Mr. Burks is AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®, the highest recognition possible in the legal industry, for his professionalism and ethics.
Practice areas
- Personal injury
- Tort litigation
- Workers compensation
- Criminal defense
- Insurance defense
- Mediation
- Administrative law
Admitted
Education
- University of Tennessee, B.S., 1970
- Memphis State School of Law, J.D., 1973
- The University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, J.D., 1973
Certifications
- Certified Mediator, Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31
Associations and memberships
- Knoxville Bar Association
- Tennessee Bar Association
- Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (President, 1987)
- Board of Directors for Knoxville Legal Aid Society (1986)
Honors & Awards
- Selected to Mid-South Super Lawyers2009 - 2013
- Tennessee Business Magazine's Top 150 Best Lawyers (2008)
- CityView Magazine Top Attorneys 2015, 2024