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Mary Baker is a partner with the firm. Her practice emphasis is civil litigation, including commercial and business litigation, employment litigation, intellectual property and trademark litigation, commercial bankruptcy, landlord-tenant disputes, as well as some personal injury work. Ms. Baker represents clients in various federal courts, as well as state courts in Virginia and the District of Columbia. Ms. Baker graduated from Georgetown University Law Center (cum laude) in 1990 and from Clemson University (summa cum laude) in 1987.
Practice Areas: Litigation.
Born: Boston, Massachusetts, December 29, 1964
Admitted: 1990, Georgia; 1995, Virginia; 1998, District of Columbia
Law School: Georgetown University, J.D., cum laude, 1990
College: Clemson University, B.A., summa cum laude, 1987
Scholarship: Phi Kappa Phi; Pi Sigma Alpha (President, 1986-1987); Blue Key; Phi Alpha Delta; Omicron Delta Kappa (Treasurer, 1986-1987). Recipient, John Engalitcheff Outstanding Young American Award. Staff Member, 1988-1989 and Notes and Comments Editor, 1989-1990, The Journal of Law and Technology
Case Highlights:
Won a $5.4M verdict as lead counsel for a successful NOVA IT company in a trade secrets theft case in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia;
Secured a multi-million dollar settlement in a real property dispute in Loudon County, Virginia (Loudon County Circuit Court);
Won a directed verdict on behalf of defendant foreign embassy in dispute over real property in the District of Columbia;
Successfully defended defendant-employee in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in trade secret-breach of fiduciary duty case;
Served as second chair and chief author of all legal briefs in successful appeal to Fourth Circuit in commercial case regarding bankruptcy, partnership and contract interpretation issues;
Secured summary judgment on behalf of defendant employer (school district) in employment discrimination case. | 