Legal Services & Lawyers

Mr. Burkhouse is currently an associate at Hodes, Pessin & Katz, P.A. His practice includes labor and employment litigation, education law, appellate law, and business litigation. Mr. Burkhouse represents both public and private sector clients regarding a wide array of litigation-related issues. Mr. Burkhouse also counsels employers on legal compliance issues including wage/hour policies and employee discrimination issues.

As an active member of the HPK Education and School law practice, Mr. Burkhouse has litigated cases for a number of the firm's school board clients in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, as well as the State of Maryland's Circuit and District Courts. In addition Mr. Burkhouse routinely participates in administrative proceedings before the Maryland Office of Administrative Hearings involving claims under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

As part of Mr. Burkhouse's employment law practice he counsels and represents employers regarding employment discrimination claims arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967. Mr. Burkhouse also advises employers with regard to non-compete agreements, restrictive covenants, arbitration agreements, trade secrets, confidentiality agreements, and employee hiring and termination procedures.

Prior to joining HPK, Mr. Burkhouse served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Dennis M. Sweeney and the Honorable Timothy J. McCrone in the Circuit Court for Howard County. He also served as law clerk for the Forensics Division of the Maryland Office of the Public Defender, where he assisted with the criminal litigation of various emerging issues in forensic science.

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.