The Law Offices of David H. Baker LLC deals exclusively with matters involving federal safety law and regulation.  Product sectors handled by the firm include:

Consumer Products
Flammables
Explosives
Toxics
Toys
Medical Devices
Hazardous Materials

The firm was established in 2006 by David H. Baker, an attorney with 32 years of experience in the area of safety law. A nationally recognized expert in product safety law, Mr. Baker has handled over two hundred recalls; he has been involved in numerous civil penalty negotiations and he has first chaired five major rulemakings before the CPSC. He is a frequent speaker on product safety law issues in the U.S. and Europe and publishes a product safety newsletter for clients, entitled The Product Safety Report. See Firm Newsletter page on website above.  Mr. Baker has also served as an Adjunct Instructor on product safety law at Catholic University Law School.

Mr. Baker also handles transportation law matters including motor carrier regulation, (contracts, loss and damage claims and logistics issues) and hazardous materials regulation (special permits, advisory opinions and packaging issues). Mr. Baker previously taught transportation law at the University of Maryland, University College, College Park, Maryland, and at the Military Traffic Management Command, Falls Church, Virginia.

Mr. Baker co-chairs the American Bar Association ("ABA") Committee on Consumer Products Regulation, is Past President of the International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization ("ICPHSO") and is Past President of the Association of Transportation Law, Logistics and Policy.

We welcome the opportunity to talk with you and to discuss how we may be of service.