Burns F. Barford, Junior.

Background

Barford, Junior, Burns F. was born on January 26, 1916 in Valatie, New York, United States.

Education

Union University (Bachelor of Arts, 1937). Albany Law School of Union University (Bachelor of Laws, cum laude, 1940. Juris Doctor, 1968).

Career

Admitted to the bar, 1940, New New York Member, Justinian Society. Associate Editor, Albany Law Review, 1939-1940.

Surrogate, Columbia County, 1955.

Attorney for: Village of Valatie, 1948-1976. Village of Kinderhook, 1950-1996.

Town of Kinderhook, 1958-1975. Ichabod Crane School District, 1958-1981.

Trustee, Columbia County Historical Society, 1956-1987.

Vice President and Chairman, Board of Directors, National Union Bank of Kinderhook. Member: Columbia County (President, 1958), New York State and American Bar Associations. Burns F. Barford, Junior started as a solo practitioner in 1940.

He represents clients primarily throughout Albany, Rensselaer, Columbia and Dutchess counties but is not limited to those areas.

He is well-known in the community and is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers under General Practice, Probate, Trust and Estate Planning and Real Estate Law.

Achievements

• Burns F. Barford, Junior. has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member, Justinian Society. Associate Editor, Albany Law Review, 1939-1940. Surrogate, Columbia County, 1955.

Attorney for: Village of Valatie, 1948-1976.

Village of Kinderhook, 1950-1996. Town of Kinderhook, 1958-1975.

Ichabod Crane School District, 1958-1981. Trustee, Columbia County Historical Society, 1956-1987.

Vice President and Chairman, Board of Directors, National Union Bank of Kinderhook.

Member: Columbia County (President, 1958), New York State and American Bar Associations.