Exhibit 31.1
Certifications pursuant to Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 Rule 13a-14 as adopted pursuant to Section
302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002:
I, Michael Maguire, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Baron Energy Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit
to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such
statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual
report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the
registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is make known to us by others within those entities,
particularly during the period in which this annual report is being prepared;
evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within
b) 90
days prior to the filing date of this annual report (the “Evaluation Date”); and
c) presented in this annual report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and
procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;
5.The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the
registrant’s board of directors:
a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect
the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for
the registrant’s auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a
significant role in the registrant’s internal controls; and
6. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have indicated in this annual report whether there were
significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent
to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and
material weaknesses.
Date: October 29, 2009
/s/Michael Maguire
Michael Maguire, President & Director
(Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer,
Principal Accounting Officer)