Experienced Attorneys - Ewing, Dietz, Fountain & Kaludis, P.A

Attorneys

Home / Attorneys

Our Attorneys

Our firm provides advice and services relating to business planning, commercial and financial transactions, compliance with governmental regulations, family law, personal injury, workers’ compensation, real estate, land use and zoning, and trust and estate planning and administration.

Partners

John M. "Matt" Eglseder

John M. “Matt” Eglseder was born in Easton, Maryland in 1958 and received his undergraduate degree from the University of Maryland in 1980 and his law degree from the University of Maryland Law School in 1983. He has practiced law in Easton and St. Michaels since 1983. Matt’s primary practice areas include: corporations, real estate, estate planning and administration of decedents’ estates.

Sharon M. VanEmburgh

Sharon was born in Pennsylvania in 1973. She obtained her undergraduate degree from Bucknell University in civil engineering, and graduated from the University of Richmond’s T.C. William’s School of Law. Sharon is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. She has represented a number of local governments and currently serves as attorney for the Town of Easton, and the Town of Centreville. Sharon is currently a member of the Trial Courts Judicial Nomination Commission (2003-2007, 2015-2019, and 2019-present), and has been the Trust Clerk for the Circuit Court of Talbot County, Maryland since 2003. Her primary practice areas include: municipal, real estate, zoning, estate planning, and estate administration.

Alexis "Lex" Kramer

Alexis “Lex” Kramer was born in 1962 in Easton, Maryland. He received his undergraduate degree from Loyola College in Baltimore, Maryland, his Masters from Georgetown University, and his law degree from the University of Maryland. Since graduating from Loyola College in 1985, Lex has served as both an active and reserve Officer in the U. S. Navy and in 2005 retired as a Commander. He is a past President of the Board of Directors for the Critchlow Adkins Children’s Centers, a local non-profit, served as the Treasurer for the Talbot County Bar Library from 2003 through 2017, and, recently, served on a board for the local YMCA. Additionally, Lex has participated in the MSBA High School Mock Trial Program since 2007; represented numerous clients through Mid-Shore Pro Bono; and frequently conducts the Talbot County and Shore Legal Access Pro Se Clinics. Lex is engaged in a general practice including civil and domestic/family law litigation, banking, foreclosures, business, real estate, and estate planning and administration.

David J. Baines

David J. Baines grew up in Anne Arundel county and graduated from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 2013. He was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 2013 and began his career as an attorney working as staff counsel for GEICO in their Silver Spring, Maryland office, where he litigated hundreds of matters in which he defended GEICO policy holders against personal injury claims. After litigating hundreds of auto accident matters on the defense side, David switched to the Plaintiff’s side and began advocating for those injured through no fault of their own and making recoveries on behalf of his injured clients. David also represents those injured at work in obtaining benefits through the Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission and those injured due to the failure of an owner to maintain a safe business premises. His clients also include those in need of representation in divorce, child custody, and protective orders. He is an experienced litigator who will fight for you. In addition to his extensive personal injury and domestic trial experience, he handles a host of other civil matters, including trusts, estates, and wills.

Associates

William C. Chapman

William C. Chapman was born in Easton and has lived in Talbot County most of his life. Will received his undergraduate degree in Journalism from the University of Maryland and covered sports across the Mid-Shore and beyond for many years before obtaining his law degree. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 2014, where he served as a student attorney with the school’s Bronfein Family Law Clinic and earned induction into the Heuisler Honor Society. Will’s broad general practice includes domestic cases, guardianships and other civil litigation, estate planning and administration, municipal representation and real estate matters. He is the proud father of Liam and Virginia and in his free time enjoys log canoe racing and digging through newspaper archives.

Aaron Cooper

Aaron Cooper, originally from Sussex County, Delaware, now happily calls Easton, Maryland his home. He graduated from the University of Delaware in 2018, then received his law degree from Syracuse University College of Law in 2021. He is licensed to practice in Delaware, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. Before joining Ewing, Dietz, Fountain and Kaludis, Aaron was a law clerk to the Hon. Robert H. Robinson of the Delaware Superior Court. He then worked as an appellate attorney for the Office of General Counsel of the Department of Veterans Affairs practicing before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. Aaron’s practice now includes civil litigation, municipal law, domestic matters and other areas. At Syracuse University College of Law, Aaron was a member of the Travis H.D Advocacy Honor Society, and served as Executive Vice President of the Student Bar Association.

Of Counsel

Philip E. L. Dietz, Jr.

Philip E. L. Dietz, Jr., was born in 1942, and received his undergraduate degree from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and his law degree from Fordham University. He is admitted to the New York and Maryland Bars and commenced the practice of law in Easton with L. Clark Ewing in 1972. Phil’s practice areas include banking, corporations, real estate, zoning, and the planning and administration of decedents’ estates.

Karen M. Kaludis

A former prosecutor, Karen has practiced law for over 40 years with over 30 years in litigation, primarily focusing on family law. She has served as a court-appointed and private domestic mediator and as counsel for For All Seasons Inc., a not-for-profit corporation serving the community. Karen also happily represents Foster Parents in adoptions.

Gordon D. Fronk

After living in Towson MD and raising their two sons, Gordon and Sally renovated a home in the historic district of Oxford, to which they moved in 2008. They promptly joined Church of the Holy Trinity and Talbot Country Club and the Oxford Annual Racing Series, hosted by Tred Avon Yacht Club and have enjoyed active participation in the church, the Club, the Yacht Club and the community ever since. After graduating from Dickinson College in 1963, Gordon obtained his law degree from University of Maryland School of Law in 1966; served two years on active duty in Berlin, Germany, rising to the rank of Army Captain, Germany; then began the private practice of law in Baltimore, where he remained from 1969 through 2009. Gordon is actively engaged in the general practice of law, concentrating in the areas of small-business transactions and estate planning. He served as the managing member of the law firm of Hollis, Cronan & Fronk P.A., located at 111 East Dover Street, Easton MD from 2012 through 2024. Currently, he served as President and Trustee of the Oxford Community Center, President of the Commissioners of the Town of Oxford, past Senior Warden of Holy Trinity Church, and continues to serve as a Board member of Talbot Mentors and counsel to The Wesley At Home, a not-for-profit organization seeking to extend the time that seniors can continue to live in their homes, and is a member of the Board of Trustees of The Oxford Museum, and past Vice President of the Diocesan Council of Easton.