Background
Burns, Robert William was born on August 26, 1943 in Lewiston, Idaho, United States. Son of William Harry and Mary Jane (Stephenson) Burns.
Burns, Robert William was born on August 26, 1943 in Lewiston, Idaho, United States. Son of William Harry and Mary Jane (Stephenson) Burns.
University of Washington (Bachelor of Arts, 1966). Gonzaga University School of Law (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1973).
Bar: Washington 1973, United States District Court (eastern and western districts) Washington 1973, United States Court Appeals (9th circuit) 1981, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1982. Law clerk, bailiff United States District Court (eastern district) Washington, Spokane, 1971-1974. Associate Paine Lowe Coffin Herman & Okelly, Spokane, 1974-1977.
Adjunct Professor Gonzaga Law School, 1977.
Principal Foulds Felker Burns & Johnson, P.S., Seattle, 1977-1982. Founder, president Burns & Ricketts, P.S., Seattle, since 1982.
Washington State (Past Chairman, Young Lawyers Section, 1976-1977) and American Bar Associations. Washington State Trial Lawyers Association. Washington Defense Trial Lawyers.
Defense Research Institute, Incorporated.
Federal Bar Association of Western Washington.
Married Sherry Lyn Ogle, November 1963 (deceased. Children: Rebecca Lyn, William Hardin.