AV RATED MARYLAND LEGAL TEAM
IRWIN R. KRAMER
Highly regarded for his preparation and persistence, Irwin Kramer has served
as lead counsel on behalf of Fortune 500 companies, insurance carriers, and businesses throughout the world in complex civil lawsuits, commercial and real estate cases,
high-profile criminal cases and investigations, class action lawsuits,
construction defect claims, serious personal injury, professional liability and business disputes. As a former professor of law and lecturer on Evidence and Civil Procedure, he has taught at some of the most prestigious law schools in the nation, and continues to publish and to lecture nationally on trial advocacy and legal ethics.
Beyond legal columns in The Daily Record, Mr. Kramer is the chief anchor
and managing editor of LegalNews.TV and serves as the legal analyst
for Baltimore's Fox and WB network affiliates, where he provides insight in his
popular Kramer Vs. segments.
Nationally, Mr. Kramer has also hosted legal programs and commented upon
controversial issues for C-SPAN and the NewsCentral Network. To
view clips of Mr. Kramer's televised legal segments, click here.
Appointed as mediator by the Baltimore City Circuit Court to preside over pre-trial settlement conferences in civil cases, Mr. Kramer also serves frequently as an arbitrator in lawsuits throughout Maryland. Profiled in Who's Who in American Law and in A.M. Best's Directory of Recommended Insurance Attorneys, Mr. Kramer is regarded as one of the nation's most dynamic and entertaining lecturers on litigation strategy and procedure and has trained thousands of successful trial lawyers throughout the country.
After graduating summa cum laude from Towson University, Mr. Kramer earned his Juris Doctor with high honors from the University of Maryland School of Law, where he won the school's moot court championship and was inducted into the Order of the Coif for his high academic standing. He received a Master of Laws degree from the Columbia University School of Law and serves as a Vice President of Columbia Law School Alumni Association of Washington, D.C. Mr. Kramer is a member of the bar in Maryland, the District of Columbia, and several federal courts, including the Supreme Court of the United States.
JAMES M. CONNOLLY
Jim Connolly has applied his understanding of complex litigation, insurance
claims and real estate transactions to earn numerous victories in cases
involving professional liability, commercial and business disputes, serious
personal injury and tort claims at Kramer & Connolly. Highly
regarded for his ability to master the complications presented in real
estate
flipping and fraud cases, Mr. Connolly has traveled throughout the country to
defend title agents, appraisers and abstractors. In a landmark case
involving land use restrictions in the State of Maryland, Mr. Connolly applied
his expertise in restrictive covenants and easements to successfully represent
an entire neighborhood to win injunctions on the construction efforts of large land
developers, preserving this victory through two separate rounds of appeal.
Prior to law school, Mr. Connolly received his undergraduate education from St. Alphonsus College in Connecticut and earned Master of Divinity and Master of Religious Education degrees from Mount St. Alphonsus Seminary in New York. At the University of Maryland School of Law, Mr. Connolly served as Associate Editor of the Maryland Law Review, excelled in the school's clinical law program and completed a fellowship with the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.
After receiving his Juris Doctor degree, Mr. Connolly served as litigation counsel in the Office of the Attorney General of Maryland, participating in class action lawsuits on behalf of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Thereafter, Mr. Connolly represented nonprofit organizations as an attorney with the Community Law Center in Baltimore, where he litigated numerous actions for injunctive relief and administrative remedies. Mr. Connolly is a member of the Maryland and District of Columbia bars, the bar of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland and of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
EDWARD J. HILLER
Recognized for his community service and elder law expertise, Edward Hiller has practiced extensively in the
areas of Estates and Trusts, Elder Law, Non-Profit Organizations, Real Estate and Business Transactions.
As Of Counsel to the firm's probate litigation and guardianship practice, he provides many years of expertise on disputes arising from contested Wills, complex estates and trusts, elder law, advanced health care directives, and powers of attorney. In this capacity, Mr. Hiller provides a wealth of knowledge in the litigation of caveat proceedings over the enforceability of Wills, disputes pending in Maryland's Orphan's Court and in the Circuit Courts of Maryland, petitions for the appointment of guardians to protect minors and incompetent persons, and ways to provide for heirs while avoiding costly civil lawsuits.
Having served as general counsel to a major regional manufacturer, Mr. Hiller also shares his understanding of complex business transactions when conducting business risk management audits designed to minimize corporate liability and to prevent future litigation. Representing both large and small businesses at Kramer & Connolly, he applies his practical knowledge of business concerns to meet the needs and sense of urgency of busy business executives. He also serves as legal counsel to several national, regional and local charitable organizations and foundations and has addressed numerous organizations on methods of minimizing business liability, business formation, the special status of non-profit entities, the protection of trade secrets and effective business contracts.
After earning his Bachelor of Arts degree with cum laude honors from Washington University, Mr. Hiller received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Texas at Austin. He is a member of the Maryland, Texas and District of Columbia bars.