Honors

Bar Admissions

  • Supreme Court of the United States.
  • State Bar of Texas
  • Virginia State Bar
  • United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
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Career Highlights

  • More than 35 years of criminal practice, in state and federal courts, as a prosecutor and defense attorney.
  • Recipient of the Lewis F. Powell Award from the Virginia State Bar 2006
  • Recipient Bill Giemer Award for Capital Defense representation 2008
  • Named a Civil Rights Hero by the Civil Rights Division of the American Bar Association 2000
  • Recipient of the L. Douglas Wilder Advocacy Award by the Old Dominion Bar Association 2005
  • Named Leader in the Law by Lawyers Weekly newspapers 2008
  • Legal Panelist on NPR and CNN
  • Featured on the cover of Style Magazine for his aggressive style and legal academic work.
  • Featured on the cover of Virginia Lawyers Magazine 2007
  • Successfully resisted death verdict representing Mohamad al-Ohwali, for the bombing of the United States Embassy, Nairobi, Kenya, in United States v. Osama Bin Laden, in the Southern District of New York 2000
  • Successfully resisted death verdict representing Kevin Gray, in United States v. Kevin Grey, in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, Murder, Inc. trial 2002
  • Lead trial attorney in Commonwealth of Virginia v. Barry Elton Black, a member of the Ku Klux Klan charged with cross burning for the ACLU of Virginia.
  • Named as a "Super Lawyer" for three consecutive years
  • Faculty for the National Criminal Defense College, Mercer College of Law, Macon, Georgia for 8 years
  • Former Chair, Virginia State Bar, Criminal Law Section
  • Former President, Richmond Criminal Bar Association
  • Former President, Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
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Classes/Seminars Taught

  • National Association for the Reform of Marijuana Laws
  • Jamaican Sunset CLE - Jamaica and Puerto Rico
  • Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys
  • Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys
  • Virginia Indigent Defense Commission
  • Richmond Criminal Bar Association
  • Virginia State Bar Association
  • Republic of South Africa Constitutional Seminar
  • Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys
  • District of Columbia Federal Defenders
  • National Criminal Defense College - Mercer College of Law - Macon, Georgia/li>
  • National Legal Aid and Defenders Association
  • Old Dominion Bar Association
  • T. C. Williams School of Law - University of Richmond
  • Marshal Wythe School of Law - College of William and Mary
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Pro Bono and Civic Positions

  • Housing Opportunities Made Equal - Board Member
  • American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia - Board Member and Legal Advisory
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Panel Member

  • Richmond Metropolitan Authority - Vice Chair
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Discuss Your Case

If you, or someone for whom you care, has been charged with any criminal offense contact David P. Baugh, Esq., at 804.743.8111 or click here and make inquiry as to his availability for your representation.