Background
Burns, Terrence Michael was born on March 2, 1954 in Evergreen Park, Illinois, United States. Son of Jerome Joseph Burns and Eileen Beatrice (Collins) Neary.
Burns, Terrence Michael was born on March 2, 1954 in Evergreen Park, Illinois, United States. Son of Jerome Joseph Burns and Eileen Beatrice (Collins) Neary.
Loyola University (Bachelor of Arts, 1975). De Paul University (Juris Doctor, 1978). Phi Alpha Delta. Appointed to the Illinois Supreme Court Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission, Inquiry Board, 1986 and Hearing Board, 1990.
Assistant State's Attorney, Cook County State's Attorney’ General’ s Office, 1979-1985.
Worked at Rooks, Pitts and Poust (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in General Practice. Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Banking and Commercial Finance, Business Immigration, Construction Law, Corporation, Creditor"s Rights, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Environmental, Estate Planning and Probate, Civil Litigation in State and Federal Courts, Healthcare, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International Transactions, Labor and Employment, Mergers and Acquisitions, Municipal Law, Product Liability, Professional Malpractice, Real Estate, Real Estate Taxation, Securities, Federal and State Taxation, Worker"s Compensation. Admitted to the bar, 1978, Illinois and United States.
District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar.
1979, United States. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. 1985, United States. Supreme Court.
1989, United States. District Court, Northern District of Indiana.
Phi Alpha Delta. Appointed to the Illinois Supreme Court Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission, Inquiry Board, 1986 and Hearing Board, 1990. Assistant State"s Attorney, Cook County State"s Attorney" General’ s Office, 1979-1985.
Member: Chicago (Member, Criminal Law Committee, 1979-1983. Judicial Evaluation Committee, 1981-1986.
1987; Chairman, Investigation Division, 1991-1992.
Chairman, Hearing Division, 1992) and American Bar Associations. Rooks, Pitts and Poust serves a variety of clients, both closely-held and publicly-traded, including concerns based in Chicago, the Midwest, and overseas. Representative clients include major insurers, national retailers, and financial institutions.
Commissioner inquiry board Illinois Supreme Court Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission, Chicago, 1986-1990, commissioner hearing board, since 1990. Member American Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association (treasurer since 1997, board of managers 1995-1997, chair finance committee since 1997, criminal law committee 1979-1983, judicial candidate evaluation committee 1981-1986, 87-95, chairman investigation division evaluation committee 1991-1992, chairman hearing division evaluation committee 1992-1993, general chairman 1993-1995, court liaison committee 1993-1995, tort reform subcommittee 1997).
Married Therese Porucznik, March 24, 1979. Children: David, Steven, Theresa, Daniel.