W. Joseph Burns

Background

Burns, W. Joseph was born on May 13, 1949 in Dillon, South Carolina, United States.

Education

Wake Forest University (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1971. Juris Doctor, 1974).

Career

Worked at Burns, Price & Arneke, Limited liability partnership (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) specializing in Bankruptcy, Creditors Rights, Real Estate, Commercial Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1974, North Carolina. 1975, United States. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina.

1978, United States.

Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and United States. Supreme Court.

Member, Board of Editors, Wake Forest Law Review. Law Clerk to Honorary David M. Britt, North Carolina Court of Appeals, 1974-1975.

Adjunct Professor of Law, Wake Forest University School of Law, 1981-1986.

Member, Panel of Trustees, Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of North Carolina. Member: Forsyth County and North Carolina Bar Associations.

North Carolina State Bar.

Achievements

• W. Joseph Burns has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member, Board of Editors, Wake Forest Law Review. Law Clerk to Honorary David M. Britt, North Carolina Court of Appeals, 1974-1975. Adjunct Professor of Law, Wake Forest University School of Law, 1981-1986.

Member, Panel of Trustees, Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of North Carolina.

Member: Forsyth County and North Carolina Bar Associations. North Carolina State Bar.