Attorney | Entrepreneur | Athlete Agent | Columbia, South Carolina Darrious L. Baker is a South Carolina-based attorney, entrepreneur, and licensed athlete agent whose career sits at the intersection of law, human capital, and business development. With more than 20 years of experience spanning employment law, corporate transactions, real estate, and healthcare, he brings rare depth and versatility to every client and venture he serves. Baker is the Founder and Managing Attorney of GFHR Management LLC dba GFHR Sports, a licensed South Carolina NIL athlete agency (License #AAR-187885), dedicated to full-service Name, Image, and Likeness representation for collegiate athletes. Grounded in nearly 15 years of volunteer youth football and basketball coaching, GFHR Sports combines legal precision with athlete-first development — covering NIL contract negotiation, brand partnerships, NCAA compliance, and financial literacy. Baker earned his Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law, where he was a Dean’s List honoree, a scholarship recipient for excellence in employment law, and a two-term National Law Student Liaison for the Labor and Employment Law Section of the American Bar Association. He also holds a Master of Human Resources from USC’s Moore School of Business and a Bachelor of Science in Information Management from the USC College of Hospitality, Retail and Sport Management. He began his legal career at Fisher Phillips LLP, a nationally recognized employment law defense firm, before building a multifaceted practice through Darrious L. Baker, P.A. that now encompasses NIL law, corporate law, commercial and residential real estate transactions, and estate planning — providing clients with clear, actionable legal counsel. Darrious L. Baker is committed to the belief that legal guidance and community investment are not separate pursuits — they are the same mission.
Lynn E. Roberts III is an award-winning intellectual property attorney, governance strategist, and Founder of Roberts Legal Group (RLG), where he advises entrepreneurs, creatives, and emerging enterprises on trademark protection, brand strategy, and long-term business growth across the Mid-Atlantic and Tri-State regions.
His practice is distinguished by a governance-first approach, integrating legal strategy, institutional decision-making, and policy awareness to support sustainable, community-rooted enterprise. Lynn regularly serves as outside general counsel to growing businesses, helping them build durable legal infrastructure and protect their intellectual property at scale.
He has been recognized nationally and regionally for his work, including honors from Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America (2026–2027), The Legal Intelligencer (Lawyers on the Fast Track, 2025), and Delaware Business Times 40 Under 40. He is also a member of The National Black Lawyers Top 100.
Lynn is a DiverseForce On Boards Fellow and currently serves in multiple governance and advisory roles, including leadership positions with the Metropolitan Wilmington Urban League, Center for Families and Relationships (CFAR), Monday Club (MC917 Foundation), and the Pete duPont Freedom Foundation.
He is currently pursuing an Executive Master of Public Administration at the University of Pennsylvania Fels Institute of Government and holds degrees from Lincoln University of Pennsylvania and North Carolina Central University School of Law.
Jamar Creech is the Founder and Managing Partner of Diversified Law Group, LLC. The law firm concentrates on private equity and venture capital, estates and trusts, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, and sports and entertainment. After graduating from North Carolina Central University School of Law, Jamar clerked for United States Magistrate Judge Deborah A. Robinson of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia from 2010 to 2012. In 2016, Jamar began serving as General Counsel for Market Fresh Gourmet, a majority Black-owned community grocery store. He assisted in its initial capital raise of $10 million to operate two stores in Maryland, with the first slated to open in 2024. Jamar has been recognized as Forty Under 40 by the Prince George’s Social Innovation Fund. The National Black Lawyers has also recognized him as Top 40 Under 40 and Top 100 (New York). In 2018, Black Enterprise recognized him as a Modern Man of Distinction. That same year, he commenced legal studies at the University of Alabama School of Law, earning a Master of Laws degree (LL.M.) in Business Transactions. In 2022, he became a Certified Contract Advisor with the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) and joined Divine Sports and Entertainment. In 2023, Jamar, as lead attorney for the plaintiff, settled the case Velez v. Mitchell et al. (Index No. 654372/2020) in the Supreme Court of New York (Commerical Division), a dispute involving the popular battle rap organization, the Ultimate Rap League.
I represent clients in divorce proceedings, adoption matters, child custody/visitation disputes, domestic violence proceedings, and child and spousal support matters. I also draft qualified domestic relations orders (QDROs), separation/settlement agreements, prenuptial agreements and prepare deeds. In addition, I counsel individuals and families on estate planning issues, including preparing wills, trusts, powers of attorneys and advanced medical directives, and I handle probate administration.
My Background I hold a law degree from The George Washington University Law School and a Bachelor’s degree from St. Mary’s College of Maryland. Before forming Lewicky, O’Connor, Hunt & Meiser in early 2019, I practiced family law and estate planning at Joseph, Greenwald & Laake in Greenbelt, Maryland, from 2011 through 2018. Prior to that, I clerked for the Honorable Sherrie L. Krauser in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, and then I served as a transactional real estate attorney at a St. Mary’s County law firm from 2005 through 2011 conducting residential real estate settlements, advising homeowners associations and condominium associations, and drafting residential real estate contracts, deeds and leases. I joined with my partners to form Lewicky, O’Connor, Hunt & Meiser in early 2019. Civic Involvement I am a former member of the Board of Directors for the Maple Lawn Homeowners’ Association and I founded the Maple Lawn Women’s Networking Group. I currently serve on the Board of Trustees for The African Art Museum of Maryland. I am also a graduate of the 2018-2019 Leadership Howard County, Leadership Premier class.
Licensure I am licensed to practice law in Maryland, the District of Columbia and before the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.