History
Bob Burke has been strongly involved in public and government affairs, public and legislative law, and governmental relations for over 30 years. He was central to the California campaign of Bobby Kennedy for President. Following the tragic events of the campaign, he lived in Geneva Switzerland, working for an international financial giant in the transnational real estate arena. He subsequently established his own legal practice in Paris, France.
Bob was later called back to the United States to serve as a senior strategist and advisor to the former CA Senator Birch Bayh. Continuing with Federal service, he held several important positions with the administration of Jimmy Carter. Working closely with the Executive Office, he managed the Congressional relations at NOAA for the United States’ domestic satellite and spectral scanners. While in Washington, D.C., he further expanded his public service experience by serving as the International General Counsel to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Returning to his hometown of Los Angeles, Burke announced the formation of Bob Burke & Company, specializing in the practice of land use, environmental, and commercial law. He was appointed to the Appeals Board of the Building and Safety Commission by former Mayor Tom Bradley and he served as president of that Commission. He continued to build Bob Burke & Company, regularly becoming involved in regulatory affairs and administrative law.
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Bob Burke
Bob has been a highly respected and highly involved figure in Los Angeles for decades. After studying at Stanford University and UCLA, Bob graduated with a law degree (J.D.) from the UCLA School of Law and studied for an LL.M at the London School of Economics. The founding member of Bob Burke & Company, he is a member of the California Bar, the Washington, D.C. Bar and is licensed to practice before the U.S. Court of Military Justice and the United States Supreme Court.
Education
University of California Los Angeles
Juris Doctor, 1966
Stanford & UCLA
Political Science, 1963
Activities & Affiliations
• Founder Harvard AIDS Institute
• Los Angeles Volunteers of America Property Committee Chair
• Former President of the UCLA School of Law Board of Directors
• Former President of the Board of Alternative Living for the Aging
Bar Admissions
• California
ASSOCIATE
Taylor Francis
Taylor is originally from Minnesota. He graduated Suma Cume Laude in 2016 with both an engineering degree, and a business degree from Iowa State University. He then graduated from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law in 2019. While at USC, Taylor focused on real estate transactions and local government law, serving as a teaching assistant for Professor George Lefcoe and writing extensively on real estate related issues. His undergraduate engineering degree and past experience as an engineer at Pella Windows and Doors afford him an exceptional understanding and ability to communicate the goals of your construction and engineering projects.
Education
USC Gould School of Law
Juris Doctor, 2019
Iowa State University
B.S., Materials Engineering, 2016 B.S., Business Management, 2016
Activities & Affiliations
• LGBT Bar Association