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1. 1. Attorneys serving Massachusetts, Rhode Island - Burns & Levinson

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   Published on: 2/25/2008   Last Visited: 2/25/2008

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   Thomas D. Burns

2. 2. Attorneys serving Massachusetts, Rhode Island - Burns & Levinson

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   Published on: 10/21/2004   Last Visited: 6/19/2008

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   Thomas D. Burns is a founding partner of Burns & Levinson.
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   One of Boston's preeminent trial lawyers, Mr. Burns was engaged daily in the trial of all kinds of litigation.He represented some of the country's largest insurance companies, banks, auto manufacturers, major corporations, and individuals in serious and complex matters, throughout the various courts of Massachusetts and other New England states.He has argued appeals in more than one hundred cases in the Supreme Judicial Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, and the Massachusetts Appeals Court.
   
   Governor Francis W. Sargent appointed Mr. Burns to the Judicial Council of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and twice offered him a seat on the Superior Court.
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   Admitted to the Massachusetts bar in 1944, Mr. Burns was on active duty in the U.S. Navy as a Lieutenant, he served in the Mediterranean and Pacific aboard an LC1(L).
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   For over twenty consecutive years, Mr. Burns has been selected by Best Lawyers in America® as a leader in his field, Personal Injury Litigation Law.
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   Thomas D. Burns, co-founding father, was featured as one of Massachusetts most influential attorneys in years past in this issue.
   
   Speaking Engagements:
   
   Invocation: American College of Trial Lawyers, 10.21.2004 Thomas D. Burns gave invocation at the American College of Trial Lawyers 2004 Annual Meeting in St. Louis, Missouri on October 21, 2004.

3. 3. Attorney Information: Thomas D. Burns

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   Published on: 9/7/2005   Last Visited: 9/7/2005

   Thomas D. Burns
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   Thomas D. Burns
   
   Office: 617-345-3201
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   Thomas D. Burns is a founding partner of Burns & Levinson. With Lawrence M. Levinson, he established the firm in 1960. One of Boston's preeminent trial lawyers, Mr. Burns was engaged daily in the trial of all kinds of litigation. He represented some of the country's largest insurance companies, banks, auto manufacturers, major corporations, and individuals in serious and complex matters, throughout the various courts of Massachusetts and other New England states. He has argued appeals in more than one hundred cases in the Supreme Judicial Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, and the Massachusetts Appeals Court.
   
   Burns received an LL.B. degree in 1943 from Boston University School of Law. In 1995 the school awarded him the Award for Distinguished Professional Service. Admitted to the Massachusetts bar in 1944, while on active duty in the U.S. Navy as a Lieutenant, he served in the Mediterranean and Pacific aboard an LC1(L).
   
   Governor Francis W. Sargent appointed Mr. Burns to the Judicial Council of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and twice offered him a seat on the Superior Court. Governor Edward J. King appointed him vice chairman of the Massachusetts Judicial Nominating Commission. He also served as special counsel to the Boston City Council.
   
   Mr. Burns is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, serving as Massachusetts state chairman, the National Board of Regents, and treasurer. Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly named him one of Massachusetts' most influential lawyers of the past twenty-five years, and he appears in The Best Lawyers in America.
   
   He has been a trustee of the American Textile History Museum and a member of the Massachusetts Historical Society and the Citizens Advisory Board of WGBH-TV. He is a member of The Country Club, Brookline; the North Andover Country Club; Coral Beach Club, Bermuda; Duxbury Yacht Club; Boston City Club; a former member and governor of the Union Club of Boston; and DKE fraternity at Brown University.
   
   A native of Andover, Massachusetts, he served as a trustee of The Pike School, a member of Phillips Andover Academy's Alumni Council and Development Board, and was President of the Class of 1938.
   
   News Quotes
   
   Thomas D. Burns, co-founding father, was featured as one of Massachusetts most powerful attorneys in years past in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly's "The Power Issue." (Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, Nov. 8, 2004, pgs. B20: pg. 33 M.L.W. 618)
   
   Recent Speaking Engagements
   
   Thomas D. Burns gives invocation at the American College of Trial Lawyers 2004 Annual Meeting in St. Louis, Missouri