Kramon & Graham, P.A. Principals Appointed to Represent City of Baltimore in Pension Litigation

Kramon & Graham principals James P. Ulwick, Kevin F. Arthur and Jean E. Lewis have been appointed to represent the City of Baltimore in ongoing class action litigation with the local police and firefighters' unions.

Plaintiffs, the Baltimore City Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #3 and the Baltimore City Firefighters' IAFF, Local 734, have alleged that the city breached its contracts with regard to the city's pension system. The case is Robert F. Cherry, et al. v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City, et al., No. 1:2010-cv-01447 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

Jean Lewis represents individuals and businesses in a wide range of matters involving litigation. Her practice includes a variety of business disputes, pension matters, internal investigations, receiverships, and adversary proceedings arising of out of bankruptcy proceedings. She has co-chaired the Baltimore Economic Recovery Team and served as the Deputy Director of the Mayor's Office on Criminal Justice.

Kevin Arthur litigates cases in the areas of commercial law, professional liability, insurance coverage and securities regulation, among others. He has been selected for inclusion in the publication The Best Lawyers in America as one of the leading lawyers in Maryland in the areas of commercial litigation and professional malpractice law, and has been listed in Maryland Super Lawyers every year since its first year of publication.

Jim Ulwick is a civil and criminal litigator with a wide-ranging practice. He is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers and a permanent member of the Judicial Conference for the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He has been listed for more than 15 years in The Best Lawyers in America, and has been listed as a top-50 Maryland attorney by Maryland Super Lawyers since it was first published. Chambers USA rated Ulwick as one of the best commercial litigators in Maryland for 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010.