Mr. Agoglia was born in Rockville Centre, New York in 1963. He received his B.A. from Boston College in 1986, where he graduated first in his class. He graduated from Harvard Law School, cum laude , in 1989. He was a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Samuel Conti in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California from 1990 to 1991. Mr. Agoglia was first associated with Morrison & Foerster in 1991, and since then has worked in the Litigation Department. In 1998, he became a partner of the firm. He has been admitted to practice in Massachusetts since 1989 and in California since 1991.

Mr. Agoglia’s practice is concentrated in complex civil litigation, with an emphasis on consumer class actions. Mr. Agoglia had primary responsibility for Morrison & Foerster’s engagement as national coordinating counsel by the Mortgage Bankers Association of America in connection with over 250 class action suits against mortgage companies around the country. He also represents or has represented numerous mortgage bankers and other financial institutions in a wide range of cases, and before a wide range of tribunals and agencies. Mr. Agoglia has won dispositive motions and/or defeated class certification in dozens of cases for his clients at the trial court level. He has participated in and tried a variety of cases. He has also argued and won numerous appeals in the Ninth and Eleventh Circuits.

Mr. Agoglia is frequently asked to speak on topics concerning financial services litigation.