Mr. Burke’s practice embraces a broad range of business concerns. He offers counsel on the formation and general legal issues of business organizations; the purchase or sale of companies; public, private and governmental financing; representation of public entities; business succession plans; the representation of and regulatory concerns of financial institutions; employee benefits and compensation; real estate acquisition, development and divestiture; and formal and informal business reorganizations. He also offers extensive experience in both civil and white-collar criminal cases at the state and federal levels.
Mr. Burke is the Past President and a Director of Catholic Charities. He is also a member of and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of St. Mary of the Lake Seminary. He is a member of the Visiting Committee of the University of Chicago Law School.
Mr. Burke holds an A.B., with honors, from The University of Notre Dame and was awarded a J.D. from The University of Chicago Law School in 1958. He is a member of the Chicago and Illinois State (Member, Trial Practice, Corporation and Real Estate Sections) Bar Associations.
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Bar Admissions
Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1959; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 1965; U.S. Supreme Court, 1977
Education
- The University of Notre Dame (A.B., with honors, 1955)
- The University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 1958)
Professional and Civic Involvement
Member, Board of Directors, St. Mary of the Lake Seminary Member, Visiting Committee of the University of Chicago Law School Member, Chicago Bar Association Member, Illinois State Bar Association (Trial Practice, Corporate and Real Estate Sections)
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