Background
Burton, Donald E. was born on October 21, 1963 in Toledo, Ohio, United States.
Burton, Donald E. was born on October 21, 1963 in Toledo, Ohio, United States.
University of Toledo (Bachelor of Arts, 1985). Ohio State University College of Law (Juris Doctor, 1988).
Worked at Faruki Gilliam & Ireland P.L.L. (Dayton, Ohio) specializing in Civil and Criminal Trial and Appellate Practice in all Courts. Business and Commercial Litigation, Environmental Litigation, White Collar Criminal Defense, Governmental Investigations, Intellectual Property Litigation, Products Liability Defense, Bankruptcy Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1988, Ohio.
1990, United States.
District Court, Southern District of Ohio. 1991, United States. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Federal Circuits. Order of the Coif. Moot Court National Competition, 1988.
Member, Ohio State Law Journal, 1987-1988.
Law Clerk, Judge Peggy Bryant, Ohio Court of Appeals, Tenth District, 1988-1990. Member: American Bar Association (Litigation Section).
Started in August 1989 after a team of nine business litigators left a much larger firm, Faruki Gilliam & Ireland P.L.L., is a dynamic firm of 15 trial lawyers, all of whom are former members of their law reviews, former judicial clerks, or both. Its trial practice is comprised of general, commercial and business litigation including antitrust, securities, RICO, environmental, Employee Retirement Income Security Act, bankruptcy, and intellectual property litigation, products liability defense, white collar criminal matters and administrative agency litigation.
Member, Ohio State Law Journal, 1987-1988. Law Clerk, Judge Peggy Bryant, Ohio Court of Appeals, Tenth District, 1988-1990. Member: American Bar Association (Litigation Section).