James R. Burn Jr.
Jim Burn graduated from Duquesne University in 1985 and received his J.D. from the University of Dayton in 1988. He was a recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award, Advanced Criminal Law and was the Vice President and then President of the Student Bar Association.
Jim practices only plaintiff's work and tailors his practice only to the needs of individuals - not companies. Aside from his practice of law, where he specializes in Workers' Compensation and Social Security Disability, he was the mayor of the Borough of Millvale from 1994 - 2005, and he has served on the Allegheny County Council since 2006. In Addition, he has served as Chairman of the Allegheny Democratic Committee since 2006. He was the Pennsylvania State Mayor Association's "Mayor of the Year" in 1997.
Areas of Practice
- Workers Compensation
- Social Security Disability
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania, 1988
- U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania, 1988
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
Education
- University of Dayton School of Law, Dayton, Ohio
- J.D. - 1988
- Honors: Magister, Phi Delta Phi, 1987 - 1988
- Honors: Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award, Advanced Criminal Law, 1987
- Honors: President, Student Bar Association, 1987 - 1988
- Honors: Vice-President, Student Bar Association, 1987
- Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- B.A. - 1985
Honors and Awards
- "Mayor of the Year", Pennsylvania State Mayor Association, 1997
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Borough of Millvale, Mayor, 1994 - Present
- Pennsylvania Bar Association and it's Worker's Compensation Section
- Pennsylvania Association for Justice and it's Worker's Compensation Section
- Allegheny Bar Association and it's Worker's Compensation Section
