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Ezra Gollogly Ezra Gollogly

Ezra S. Gollogly

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410-319-0481410-361-8233
egollogly@kg-law.com
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Biography

“Profiled in Chambers USA for his handling of commercial litigation, criminal defense, and insurance coverage matters: 'Ezra is a smart and diligent lawyer.' 'He is good at figuring out how to best convey positions in a strategic way.' 'He is very thorough.'”

Ezra Gollogly represents insurers in complex litigation and arbitration involving general liability, professional liability, property insurance, and other insurance coverage matters. He also provides advice on a wide range of insurance issues, including bad faith, construction defects, and business interruption claims. He has tried cases to juries and judges in Maryland state and federal courts. Ezra is a Fellow of the American College of Coverage Counsel. 

Ezra also represents clients in complex high-stakes civil tort and business litigation cases, criminal defense matters, and lawyers and law firms in professional responsibility matters.

Ezra is a permanent member of the Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference. Before joining the firm, he served as law clerk to the Honorable Richard D. Bennett of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.


Recognition

Recipient, Maryland Leadership in Law Award, The Daily Record, 2020

Recognized in Chambers USA, Insurance, Maryland, since 2018

Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, since 2018


Service

CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Baltimore, Board of Directors

Federal Bar Association, Maryland Chapter, Immediate Past President, Board of Directors

United States District Court for the District of Maryland, Criminal Justice Act Felony Panel, Member

United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Criminal Justice Act Appellate Panel, Member


Memberships

American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, Business Interruption Subcommittee, Co-Chair

American College of Coverage Counsel, Fellow

DRI, Insurance Law Committee

Federal Bar Association

Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, Member

Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference, Permanent Member

International Association of Defense Counsel

Maryland State Bar Association

Massachusetts State Bar Association

Rule Day Club, Member


Events

Co-presenter, "Bumping Up, Multiplying, and Weighing the Risks: What's on the Horizon for Transactional and M&A Insurance and Litigation," American Bar Association Section of Litigation, 2024 Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee CLE Seminar, 2024

Co-presenter, "Representations & Warranties Insurance: The Current Market And Emerging Claims Issues," American Bar Association, Annual Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee Mid-Year Program, 2023

Co-presenter, "Privilege Between Counsel and Their Clients," Insurance Coverage & Allocation Issues Conference, 2022

Presenter, "Pesky Manuscript Endorsements and Their Impact on the Availability of Coverage," 2019 Claims & Litigation Management Conference, 2019

Co-presenter, "Introduction to Federal Practice," Federal Bar Association - Maryland Chapter, 2014, 2015, 2019

Co-panelist, "A Mock Settlement Conference – Additional Insured and Indemnification Issues in the Construction Defect Context" (handout: Risk-Shifting By Contract: Contractual Indemnification and Additional Insured Coverage), ABA Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee CLE, 2018

Co-presenter, "The Yates Memo: What Corporate Counsel Needs to Know," ACC-Baltimore Chapter, 2016

Presenter, "Fourth Circuit Impact Decisions," Federal Bar Association - Maryland Chapter and Maryland State Bar Association, 2014

Moderator, "Demonstration of Effective Presentation of Patent Damage Claims," District of Maryland Patent Trial Program, 2012


Publications

Author, "Recoupment of Defense Costs:  What is the State of the Law?," ABA Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee CLE, 2019

Author, "Risk-Shifting By Contract: Contractual Indemnification and Additional Insured Coverage," ABA Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee CLE, 2018

Co-author, "Responding to Discovery Subpoenas: Maryland," Thomson Reuters Practical Law, 2018

Co-author, "Is There Coverage for Time Element Losses Incurred or Ascertained (Arguably) Outside the Period of Recovery?," American Bar Association Section of Litigation Insurance Coverage Journal, 2017

Co-author, "What to Do When the Feds Come Knocking," Association of Corporate Counsel - Baltimore, 2016


Outside the Office

Ezra grew up in Alaska, and typically heads back every year for some hunting and fishing in a remote part of the state.

Representative Matters

Won a significant victory in a white-collar criminal defense trial. The charges alleged different types of theft arising out of electronic banking transactions and other financial transactions. In a three-day bench trial before the Circuit Court for Prince George's County, the defense team successfully challenged the prosecutor's case to achieve an acquittal of all counts charged against the client.

Assisted in drafting motions, discovery requests, and responses in Kramon & Graham's successful representation of the plaintiff in Keyes Law Firm LLC vs. Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik LLP et al., a federal lawsuit against a national law firm and a network of related firms seeking to recover plaintiff's share of fees from personal injury recoveries on behalf of more than 2,100 underlying injury clients. Ultimately, the matter proceeded to a two-week jury trial where the jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff. Judgment (including prejudgment interest) totaled nearly $1 million, in addition to hundreds of thousands recovered during the course of the action. Kramon & Graham was successful in establishing alter-ego/veil-piercing liability. In addition, earlier in the case, Kramon & Graham and its client obtained an award of attorneys' fees and costs totaling more than $316,873.47 as a sanction for defendants' discovery violations. 

Successfully defended an independent school, school administrators, and school trustees in a jury trial. A student, whom the school had required to withdraw for engaging in misconduct with regard to the school's computer system, including downloading the school's confidential data onto his personal thumb-drive, instituted the case. Additional plaintiffs were the student's parents, one of whom was a former teacher at the school who brought employment-related claims. Plaintiffs sought millions of dollars in compensatory and punitive damages. After a two-week trial, the jury rendered a defense verdict on 11 of the 12 counts. Finding that Plaintiffs were entitled under one count to the value of the thumb-drive that the student had surrendered to the school, the jury awarded Plaintiffs $22.50. After the Circuit Court denied the Plaintiffs' post-trial motion, the Plaintiffs elected not to appeal.

Represented a law enforcement officer charged with voluntary and involuntary manslaughter arising out of an altercation with a suspect. This high-profile case involved complex medical issues and allegations of excessive use of force. Throughout the trial, the case received extensive media attention. After deliberating for a few hours, the jury rendered a defense verdict on all counts.

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