Kelcie L. Longaker, Member

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  • Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

    -Abraham Lincoln

    Kelcie chairs the firm's EMERGE program for start-ups and entrepreneurs.

Contact

klongaker@gfrlaw.com
410-576-4264

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Kelcie brings close to 15 years of experience in business and health care law. She understands the needs of her clients and provides creative solutions for their problems. Kelcie chairs the firm's EMERGE program for start-ups and entrepreneurs.

Kelcie has significant experience representing clients in the medical field, including medical practices, individual doctors, and medical tech companies in mergers and acquisitions. She also represents clients before administrative agencies, including False Claims Act and licensure defense.

She advises corporate clients in drafting complex transactional agreements, and structuring corporate governance, including limited liability company operating agreements, corporate by-laws, and joint venture agreements. Kelcie focuses on businesses that have specialized licenses or approvals, including professional licenses, liquor licenses, and federal contracts.

Prior to joining Gordon Feinblatt, Kelcie worked as an attorney at a national law firm, where she was a member of the Corporate Transactions, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Health Care Groups.

Kelcie has served as a member of the Maryland State Bar Association Board of Governors and as a member of the Strategic Vision Committee, the President of the Howard County Bar Association, President of the Hon. James MacGill American Inns of Court, Poohbah of the Wranglers Law Club, Chair of the MSBA Agricultural Law Section, and Chair of the Central Maryland Chamber of Commerce BCN networking group.

Kelcie received her J.D. from the University of Kansas School of Law.

Kelcie is licensed in Maryland and Missouri (out-of-state).

 

Honors

Named to The Daily Record’s Leading Women Under 40, 2024

Selected to Rising Stars of Maryland Super Lawyers® list since 2015
 

News

Professional and Civic Involvement

Member, Board of Directors, American Red Cross of the National Capital & Greater Chesapeake Region

Publications and Lectures

Videos and Podcasts

Contact

klongaker@gfrlaw.com
410-576-4264

Teams

Business
EMERGE
Health Care

Education

J.D., University of Kansas School of Law, 2008
B.A., Political Science, Dean's List, University of Kansas College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2006
B.A., History, with honors, University of Kansas College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2006

Court Admissions

Supreme Court of the United States of America

Bar Admissions

Maryland, 2010
Missouri (out-of-state), 2009