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J. Franklin Burns
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Atlanta, GA
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Phone 678-298-0323
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Fax 404-255-0183
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Frank Burns, Esq. is the founder of J. Franklin Burns, P.C. and a native of Gainesville, Georgia. He is a graduate of the University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee, wherein he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science in 1982. He earned his Juris Doctor at Mercer University School of Law in 1987. He began his legal career at Gorby & Reeves, an insurance defense law firm where he represented employers and insurance companies in Workers’ Compensation matters across the State of Georgia.
In 2002, he opened his law practice, J. Franklin Burns, P.C., devoting his practice exclusively to the representation of injured workers and personal injury victims. His experience in representing the “other side” has proven to be invaluable with respect the representation of injured workers. He has been litigating (trying cases) for over twenty-one years. In 2003, he was appointed by the chairman of the State Board of Workers’ Compensation to serve on the Advisory Council. He serves as a member of the Rules and Mediation Committee. Mr. Burns has published numerous articles on the practice of Workers’ Compensation and is a frequent speaker at Workers’ Compensation conferences and seminars. He was recently selected as one of Georgia’s Super Lawyers, which recognizes the top Workers’ Compensation attorneys in the nation.
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Education:
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Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law, Macon, Georgia 1987 – Juris Doctorate
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University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee, 1982 – Bachelor of Arts
Publications / Classes/Seminars Taught:
Statutory and Case Law Update in Workers’ Compensation . General Practice Trial Section Institute, Ameilia Island, Florida, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, March 14, 2008.
Ethics Issues in Workers’ Compensation, Atlanta, Georgia, February 21, 2008 . The Atlanta Claims Association 2008 Seminar
Workers’ Compensation in Educational Committees
Advanced Workers’ Compensation, Atlanta Bar Association Workers’ Compensation Section. Atlanta Georgia, February 22, 2008
Ethics and Medical Evidence
Advanced Workers’ Compensation in Georgia. Atlanta, Georgia, February 26, 2008
Assessed Attorney’s Fees and Penalties, Employer Pit Falls and Protectors, Sterling Educator Services, Inc.
State Board of Workers’ Compensation Annual Seminar, Atlanta, Georgia, August 29, 2007
Ethically Developing Medical Evidence-When Do You Cross the Line?
“Workers’ Compensation Law in Georgia”
Henry County Bar Association, Jekyll Island, Georgia. September 2005.
“Five Most Common Injuries in Workers’ Compensation in Georgia”
Lorman Education Services. Atlanta, Georgia. October 2003 & March 2005
“Workers’ Compensation Essentials: Ten Most Repeated Mistakes Made by Claimants’ Lawyers at the Trial of a Case”
Georgia Trial Lawyers Association. Atlanta, Georgia. September 9, 2004
“Workers’ Compensation Hearings in Georgia: Techniques and Strategies”
National Business Institute. Atlanta, Georgia. December 17, 2003
“Advanced Workers’ Compensation in Georgia”
National Business Institute. Atlanta, Georgia. 1997
“Workers’ Compensation for the General Practioner”
ICLE. Atlanta, Georgia 1999.
Professional Associations and Membership:
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Member, State Bar of Georgia, 1987-present
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Member, American Bar Association, 1987-present
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Member, Georgia Trial Association, 2002-present
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Member, Atlanta Bar Association, 2002-present
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Member, Gorby, Reeves, Peters & Burns
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