Goodell DeVries is pleased to announce that Ifeanyi O. Ezeigbo has joined the firm as an associate.
Ifeanyi practices in the firm's Medical Malpractice group, where he represents health care providers and health care institutions in all phases of medical malpractice litigation from commencement to completion.
Before coming to Goodell DeVries, he was Of Counsel at a mid-sized regional law firm with his practice focused on railroad liability, premises liability, and medical malpractice defense. Prior to entering private practice, he served as a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Alfred Nance on the Circuit Court for Baltimore City.
Ifeanyi received his J.D. from American University's Washington College of Law, where he served as Publications Editor for the American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy, and the Law. While in law school, he published his article, "The Questionable Constitutionality of Mechanical Restraints in the Classroom: A Critique of the Tenth Circuit's Decision in Ebonie S. v. Pueblo School District No. 60" in one of the journal's volumes. He received his B.A., cum laude, from St. Mary's College of Maryland, where he majored in Economics and Spanish Literature. He is a fluent Spanish speaker.
Ifeanyi is an active member of the Bar Association of Baltimore City, where he has served on the Communications and News Journal Committee. He is also a member of the Monumental City Bar Association. Ifeanyi was named to the Top 40 Under 40 by the National Black Lawyers Top 100 for 2020 and 2021.