AWARDS & GRANTSCONTACT

Robert J. Burns, Jr.

Fellows
Practicing In: Louisiana
Member Since: 2010
225-389-9899

Location

Perry Dampf Dispute Solutions
721 Government Street
Suite 200
Baton Rouge, LA 70802

About

Robert J. Burns, Jr., is a diverse, full-time mediator, having established a mediation practice in 2001. He is a partner and managing member of Perry Dampf Dispute Solutions, a mediation firm founded in 2002. Mr. Burns has conducted more than 3,000 mediations and has facilitated settlements in a wide array of claims.  In 2009, he completed coursework at the Harvard Negotiation Institute, which is widely accepted as one of the nation’s finest mediation training courses.

 

Background

Robert J. Burns, Jr. was graduated from the Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert School of Law in 1991. He entered private practice immediately and has been almost exclusively involved in litigation matters since that time, serving as lead counsel in trials in 17 different Louisiana parishes.

In 2002, he was nominated by the President of the Louisiana State Bar Association to the first class of “Leadership LSBA.” In 2005, he was elected to the Baton Rouge Bar Association Board of Directors and continues that service today. He has also served as an elected member of the Louisiana State Bar Association House of Delegates since 2004 and is a partner with the law firm of Perry, Atkinson, Balhoff, Mengis & Burns, L.L.C.

Mr. Burns has conducted more than 800 mediations and in 2009 completed the Harvard Ne;tiation Institute Course on Mediation.

Education / Training

B.A., Louisiana State University (1988)

J.D., Louisiana State University School of Law (1991)

Harvard Program on Negotiation, Harvard Law School (2009)

Fees

Types of Cases Mediated