Imoh E. Akpan
Partner
Imoh E. Akpan is accomplished litigator with nearly 15 years of experience representing corporations and insurers in a variety of matters involving catastrophic injury, wrongful death, general negligence, negligent security, civil rights, and other types of claims. He has taken over 15 jury trials to verdict. A trusted counselor to his longtime clients, he has particularly deep experience in the trucking and transportation, retail and hospitality, and construction industries.
Imoh co-chairs the annual gala for the University of Baltimore’s Fannie Angelos Program for Academic Excellence, which was designed to identify minority students, help them gain admittance to law school, offer support, and job assistance after graduation. In 2017, the Fannie Angelos Program won the American Bar Association’s Diversity Leadership Award.
During law school, Imoh worked as a student attorney for the Baltimore City Office of the Public Defender and was the managing editor of the University of Baltimore’s Intellectual Property Law Journal. He also gained experience as a law clerk for the Hon. Althea M. Handy of the Baltimore City Circuit Court and the Hon. Inez S. Reid of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
Related Areas
Industries
Experience Highlights
- Successful appeal on an issue of first impression, overturning a half-million-dollar jury verdict. See Perry v. Asphalt & Concrete Services, Inc., 447 Md. 31, 133 A.3d 1143 (2016).
- Obtained a defense verdict in an eight-day jury trial in U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.
- Obtained a dismissal of a wrongful death suit, involving eight decedents and carbon monoxide exposure.
- Obtained summary judgment in a wrongful death suit, involving a shooting at an apartment complex.
Honors & Awards
Maryland Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2014–2021
Daily Record’s Leadership in Law Award, 2019
Admissions
- Maryland
- District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Education
- University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D., 2006
- University of Pennsylvania, B.S. in Neurobiology and Cognitive Science, 2002
Professional Affiliations
- National Foundation for Judicial Excellence
- Program Committee, 2020 and 2021
- Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel
- Member, 2019 – present
- Admissions Committee, 2020 to present
- Diversity Committee: Co-Chair, 2019 to present
- Membership Recruitment Committee: Vice Chair, 2020-21
- Membership Recruitment Committee: Vice-Chair, Diversity Liaison, 2020-21
- Premises Liability: Chair, 2020-21
- Defense Research Institute: Voice of The Defense Bar
- Member, 2015 to present
- Membership Committee, 2021
- Diversity Steering/Planning Committee: 2018 to present
- Diversity Seminar: Expo Chair, 2020, 2021
- Diversity Seminar: Marketing Chair, 2019
- Law Student Forum: Panelist, 2019
- Diversity Seminar: Dine-A-Round Chair, 2018
- Retail and Hospitality Steering/Planning Committee, 2019 to present
- National African American Insurance Association: Member, 2018 to present
- National Capitol-Central Maryland Chapter: Legal Counsel, 2018-2020
Community Involvement
- University of Baltimore
- Fannie Angelos Program for Academic Excellence
- Annual Gala: Program Co-Chair, 2017 to present
- Boot Camp Advisor, 2020 to present
- Law Career Development Office Practice Interviewing Evening
- Interviewer, 2020
- BLSA Annual Practice Interviewing Evening
- Interviewer, 2018 and 2019
- Fannie Angelos Program for Academic Excellence
Publications & Events
- “We Have a Responsibility Too,” DRI Voices, Vol. 19, Issue 31, August 5, 2020
- “The Nuts and Bolts of Cybersecurity,” Moderator, National Foundation for Judicial Excellence, 2020
- “The Calm Before the Storm: A Look at Pending COVID-19-Related Litigation,” University of Baltimore Law in Focus Webinar Series, August 6, 2020
Recent Insights
January 25, 2021