- Criminal DefenseBefore joining Kramon & Graham, Phil served for five years in the Office of the Attorney General of Maryland, having supervisory responsibility as Deputy Chief of the Criminal Appeals and Correctional Litigation Division. He is a recipient of the Attorney General's Exceptional Service Award. He was also on the faculty of the Maryland Institute for the Continuing Education of Lawyers, Inc., having taught its Nine-Day Intensive Trial Advocacy Course, Deposition Training Program, New Federal Rules Seminar, as well as its Mastering the Rules of Evidence and Motions Practice programs. Since entering private practice, Phil has also taught trial practice for the Office of the Attorney General of Maryland.
- DUI/DWI
- FraudIn an important decision on matters of Bivens liability and immunity, Kramon & Graham appellate attorneys Steve Klepper and John Bourgeois prevailed in successfully defending an Assistant Attorney General acting in service as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney against allegations of the fabrication and destruction of evidence in a criminal fraud case.
- White Collar CrimesAndrew Jay Graham: Co-founder of Kramon & Graham and one of the most highly regarded trial attorneys in Maryland, Andy has been involved in some of Maryland's most high-profile cases and jury trials. His practice focuses on matters involving complex business disputes, securities litigation, general civil litigation, professional liability, white-collar crime, trade secrets, and antitrust litigation. He is regularly retained by other lawyers and law firms in malpractice actions and grievance proceedings.
- Assault
- MurderAdnan Syed's murder conviction was reinstated by the Appellate Court of Maryland on March 28, 2023 after the court determined that the victim's representative was given insufficient legal notice about attending a hearing at which prosecutors chose to drop the charges. Mr. Syed was convicted of murdering Hae Min Lee in 1999.
- ManslaughterKramon & Graham attorneys represented one of six Baltimore police officers who were charged in connection with the death of Freddie Gray. The firm's client faced the most serious charges among the six officers charged. Following extensive discovery, motions, and a two-week trial, the defense team secured acquittals on all seven counts of the indictment, including second-degree murder, three manslaughter counts, assault, reckless endangerment, and misconduct in office. In this highly publicized trial, the defense team relied on the depth of its criminal defense experience, exceptional facility with complex medical issues, and extensive trial experience. By obtaining key pre-trial evidentiary rulings combined with the team’s presentation at trial, the firm succeeded in acquiring a not-guilty verdict as to all charges.
- Corporate LawA member of Kramon & Graham's Transactional and Real Estate practices, Sam represents clients in matters involving restructurings, mergers and acquisitions, asset transfers, purchase and sale transactions, commercial contract negotiation and internal corporate governance. He assists closely held business and nonprofit entities with corporate planning and business structuring matters. Sam also represents clients in all aspects of commercial real estate transactions including, acquisition and disposition of single assets and portfolios, construction financing and restructuring, leasing on behalf of landlords and tenants, joint ventures, and land use and development. He serves on the boards of B'More Clubhouse and Habonim Dror Camp Moshava.
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Business DisputesOur transaction associates work with firm principals in the real property and business law groups. Their work typically includes transactions involving the purchase or sale of real property or businesses, commercial real estate finance, land use, and, occasionally, real estate-oriented litigation. Many of our clients are entrepreneurs with unique transactions resulting in opportunities for creative drafting, deal-structuring, and problem-solving.
- Business TransactionsWe are privileged to represent some of the largest and most respected organizations and business leaders in the nation. Our lawyers have in-depth experience in a broad range of industries and practice areas in matters involving sophisticated business transactions and complex commercial, civil, and criminal litigation. As a firm, we have a well-established reputation for achieving client objectives effectively and efficiently, and a shared commitment to putting clients first.
- Limited Liability CompaniesNancy Sumwalt is a paralegal with the Transactional Group. She supports Kramon & Graham clients on a variety of business and real estate matters, including preparing governance documents for limited liability companies, corporations, and other business associations, and handling business registrations nationwide. She regularly interacts with government offices to file, manage, and search public records. Nancy assists the firm's Real Estate practice by preparing deeds, easements, property management agreements, and a wide variety of instruments related to real property transactions. Nancy regularly supports the litigation attorneys in cases relating to business and real estate matters. She has been a valued member of the Kramon & Graham team since 1986.
