For over 95 years, Burke has served the legal needs of public agencies and private businesses throughout California.
For more than 95 years, Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP has served public agencies and private business entities across California. Today, with nearly one hundred and fifty attorneys and 10 offices across the state, we are fully prepared to meet your legal needs.
Our clients value not only our expertise and efficiency, but also our integrity and responsiveness. Our only focus is to serve our clients so that they may achieve the very best possible result.
From its inception in 1927, the firm specialized in corporate law and business litigation. In 1938, the firm also embarked on what was at the time a unique specialty - the representation of public entities. Always striving for excellence in its attorneys, two of the firm's founding partners went on to serve as California Supreme Court Justices.
Throughout its growth over the years, Burke has retained its roots in real estate, business law and litigation, and is one of the preeminent firms in the fields of public law, education law, and labor and employment law, and first-party insurance and ERISA defense law.
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Thomas P. White
Co-founder of Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP in 1927 alongside the Burke brothers.
Martin J. Burke
Brother of Louis H. Burke and co-founder of the firm in 1927 with a focus on corporate law and business litigation.
Louis H. Burke
One of the three founders of Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP, established in 1927, specializing in corporate law and business litigation.
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