ERIC G. KORPHAGE
Phone: 443-761-6506
Fax: 443-761-6519
E-mail: ekorphage@pikegilliss.com

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Eric Korphage is a Member of Pike & Gilliss, LLC and focuses his practice on commercial litigation, including construction, surety and fidelity law. For over fifteen-years, Mr. Korphage has worked in the private practice of law and as a bond/claim counsel for the largest surety company in the world. He has successfully tried and arbitrated cases before federal and state courts and in arbitration proceedings. Mr. Korphage represents general contractors, sureties, and subcontractors in a wide variety of construction, contract dispute and surety matters, including mechanic’s liens, and payment and performance bond, breach of contract, construction defect, delay and inefficiency, and trust fund violation claims. He also has experience in general commercial litigation, performs contract review and modifications for contractors and represents receivers and creditors in receivership and bankruptcy proceedings.

Martindale-Hubbell has rated Mr. Korphage “AV Preeminent,” its highest rating for an attorney, Mr. Korphage has been selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in the area of construction law, and Super Lawyers has recognized Mr. Korphage as a Super Lawyer every year since 2016 and a Rising Star from 2009-2015.

Prior to joining Pike & Gilliss, Mr. Korphage worked as an attorney at The Travelers Companies, Inc. (focusing on surety claims) and Niles, Barton & Wilmer, LLP. After graduating from law school, he served as a Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable Joseph F. Murphy, Jr. (retired), then Chief Judge of the Court of Special Appeals, and the Honorable Pamela L. North, Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, Maryland.

Mr. Korphage attended the Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University where he was member of the Dickinson Law Review and Dickinson’s National Trial Team.

BAR ADMISSIONS

Maryland, 2001
District of Columbia, 2003
Virginia, 2017
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

EDUCATION

Pennsylvania State University, Dickinson School of Law, J.D. 2001
Dickinson Law Review, Senior Editor
National Moot Court Team, Member
University of Delaware, B.A. 1997
Dean’s List and Alpha Kappa Delta Honor Society
Criminal Justice Major

LECTURES, PRESENTATIONS, AND PUBLICATIONS

The Law of Performance Bonds (3d ed. 2018), Chapter on Defenses to Performance Bond Claims; American Bar Association, TIPS, Fidelity & Surety Law 2019 Mid-Winter Conference

Common and Emerging Issues Confronting Sureties – Recent Wage Payment Statutes; Best Bonds on the Beach – 2018, Tokio Marine HCC

Maryland Construction Law Deskbook, Chapter on Surety Law, Maryland State Bar Association

Statutes of Repose – That Claim No Longer Exists! Defense Research Institute (DRI), Surety and Fidelity Roundtable, 2015

Third-Party Fidelity Claims (and You’re Not Invited), American Bar Association, TIPS, Fidelity & Surety Law 2011 Mid-Winter Conference

2007 Revisions to the AIA Contract Documents, MSBA Real Property Section, Construction Law Committee, 2009

Onerous Construction Clauses, Mid-Atlantic Surety Association, 2008

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

American Bar Association, Fidelity and Surety Law Committee
Maryland State Bar Association, Construction Law Council Member (2013-2016)
District of Columbia Bar Association
Defense Research Institute

HONORS AND AWARDS

Best Lawyers® Construction Law, 2018 – current
Martindale-Hubbell – “AV Preeminent” Rated
Super Lawyers, Super Lawyer 2016 – current
Super Lawyers, Rising Star 2009-2015