- Trade Secrets
- Intellectual PropertyJohn A. Bourgeois: Chair of the firm's Criminal Defense practice, John handles a variety of civil and criminal cases, including matters involving business disputes, administrative and licensing proceedings, intellectual property disputes, civil rights litigation, and admiralty and maritime matters. He has particular experience representing individual defendants charged with serious federal and state crimes. John also represents lawyers in malpractice and professional-responsibility proceedings.
- Unfair CompetitionKramon & Graham is one of the region's top litigation firms. Representing individual and institutional clients in high-stakes civil and criminal cases, our lawyers have extensive trial and appellate experience at all levels of the federal and state court systems and before administrative agencies. We represent both plaintiffs and defendants in a range of matters involving business break-ups, government and private contracts, securities, fiduciary duties, insurance coverage, unfair competition, employment, construction, real estate, lending and banking practices, criminal defense, trademark and copyright infringement, misappropriation of trade secrets, and professional malpractice. Our attorneys have an impressive record prosecuting and defending class actions and multi-district actions.
- Antitrust
- Employment ContractJames P. Ulwick: Recognized as one of Maryland's most highly skilled trial attorneys, Jim's practice focuses on criminal and civil litigation. His trial victories include high-stakes cases involving claims of legal malpractice; criminal misconduct by bank officers; breaches of complicated contracts, employment agreements, and land deals; serious personal injuries; RICO violations; securities violations; medical malpractice; and injuries from toxic torts, to name only a few. He has a national reputation for handling significant class action cases on both the defense and class sides.
- Employment LitigationA member of Kramon & Graham's nationally recognized litigation practice, Taylor represents individuals and businesses in commercial disputes, employment issues, and tort defense in federal and state courts. Taylor earned her J.D. from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law where she became an Alumni Board Member earlier this year.
- Real Estate LitigationA member of Kramon & Graham's Real Estate and Transactional practices, Joshua brings more than ten years of real estate law experience, which includes advising real estate developers, builders and investors in matters involving large-scale economic development projects and acquisitions regarding common-interest communities.
- Construction LitigationAs part of his work for the Maryland State Bar's Federal Court Committee, he was a member of its Discovery and Electronic Discovery Sub-Committees, and participated in the drafting of discovery guidelines, form discovery, and electronic discovery protocols for the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. Phil served as Co-Chair of the Public Contract Law Committee of the Maryland State Bar Association. He also served as Chair of the Construction Defects Subcommittee of DRI's Construction Law Committee.
- Real Estate TransactionsKramon & Graham represents regional and national real estate developers and builders, homeowner and condominium associations, commercial landlords and tenants, hotel owners, and local and regional businesses and professionals. As the go-to counsel for land development deals the firm has substantial experience in complex real estate transactions, large-scale land development projects, zoning and land use issues, financings, environmental issues, lending matters, and related litigation.
- Easement
- Land Use and ZoningA member of Kramon & Graham's Transactional and Real Estate practices, Sam represents clients in matters involving restructurings, mergers and acquisitions, asset transfers, purchase and sale transactions, commercial contract negotiation and internal corporate governance. He assists closely held business and nonprofit entities with corporate planning and business structuring matters. Sam also represents clients in all aspects of commercial real estate transactions including, acquisition and disposition of single assets and portfolios, construction financing and restructuring, leasing on behalf of landlords and tenants, joint ventures, and land use and development.
- Landlord-Tenant Disputes
- Personal Injury
- Medical MalpracticeKramon & Graham is pleased to announce that firm co-founder Andrew Jay Graham has been named the 2017 Litigation - Securities "Lawyer of the Year" and that Natalie McSherry has been named Medical Malpractice Defense "Lawyer if the Year" for Baltimore by
- Estate PlanningDavid J. Shuster: A trial lawyer and the firm's Managing Principal, Dave represents clients in high-stakes business and real estate litigation matters. In highly sensitive matters where reputation management is crucial, Dave has particular experience representing professionals and prominent members of the community. As chair of the firm's Asset Recovery & Bankruptcy Litigation practice, Dave has substantial experience representing commercial plaintiffs in large collection and asset-recovery claims, including for concealment of assets by alter-ego entities. He also represents clients in claims involving fatalities and catastrophic injuries, including product liability and medical malpractice claims.
- BankruptcyAs special litigation counsel to the Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Trustee, Kramon & Graham attorneys successfully argued before the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland in