Attorneys

Attorneys

Robert J. Burns Jr. 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Partner
phone (225) 767-8873 (Direct)
fax (225) 767-7967
email Email Me

Areas of Practice:
Mediation/Arbitration
Casualty Insurance Defense
Employment Law
Insurance Defense
Litigation Percentage:
75% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Louisiana, 1991
U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Middle District of Louisiana
U.S. District Court District of Colorado
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
Education:
Louisiana State University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1991
J.D.


Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1988
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Major:  English


Representative Cases:
Royal Nissan, Inc. v. Louisiana Motor Vehicle Com'n, 636 So.2d 1124 (La.App. 4 Cir. 1994)
Crosby v. Old Republic Ins. Co., 978 F.2d 210 (C.A.5 (La.) 1992)
Representative Clients:
The Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Speaker, "Trying the Case: from Client Intercesion to Closing Agreement", Louisiana State Bar Association


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
Member


Baton Rouge Bar Association
Member


Louisiana State Bar Association
Member


American Bar Association
Member


Baton Rouge Bar Association Young Lawyers Section Council, 1996 - 1998
Member


Louisiana State Bar Association, 2003 - Present
Leadership


Louisiana State Bar Association, 1998 - Present
Court-appointed Arbitrator


Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel, 1991 - Present
Member


New Orleans Alumni Association, 1996 - 2000
Board of Director


St. Aloysius Men, 2001 - Present
Club Board of Directors


Past Employment Positions:
Hoffman, Sutterfield, Ensenat & Bankston New Orleans, LA, 1991 - 1993


Shows, Cali & Burns Baton Rouge, LA, 1993 - 1998


Atkinson, Perry, Atkinson & Balhoff Baton Rouge, LA, 1998 - Present



CONTACT    2141 quail run drive, baton rouge, louisiana (LA) 70808 | phone: 225.767.7730 | fax: 225.767.7967