David H Burns
Car Accident, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Products Liability, Animal Bite, Insurance Law
Vigorously Seeking Justice.
Experience:
43 years
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About David
David H. Burns is a Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, handling personal injury and wrongful death litigation. This means that Mr. Burns has been certified by The Florida Bar's Board of Legal Specialization and Education as an attorney possessing specialized knowledge, skill and proficiency in Civil Trial Law. Certification is contingent upon meeting extensive civil trial experience and continuing legal education requirements, as well as maintaining ethical good standing with The Florida Bar and passing a lengthy written examination in the related legal areas. Certification is the highest level of recognition by The Florida Bar concerning the competency and learning of attorneys.
Mr. Burns is also a member of the Million-Dollar Advocates Forum, which is a distinction awarded only to those attorneys who have successfully obtained a recovery of at least one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) on behalf of a client. Mr. Burns has been awarded the AV (highest) rating by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory for professional competence and ethics, based on a poll of local lawyers and judges.
Mr. Burns attended law school at the University of Florida where he was Vice-President of the Student Body and a member of the Law Review, Student Honor Court and University Hall of Fame. He was admitted to The Florida Bar in 1982. He was also admitted to the Georgia Bar in 1983. Mr. Burns is admitted to practice in all state courts in Florida and Georgia, including the Florida Supreme Court and the Georgia Supreme Court. He is also admitted to practice in the U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Middle, and Northern Districts of Florida and the Middle District of Georgia as well as the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta and the United States Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.
Mr. Burns has practiced law in Tallahassee since 1982, concentrating primarily in the area of personal injury and wrongful death litigation, including such areas as automobile accidents, truck accidents, off-road vehicle accidents, injuries from dangerous and defective products and equipment, injuries from exposure to toxic substances, and injury resulting from professional negligence. Mr. Burns has tried numerous cases. He has also handled appeals before the state appellate courts, including the Florida Supreme Court.
Mr. Burns has taught several continuing legal education (CLE) seminars (and has been a contributing author to several CLE manuals) dealing with the following subjects: Trying the Automobile Injury Case in Florida, Personal Injury Litigation Practice in Florida, Trial Advocacy in Florida and Insurance Litigation.
Mr. Burns is a member of the Trial Lawyers Section of the Florida Bar as well as a member of the Florida Justice Association and the Tallahassee Bar Association.
Mr. Burns is also a member of the Million-Dollar Advocates Forum, which is a distinction awarded only to those attorneys who have successfully obtained a recovery of at least one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) on behalf of a client. Mr. Burns has been awarded the AV (highest) rating by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory for professional competence and ethics, based on a poll of local lawyers and judges.
Mr. Burns attended law school at the University of Florida where he was Vice-President of the Student Body and a member of the Law Review, Student Honor Court and University Hall of Fame. He was admitted to The Florida Bar in 1982. He was also admitted to the Georgia Bar in 1983. Mr. Burns is admitted to practice in all state courts in Florida and Georgia, including the Florida Supreme Court and the Georgia Supreme Court. He is also admitted to practice in the U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Middle, and Northern Districts of Florida and the Middle District of Georgia as well as the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta and the United States Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.
Mr. Burns has practiced law in Tallahassee since 1982, concentrating primarily in the area of personal injury and wrongful death litigation, including such areas as automobile accidents, truck accidents, off-road vehicle accidents, injuries from dangerous and defective products and equipment, injuries from exposure to toxic substances, and injury resulting from professional negligence. Mr. Burns has tried numerous cases. He has also handled appeals before the state appellate courts, including the Florida Supreme Court.
Mr. Burns has taught several continuing legal education (CLE) seminars (and has been a contributing author to several CLE manuals) dealing with the following subjects: Trying the Automobile Injury Case in Florida, Personal Injury Litigation Practice in Florida, Trial Advocacy in Florida and Insurance Litigation.
Mr. Burns is a member of the Trial Lawyers Section of the Florida Bar as well as a member of the Florida Justice Association and the Tallahassee Bar Association.
We offer our clients a contingency fee plan and no fees until our clients recover.
Experience
Lawyer
Law Offices Of David H. Burns, P. A.
37 years
Tallahassee, FL
Admission
Georgia
1983
Florida
1982
Education
University of Southern California
M.S.S.M., Master of Science in Systems Management
1979
West Georgia College
B.B.A., Bachelor of Business Administration
1970
Recognitions & Achievements
Associations
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Tallahassee Bar Association
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Florida Justice Association
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Florida Bar
Honors / Awards
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Elected to University of Florida Hall of Fame1981
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University of Florida Law Review, Florida Blue Key
Notable Work
Publications
Trial Advocacy in Florida, National Business Institute,
1991
Trying the Automobile Injury Case In Florida, National Business Institute,
1991
Founded 1994
Law Offices Of David H. Burns, P. A. Highlights
Car Accident, Wrongful Death, Products Liability, Personal Injury, Animal Bite, Insurance
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