David A. Burkhouse

Mr. Burkhouse is a Member with PK Law and is part of the firm’s Education, Labor and Employment Group. He has been involved in all phases of litigation including hearings, mediations and trials, for a broad array of cases for the Firm’s many school board clients. He has handled matters in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, as well as the State of Maryland’s Circuit and District Courts. For the past decade, Mr. Burkhouse has concentrated his education practice in the area of special education and the education of students with disabilities. He attends IEP and 504 meetings and routinely participates in special education due process hearings under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

As part of Mr. Burkhouse’s public and private employment law practice, he counsels and represents employers regarding employment discrimination claims arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Mr. Burkhouse also advises employers with regard to Maryland’s paid sick and safe leave law, non-compete agreements, restrictive covenants, arbitration agreements, trade secrets, confidentiality agreements, and employee hiring and termination procedures.

Prior to joining PK Law, 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. Mr. Burkhouse is a past president of the Howard County Bar Association.

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