTNERS LLC	Independent wealth	Jan 3, 2023	n/a	yes	TOWSON, MD\|NEW YORK, NY	Current employment
MARYLAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Jun 21, 2016	Mar 3, 2023	no	TOWSON, MD	Previous registration
VANSANT MEWSHAW	Former SEC adviser	Dec 2, 2009	Nov 12, 2010	no	HUNT VALLEY, MD	Previous registration
BLACKROCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	Asset manager	Sep 16, 2008	Apr 3, 2009	no	PRINCETON, NJ	Previous registration
1919 INVESTMENT COUNSEL, LLC	Independent wealth	Oct 10, 2007	Dec 17, 2007	no	BALTIMORE, MD	Previous registration
LEGG MASON INVESTMENT COUNSEL	n/a	Oct 4, 2000	Jun 25, 2007	no	BALTIMORE, MD	Previous registration

Moves

a move is two registration dates; a bulk corporate re-registration is typed BULK_TRANSFER and is not a move

From	To	Left	Joined	Gap, days	Kind	Move type
MARYLAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	CERITY PARTNERS LLC	Mar 3, 2023	Jan 3, 2023	-59	Firm change after gap	RIA to RIA
VANSANT MEWSHAW	MARYLAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	Nov 12, 2010	Jun 21, 2016	2,048	Firm change after gap	Other
BLACKROCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	VANSANT MEWSHAW	Apr 3, 2009	Dec 2, 2009	243	Firm change	Other
1919 INVESTMENT COUNSEL, LLC	BLACKROCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	Dec 17, 2007	Sep 16, 2008	274	Firm change	Other
LEGG MASON INVESTMENT COUNSEL	1919 INVESTMENT COUNSEL, LLC	Jun 25, 2007	Oct 10, 2007	107	Firm change	Other

Team moves

moves this advisor made together with colleagues (two or more registrations ending and beginning together)

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
133329:151559:MD:2023-03-03	Mar 3, 2023	Jan 3, 2023	TOWSON, MD	Firm change after gap

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ CERITY PARTNERS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jan 3, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ MARYLAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 21, 2016 to Mar 3, 2023factForm ADV
→ VANSANT MEWSHAWRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 2, 2009 to Nov 12, 2010factForm ADV
→ BLACKROCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 16, 2008 to Apr 3, 2009factForm ADV
→ 1919 INVESTMENT COUNSEL, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 10, 2007 to Dec 17, 2007factForm ADV
→ LEGG MASON INVESTMENT COUNSELRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 4, 2000 to Jun 25, 2007factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Mar 3, 2023
Advisor changed firm
James Peter Gauthier left Maryland Capital Management, Llc for Cerity Partners Llc (registered 2023-01-03)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago