Elise Balkin Ice
Associate
Representative Experience 
  • Successfully argued motions for summary judgment before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and United States District Court regarding ERISA cases involving disputes over eligibility for long-term disability.   
  • Assisted in successful settlement of an accidental death benefits case, which involved a death in a foreign country and parties in various states, saving the client millions of dollars.
  • Obtained dismissals for clients prior to having to produce formal discovery.
  • Completed numerous fact and expert witness depositions in lead-based paint litigation. Experts deposed included neuropsychologists, psychologists, medical doctors, economists, and environmental experts.
  • Drafted and argued numerous motions in state courts and has participated in mediation and settlement conferences.
  • Represents national banks in both FINRA matters and Department of Labor investigations.
  • Generally assists in all areas of complex business litigation, including researching and drafting memoranda, preparing and responding to discovery, and preparing for trial and arbitration.
  • Represented a bankruptcy trustee in an adversarial proceeding involving fraudulent transfers and assisted in the representation of a Fortune 500 Company in Chapter 11 proceedings.
  • Law Clerk to the Honorable James P. Salmon, Judge for the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.