Neil Joel Dilloff

Representative Trial and Appellate Accomplishments

• Affirmance by the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit of a motion to dismiss in favor of defendant national law firm in a US$259 million putative class action seeking the imposition of a constructive trust on legal fees and alleging violation of the Credit Repair Organizations Act
• Affirmance by the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in a class action for damages against our client for failing to reimburse third party providers of medical care
• Won US$242 million legal malpractice case on motion for summary judgment on behalf of the defendant, a national law firm
• Defense jury verdict in favor of law firm and senior partner in a US$45 million legal malpractice case
• Summary judgment affirmed on appeal, in favor of defendant insurance company in US$14 million Iowa class action
• Summary judgment in favor of defendant in US$6 million sexual harassment and breach of contract case
• Defense jury verdict for large insurance company in US$50 million action brought by doctors suing for refunds under a medical malpractice policy (case written up in The National Law Journal 's "Defense Hot List" (8/21/06))
• Defense jury verdict in favor of all defendants (two partners and the law firm) in a legal malpractice case
• Two of the largest jury verdicts in Maryland history on behalf of the State of Maryland Deposit Insurance Fund

Chambers USA praises Neil as "one of the best trial lawyers in the country," a "superb litigator who knows what needs to be done and goes after it," and a "master of the courtroom" whose "thoroughness, integrity and intellect were all deemed to be absolutely first-rate." Clients say he is "an incredible trial lawyer who is as at home in front of a jury as he is in the boardroom," and "he's everything you look for in a first-class litigator: frank and direct, he is a quick learner, and has a great team behind him." "[H]e is one of the best trial lawyers I have ever seen;" "a go-to lawyer with tremendous trial experience."

Neil is recognized as a "Maryland Litigation Star" by Benchmark Litigation. He has a “pre-eminent rating” from Martindale Hubbell, the highest rating achievable. Neil has been ranked in The Best Lawyers in America every year since 2006. In the 2016 edition, he was listed in seven categories (arbitration, bet-the-company litigation, commercial litigation, legal malpractice law – defendants, litigation – construction, mediation, and personal injury litigation – defendants). He has been named Maryland "Lawyer of the Year" on three occasions: in 2015, in "bet-the-company" litigation, in 2016, in legal malpractice law, and in 2019, in construction law. He has been named a Maryland Super Lawyer every year since 2007. In both 2008 and 2009 he was cited as one of the state's top 50 Super Lawyers. In 2012, he was listed as one of the state's top 100 Super Lawyers and was selected to serve on its Blue Ribbon Panel to select other Maryland Super Lawyers.

Recent Published Opinions

• USF&G v. The Peoples Bank, et al., 2012 WL 1099762 (S.D. Miss Apr. 26, 2012)
• Zimmerman v. Epstein Becker and Green, P.C., 2010 US District LEXIS 67835 (D. Mass. July 8, 2010), aff'd 657 F.3d 80 (1st Cir. 2011)
• Carter v. Huntington Title & Escrow LLC, 24 A.3d 722 (Md. 2011)
• In Re Greater Southeast Community Hospital Corp., Alberts v. Tuft, et al., 2010 WL 3123086, 2010 Bankr.LEXIS 2689 (Bankr. D.C. Aug. 9, 2010)
• In Re Greater Southeast Community Hospital Corp., Alberts v. Tuft, et al., 353 B.R. 324 (Bankr. D.C. 2006)
• Brinkman v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co., No. 6-306/05-0744 (Iowa App. June 22, 2006)
• In Re Greater Southeast Community Hospital Corp., Alberts v. Tuft, et al. , 333 B.R. 506 (Bankr. D.C. 2005)