Burke Law Offices, Inc. PS

THOMAS BURKE

Since 1976, Thomas Burke has been a Washington State licensed attorney and has provided a range of legal services in Washington and other states for over 30 years.  Tom has extensive civil litigation experience at both trial court and appellate levels with an emphasis on personal injury and business related issues including labor relations and employment litigation involving collective bargaining issues and employment disputes.  Tom has also handled a variety of real estate matters involving boundary, title, and easement disputes.  Tom has represented hundreds of clients in personal injury matters arising from auto accidents, medical malpractice, and nursing homes.  In addition, Tom has also represented selected clients in misdemeanor and felony criminal matters.

Tom also advises non-profit and public service programs in development and organization.  Tom served as the General Counsel to the World Karate Federation, the International Federation for the sport of karate, Pan American Karate Federation, and the USA National Karate-do Federation the National Governing Body for the sport of karate in the United States.  Tom's sport law practice has included appearances before the Court of Arbitration for Sport located in Switzerland.

Tom has served as litigation counsel to the King County Guardian ad Litem and CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) programs which services the needs of allegedly abused and neglected children in the court system.  Tom has served the needs of these children since the late 1970's and his volunteer work has led to awards such as the David W. Soukup Award for Outstanding Litigation Services to Children.  Tom currently sits on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the Washington State CASA Association, and has served as Board Chair for the organization.  Tom is now serving his third term on the State Court Improvement Project Supervisory Committee and also serves on the Justice in Jeopardy Subcommittee for Child Representation.

In addition to representing clients, Tom has also been a contributing author for the Employment Law Deskbook published by the Washington State Association for Justice.  He wrote the chapter discussing Statutes of Limitation.

If you have a personal injury, real estate, DUI (Driving Under the Influence of intoxicants), select criminal charge,  or employment matter, give our office a call.  Initial consultations are free. Once we are able to discuss your legal matter with you, we will be able to advise you on your options and will provide an honest assessment of the fees and costs.