MEMBERS OF FIRM
Hugh W. Farrell (Member) born Cumberland, Maryland, November 12, 1951; admitted to bar, 1982, Maryland; 1983, District of Columbia and U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1988, Virginia. Education: Mount St. Marys College (B.A., 1973); University of Baltimore (J.D., 1982). Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society. Listed, Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, 1972-1973. Named Top D.C. Lawyer in Litigation, Washingtonian Magazine, Defense 2007. Assistant to the Pretrial Examiner, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 1972-1974. Member, The Hartford Insurance Company, Claims Management, 1974-1984. Associate Attorney, Welch, Murphy & Welch, 1984-1987. Partner, Boyland and Thompson, 1987-1991. Former Member, Hugh W. Farrell & Associates, 1991-2007. Senior Partner, Farrell & Gunderson, 2007 . Member: Howard County Bar Association; Anne Arundel County Bar Association; Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.; District of Columbia Bar; Virginia Bar Association; American Bar Association; District of Columbia Defense Lawyers; Maryland Defense Lawyers. Reported Cases: Renko v. McLean, 346 MD 464, 697 A.2d 468 (1997); Machesney v. Bruni, 905 F. Supp. 1122 (D.D.C. 1995); Dobbs v. Providence Hospital, 736 A. 2d 216 (D.C. 1999); Logan v. Providence Hospital, 778 A.2d 275 (D.C. 2001); Woodfield v. Providence Hospital, 779 A.2d 933 (D.C. 2001). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Insurance Defense; Health Law; Business Law; Mediation; General Practice.Email: Hugh W. Farrell
Eric W. Gunderson (Member) born Columbus, Georgia (Fort Benning), 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Maryland; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 2005, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia and United States Tax Court; 2006, District of Columbia. Education: University of Maryland, College Park (B.A., 1997); University of Baltimore School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2000). Member, Heuisler Honor Society, University of Baltimore School of Law. Associate Editor, University of Baltimore Law Review. Author: "Noncompete and Confidentiality Agreements," The Business Monthly, November, 2002; "Personal Injury Damages Under Maryland Survival Statute: Advocating Damage Recovery for a Decedent's Future Lost Earnings," 27 U. Bal. L. Rev. 97 (1997). Lecturer: Title VII, Civil Rights Act of 1964; Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA); Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA); Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA); Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA); Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA); Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA); Federal plant closing statue (WARN). Member: Maryland State Bar Association. Reported Cases: Nye v. Roberts, 2005 WL 1870027 (4th Cir. 2005); Atkins v. Baltimore County Public Schools, 2004 WL 422608 (D. Md. 2004); Alexis v. Board of Education of Baltimore County, 286 F. Supp.2d 551 (D. Md. 2003); Joens v. John Morrell & Co., 243 F. Supp.2d 920 (N.D. Iowa 2003); Biggs v. Board of Education of Cecil County, 229 F. Supp.2d 437 (D. Md. 2002); Nichols v. Harford County Board of Education, 189 F. Supp.2d 325 (D. Md. 2002). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Labor and Employment Law; Medical Malpractice.Email: Eric W. Gunderson