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Best Lawyers in America names five Kramon & Graham attorneys "Lawyer of the Year"
Sixteen firm attorneys are selected for 2019 legal ranking guide

Kramon & Graham announced today that five firm principals have been named "Lawyer of the Year" Baltimore in the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

As the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, Best Lawyers listings signal not only legal expertise, but also ethics and professionalism of the highest caliber. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers "the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice."

The "Lawyer of the Year" distinction is presented to individuals who have received especially high peer ratings from Best Lawyers surveys. Earning the "Lawyer of the Year" Baltimore designation are:

Andrew Jay Graham - Bet-the-Company Litigation
James P. Ulwick - Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Lee H. Ogburn - Insurance Law
M. Natalie McSherry - Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Philip M. Andrews - Government Relations Practice

In addition, sixteen firm attorneys were selected for inclusion in the ranking guide. The attorneys represent Kramon & Graham's full range of practices from litigation to transactional services. The following Kramon & Graham attorneys appear in the 2019 Best Lawyers in America guide:

Philip M. Andrews (recognized in Best Lawyers since 2008)
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Government Relations Practice
"Lawyer of the Year" Baltimore: 2016 Government Relations

Amy E. Askew (recognized in Best Lawyers since 2018)
Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
Railroad Law

Cynthia A. Berman (recognized in Best Lawyers since 2015)
Real Estate Law

John A. Bourgeois (recognized in Best Lawyers in 2019)
Criminal Defense: White-Collar

George E. Brown (recognized in Best Lawyers since 2018)
Litigation - Construction

Geoffrey H. Genth (recognized in Best Lawyers since 2012)
Commercial Litigation

Ezra S. Gollogly (recognized in Best Lawyers since 2018)
Commercial Litigation

Andrew Jay Graham (recognized in Best Lawyers since 1993)
Arbitration
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
"Lawyer of the Year" Baltimore: 2017 Litigation - Securities, 2014 Arbitration, 2013 Bet-the-Company Litigation and Intellectual Property, 2012 Arbitration, 2010 Alternative Dispute Resolution and Bet-the-Company Litigation
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Litigation - Real Estate
Litigation - Securities
Mediation

Erin R. Guiffre (recognized in Best Lawyers in 2019)
Real Estate Law

Steven Klepper (recognized in Best Lawyers in 2019)
Insurance Law

M. Natalie McSherry (recognized in Best Lawyers since 2006)
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Health Care Law
"Lawyer of the Year" Baltimore: 2018 Health Care Law, 2017 Medical Malpractice, 2015 Health Care Law and Mediation
Mediation
Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants

Lee H. Ogburn (recognized in Best Lawyers since 2008)
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Insurance Law
"Lawyer of the Year" Baltimore: 2013 Insurance Law

Jeffrey H. Scherr (recognized in Best Lawyers since 2003)
Litigation - Real Estate
Real Estate Law

David J. Shuster (recognized in Best Lawyers since 2018)
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Construction

Brian S. Southard (recognized in Best Lawyers since 2018)
Real Estate Law

James P. Ulwick (recognized in Best Lawyers since 1993)
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
"Lawyer of the Year" Baltimore: 2016 Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, 2011 Criminal Defense: White-Collar

To view the complete methodology used by Best Lawyers to compile the 2019 guide rankings, click here.

With their exceptional track record, Kramon & Graham attorneys are regularly recognized by legal ranking sources, including Chambers USA, Benchmark Litigation, Martindale Hubbell, and Super Lawyers.

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