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.
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
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.'
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
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- United States District Court for the District of Maryland
- United States District Court for the District of Columbia
- United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Honorable Richard D. Bennett, United States District Court for the District of Maryland
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
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
Co-author, "The Risks in Transactional and M&A Insurance and Litigation, Part I: Representations and Warranties Insurance," American Bar Association Section of Litigation Insurance Coverage Journal, 2025
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
Ezra grew up in Alaska, and typically heads back every year for some hunting and fishing in a remote part of the state.