Kevin A. Ruby
In Memoriam 1972-2018Mr. Ruby received his undergraduate degree from Brown University in 1994. He graduated from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 1997, after receiving the William H. Wallace Award for excellence in litigation skills and being selected as a national member of The Order of Barristers for excellence in courtroom advocacy.
Following law school, Mr. Ruby was admitted to the Virginia State Bar, and worked as an associate attorney where he provided litigation services for Federal and State cases both at the trial and appellate levels. His areas of practice included personal injury, RICO and anti-trust claims, and Federal claims for the Department of Risk Management.
In 1999, Mr. Ruby joined Portner & Shure as a litigation associate and shortly thereafter was admitted to the Maryland State Bar. He was a partner and the head of the litigation department. Mr. Ruby successfully tried and settled cases involving motor vehicle accidents, medical malpractice, assaults, contract disputes, and work-related accidents throughout Maryland and Virginia. He regularly handles felonies and misdemeanors in State and Federal Court.
As head of the litigation department, Mr. Ruby was able to obtain maximum results in personal injury and medical malpractice cases. Mr. Ruby's representations resulted in millions of dollars in recoveries for his clients. Mr. Ruby regularly appeared in more than a dozen state and federal jurisdictions throughout Virginia and Maryland.
Mr. Ruby was a member of the Maryland State Bar Association, Virginia Bar Association, and the Federal Bar Association.