Background
Burke, E. James was born on June 26, 1949 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States.
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E. James Burke
E. James Burke, American lawyer, specializing in the field of Personal Injury Litigation, Construction Litigation, Commercial Litigation. Member of Burke, Woodard & O"Donnell, Professional Corporation
Education
Saint Joseph"s College (Bachelor of Science, 1971). University of Wyoming (Juris Doctor, 1977).
Career
Gates v. Richardson, 719 P.20 193 (Wyo, 1986); Clarke v. Vandermeer, 740 P.20 921 (Wyo, 1987); Reiman Corporation v. Hawkins 511 North.W.20 113 (Ne., 1994); Reiman Corporation v. City of Cheyenne, 838 P.20 1182 Appeal after Remand 869 P.20 125 (Wyo, 1994).Worked at Burke, Woodard & O"Donnell, Professional Corporation (Cheyenne, Wyoming) specializing in Trials and Appeals. Admitted to the bar, 1977, Wyoming and United States. District Court, District of Wyoming.
1981, United States.
Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Senior Editor, Land and Water Law Review, 1976-1977. Author, "The Wrongful Death of a Child, Proving Damages," Trial Magazine, February, 1983.
Chairman, Wyoming State Bar Public Information and Communications Committee, 1994.
Member: Laramie County Bar Association. Wyoming State Bar (Member, Civil Pattern Jury Instruction Committee, 1996).
Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1980-1981. Board of Directors, 1979).
Western Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1985).
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Board of Governors, 1989). Burke, Woodard & O"Donnell, Professional Corporation is the continuation of a Wyoming firm founded over thirty years ago. The firm has a diverse litigation practice, with emphasis on complex cases in the areas of commercial, construction, personal injury, insurance, professional malpractice, civil rights and criminal defense law.
The firm is also actively involved in alternative dispute resolution, including mediation.
East. James Burke is a certified mediator and member of the American Arbitration Association Panel of Neutrals. Is a past President of the Wyoming Trial Lawyer"s Association and has had a distinguished litigation career.
Rhonda Sigrist Woodard is a past member of the Wyoming Board of Law Examiners. Past President of the Wyoming Trial Lawyer"s Association.
And is listed in The Best Lawyers in America.
Michael R. O"Donnell was a co-founder of the office of the Wyoming Federal defender and tried the first nationwide class-action product liability action in the United States.
Achievements
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E. James Burke has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.
Membership
Member: Laramie County Bar Association. Wyoming State Bar (Member, Civil Pattern Jury Instruction Committee, 1996). Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1980-1981.
Board of Directors, 1979).
Western Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1985). The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Board of Governors, 1989).
