Background
Burns, John D. was born on March 3, 1936 in Portland, Oregon, United States.
Burns, John D. was born on March 3, 1936 in Portland, Oregon, United States.
University of Notre Dame (Bachelor of Arts, 1958). Georgetown University Law Center (Juris Doctor, 1961). Deputy District Attorney, Multnomah County, 1962-1965.
Oregon State Senator, 1967-1975.
President, Oregon State Senate. 1971-1973. Vice-Chairperson and Chairperson, Oregon Criminal Law Revision Commission, 1967-1973.
Chairperson, Multnomah County Medical Legal Committee, 1977-1983. Member and Chairperson, Committee on Federal Practice & Procedure, Oregon State Bar, 1982-1983.
Member, Committee on Uniform State Laws, since 1984.
Worked at Miller, Nash, Wiener, Hager & Carlsen Limited Liability Partnership (Portland, Oregon) specializing in General Civil Practice and Litigation in all State and Federal Courts and before Federal and State Administrative Tribunals. Admiralty, Antitrust, Aviation, Banking, Bankruptcy, Communications, Construction, Corporation and Corporate Finance, Employee Benefits, Environmental, High Technology, Hospital, Immigration, Insurance, International Law, Labor Relations and Employment Law, Municipal Bond, Real Estate, School, Securities, Taxation, Timber, Transportation, Trusts and Estates, and Workers" Compensation Law. Admitted to the bar, 1962, Oregon.
Deputy District Attorney, Multnomah County, 1962-1965.
Oregon State Senator, 1967-1975. President, Oregon State Senate, 1971-1973.
Member: Oregon State Bar. (Managing Partner, 1997).
Founded in 1873, Miller, Nash, Wiener, Hager & Carlsen is one of the oldest and largest law firms based in the Pacific Northwest.
A nationwide survey of corporate counsel conducted by International Corporate Law magazine in March 1992 ranked the firm as the best commercial law firm in Oregon.
Oregon State Bar. Agricultural Law, Legislative Practice, Petroleum Law and Litigation.