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Edward N. Griffin is one of the founding principals of Griffin Whitaker LLC. His principal practice areas are criminal defense and civil litigation. Some of the matters he is currently working on include:

Representing and advising individuals and companies responding to government investigations, criminal prosecutions and various administrative actions, including S.E.C. investigations.
Representing and advising individuals involved in employment related disputes with government institutions and international organizations.
Representing clients in personal injury matters in both state and federal courts, including a complex group of claims involving facial disfigurement and spinal injuries.
Representing and advising government contractors on matters related to government contracts, corporate matters and SBIR and STTR contracts.

Mr. Griffin's most recent professional achievements include obtaining a judgment of acquittal for a Firm client facing multiple felony charges, successfully piercing the corporate veil of a D.C. based L.L.C. in order to hold the principal member liable for breach of contract and other claims, and defeating an insurer's claim for indemnification from a Firm client at minimal cost to our client.

Larry N. Burch, is a highly successful trial attorney and the managing partner of The Law Office of Baker and Burch (located in Greenbelt and Towson, Maryland). He has represented clients in civil, criminal and military courts throughout Maryland, the District of Columbia and in the federal courts.

After graduating one of the nation's top 20 law schools(where he was a member of the Law Review and Moot Court Board), Mr. Burch served as a Judicial Clerk in The Circuit Court for Prince George's County, Maryland.

Mr. Burch served as a Judge Advocate in the Navy where he was awarded the Navy Commendation Medal and the Navy-Marine Corps Achievement Medal for outstanding work as a trial attorney. He successfully defended clients accused of rape, espionage, fraud, and numerous other crimes. He also represented an officer who sought to challenge the Navy's ban on homosexuality.

Several of his military cases were documented in the national media as well as on local television. He served as Senior Defense Attorney for the Navy's trial defense unit in Washington, D.C. where he supervised and military trained trial attorneys. He was also named Department Head for the Navy's Legal Assistance offices in the Washington, D.C. area. Currently, he holds the rank of Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy Reserves.

After leaving the Navy, Mr. Burch began a solo practice which became The Law Office of Burch & Burch-Rates, LLC. The firm participated in obtaining a million-dollar settlement for a Maryland telecommunications business in international litigation against the Norwegian national telephone company. Mr. Burch represented a client who received a jury award exceeding $1 million dollars.

In 2008, Rushern Baker (former member of the Maryland House of Delegates) joined Larry Burch and together they formed The Law Office of Baker & Burch. The law firm represents client in general litigation including personal injury and medical malpractice, family law, criminal and civil cases as well as military law matters.