JAG Defense - Military Defense Lawyers

Grover H. Baxley
Attorney

Grover H. Baxley is the founding attorney of JAG Defense. As a former active duty member of the U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General’s Corps, Mr. Baxley served as a Chief of Military Justice and a Chief of Adverse Actions. Based upon his performance and top-rated record as a prosecutor, Mr. Baxley was competitively selected to become an Area Defense Counsel. During his time as a military defense counsel, Mr. Baxley litigated more courts-martial than any other military defense counsel at bases throughout the United States and Europe. During his final year on active duty, Mr. Baxley was recognized as the #1 military defense counsel in the Eastern Circuit and in the top 5% of military defense counsel worldwide.

Since leaving active duty, Mr. Baxley has dedicated 100% of his civilian law practice to military and security clearance law. He has zealously represented hundreds of members of all military branches around the world in matters ranging from minor administrative actions to courts-martial. In addition, he has represented both military members and civilians who are seeking to obtain or retain their security clearances. Based upon his broad experience as a trial lawyer, Mr. Baxley is frequently called upon to provide training to active duty defense counsel of all services. In addition, Mr. Baxley was selected as one of two attorneys to develop and implement a comprehensive 2-week training exercise at the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory. In that capacity, Mr. Baxley trained forensic experts employed by the military regarding the UCMJ, the court-martial process, and how to testify as expert witnesses in military trials. First and foremost, however, Mr. Baxley is committed to the aggressive, attentive representation of his clients and takes great personal pride in the results that he is able to obtain for them.

Mr. Baxley is a native of Cataumet, Massachusetts. He graduated from Vanderbilt University with a Bachelor of Arts in English and earned his Juris Doctorate from The University of Richmond School of Law. While in law school, Mr. Baxley served on the Editorial Board of The University of Richmond Law Review. Mr. Baxley is a member of the Massachusetts Bar. He is also licensed to practice before the Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals, the Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals, the Army Court of Criminal Appeals, the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, and military courts worldwide.

Military Experience

• Captain, U.S. Air Force JAG Corps, 2001 - 2005
• Major, U.S. Air Force Reserve JAG Corps, 2005 - Present

Education

• B.A., Vanderbilt University
• J.D., University of Richmond School of Law

Bar Admissions

• Massachusetts

Court Admissions

• United States Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals
• United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
• United States Navy/Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals
• United States Army Court of Criminal Appeals
• United States Court of Federal Claims